Muchaonyerwa, Pardon.Miles, Neil.Elephant, Dimpho Elvis.2019-12-042019-12-0420182018https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16593Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2018.Abstract available in PDF file.enTheses - Soil science.Sugarcane - South Africa.Potassium in agriculture.Potassium fertilizers.Sugar industry - South Africa.Reserve potassium.Potassium fixation.Mid-infrared spectroscopy.Potassium requirement factor.Sugarcane.Potassium reserves and fixation capacity in soils of the South African sugar industry and potential for their inclusion in soil testing and fertilizer recommendations.Thesis