Grain Macronutrient Concentrations in Diverse Wheat Landraces under Optimum Fertilizer Management in Pakistan

Authors

  • R U Khan Soil and Plant Nutrients Program, Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Park Rd, Islamabad, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-8177
  • S I Haider 1Soil and Plant Nutrients Program, Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Park Rd, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • H Aziz Arid Zone Research Institute, DI Khan, KPK, Pakistan
  • A Hameed Soil and Plant Nutrients Program, Land Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Park Rd, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M Qamar Wheat Program, National Agricultural Research Center, Park Rd, Islamabad
  • M A Bashar SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5770-4090

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v23i2.87567

Keywords:

Crop production, Grain protein, Inceptisols, Macronutrients concentration, Wheat grain

Abstract

Macronutrients concentration is an important benchmark to evaluate wheat variety for grain yield and quality parameters. The low nutrients density in grain is bound to affect nutrition quality and causing malnutrition problem and hindrance meeting UN sustainable development goals (UN-SDGs). Grain macronutrients concentration was determined in ninety-seven (97) wheat genotypes. Results showed that all wheat landraces were deficient in major elements. The low nutrients status can be attributed to inadequate supply of these nutrients-based fertilizers in wheat production system and soil characteristics.   

SAARC J. Agric., 23(2): 285-293 (2025)

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2026-02-18

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Khan, R. U., Haider, S. I., Aziz, H., Hameed, A., Qamar , M., & Bashar, M. A. (2026). Grain Macronutrient Concentrations in Diverse Wheat Landraces under Optimum Fertilizer Management in Pakistan . SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 23(2), 285–293. https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v23i2.87567

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025)

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