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Manuring:

	*Nutriens (kg/ha)**			Fertilizers (kg/ha)
	N	P2O5	K2O	Urea or 46%	CAN 25%	DAP or 18,46%**	SSP (16%)	MOP (60%)
Irrigated
Rainfed	120	60	30	260	480	130	375	50
	80	40	40	175	320	85	250	65
(Fertilizer kg/bigha)
Irrigated				20	38	10	30	4
Rainfed				14	25	7	20	5

* These nutrients can also be supplied from other fertilizers available in the market.
** When 130 kg of DAP is used (under irrigated conditions), reduce the dose of urea by 50 kg and that of CAN by 90 kg, for rainfed crop when 85 kg of DAP is used reduce the dose of urea by 30 kg and that of CAN by 60 kg.

Note :

If the wheat crop is sown after 20 th December in the rainfed areas, FYM @ 15 tonnes/ha should be spread on the soil surface immediately after sowing. Avoid mixing of FYM with the soil.

Time and Method of Application:

Under irrigated conditions, apply whole of phosphorus and potash and half of the dose of nitrogen at the time of sowing by pora method and the remaining half nitrogen at crown root initiation stage. Urea may be used as a source of nitrogen which should be applied after irrigation or rainfall.

Under rainfed conditions, first half dose of N should be applieSSd at sowing time by pora method and the remaining half dose of N at the first rainfall.

The doses of fertilizers are for average soil fertility conditions. In order to obtain maximum profit, apply fertilizer on soil test basis. If farm yard manure has been added to the wheat crop, the fertilizer doses should be adjusted accordingly. Liming @ 1 tonne/ha may be applied about 20 days before sowing of wheat to acidic soils but soils may be got tested for lime. Lime once applied can serve the purpose for 2-3 years. Target yield concept for wheat crop should be applied.

Zinc deficiency occurs invariably in coarse textured soils and zinc sulphate at the rate of 25 kg/ha should be applied at least 15 days before sowing by broadcast in soils deficient in zinc.