Improved Nutrient Management Practices to Curtail Heavy Nitrogen Use and Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Wheat Under Indus River Plains of Pakistan-I

Authors

  • R U Khan Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Islamabad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-8177
  • M A Hameed Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad
  • S I Haider Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad
  • A Ahmad Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad
  • S S Akber Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad
  • M Yaqoob National Project Directorate, Productivity Enhancement of Wheat, (PEW), NARC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v23i1.75388

Keywords:

Balance fertilizer, INM, Productivity, Wheat, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment consisting of integrated nutrients management (INM) and farmer practices (FP) was conducted to find out their effects on wheat crop productivity as well as soil properties. Results show that improving soil fertility by application of all required nutrients in the form of INM practice not only increased soil fertility status particularly soil pH, and macronutrients like NO3-N, P and K but also enhanced soil organic matter and carbon status. Besides improving soil properties, the INM practice also enhanced crop productivity in comparison to Farmer Practice (FP), which was confined to N-based fertilizer only.

SAARC J. Agric., 23(1): 16-24 (2025)

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Published

2025-08-14

How to Cite

Khan, R. U., Hameed, M. A., Haider, S. I., Ahmad , A., Akber, S. S., & Yaqoob, M. (2025). Improved Nutrient Management Practices to Curtail Heavy Nitrogen Use and Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Wheat Under Indus River Plains of Pakistan-I. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 23(1), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v23i1.75388

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025)

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