Assertion: potassium | /r/HasProperty | mobile
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: in the phloem
type: LOCATION
value: in plants
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Potassium is mobile in plants and can be taken up in quantities greater than needed for optimal growth.
text: Often, potassium deficiency symptoms first appear on older (lower) leaves because potassium is a mobile nutrient, meaning that a plant can allocate potassium to younger leaves when it is K deficient.
text: Potassium is highly mobile in the phloem and can be moved to newer leaves if the nutrient is in short supply, with deficiency symptoms appearing first on older leaves.