What is it about?
Integrated use of organic P-fertilizers (animal manures) plus inorganic P-fertilizer (SSP) along with PSB ranked first in terms of higher wheat productivity in a wheat–maize cropping system.
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Why is it important?
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a staple cereal crop that fulfills the basic nutritional requirements of people worldwide [1]. It is a reliable supply of both human food and animal feed. Pakistan total area under wheat cultivation was 8,825,000 hectares with a total production of 24.946 million tons, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa total production was 1.260 million tons from an area of 0.732 million hectares [2]. Despite having appropriate climatic condition for wheat production, the achieved yield is still quite low when compared to other countries.
Perspectives
Application of sole organic sources (SM or CM or LR) or combined use of organic sources with SSP (SM + SSP or CM + SSP or LR + SSP) along with PSB inoculation can be recommended for improving soil fertility, phosphorus use efficiency, crop productivity and profitability in wheat–maize cropping systems.
Professor Dr. Amanullah
The University of Agriculture Peshawar
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This page is a summary of: Improvement in Wheat Productivity with Integrated Management of Beneficial Microbes along with Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus Sources, Agriculture, May 2023, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13061118.
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