A pot culture experiment was conducted on jute (Corchorus olitorius JRO 7835) grown in Lateritic soil of Panagrah, West Bengal, India during 1993 and 1994 to study the effect of K and Zn application on dry matter production and their uptake by jute crop fibre and wood. Application of K and Zn increased the total dry matter, bark (fibre) and wood up to 40 mg K kg-1 and 5 mg Zn kg-1 levels respectively. Total K uptake increased significantly with the application of K and Zn individually.