Effects of Farmyard Manure and Different Phosphorus Inorganic Fertilizer Application Rates on Wheat Cultivation in Phosphorus-Deficient Soil

Khadim Dawar, Zeeshan Khalil, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Bushra Khan, Shamsher Ali, Ashfaq Ahmad Rahi, Muhammad Saeed Tahir, Niaz Ahmed, Shah Fahad, Subhan Danish, Asad Syed, Ali H. Bahkali and Rahul Datta
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Khadim Dawar: Department of Soil and Environmental Science, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
Zeeshan Khalil: Department of Soil and Environmental Science, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
Ishaq Ahmad Mian: Department of Soil and Environmental Science, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
Bushra Khan: Department of Environmental Sciences, Peshawar University, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
Shamsher Ali: Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus Mardan, The University of Agriculture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
Ashfaq Ahmad Rahi: Pesticide Quality Control Laboratory, Multan 60000, Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed Tahir: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Niaz Ahmed: Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Shah Fahad: Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Subhan Danish: Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Asad Syed: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Ali H. Bahkali: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Rahul Datta: Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska1, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: Less phosphorus (P) availability in calcareous alkaline soils is one of the major problems in achieving an optimum crop yield. Its deficiency in plants adversely affects growth and yield attributes. To overcome this issue, growers incorporate inorganic P fertilizers. However, the need for time in the sustainable management of soil fertility in terms of P. Farmyard manure (FYM) application is one of the most popular organic amendments in this regard. Thus, the current study was conducted to explore the best application rate of FYM in combination with inorganic P fertilizer single super phosphate (SSP). There were six treatments i.e., control (0F), 100%SSP (100P), 25% FYM and 75% SSP (25F+75P), 50% FYM and 50% SSP (50F+50P), 75% FYM and 25% SSP (75F+25P), and 100% FYM (100F+0P), applied in three replications. The design of the experiment was a randomized complete block design. For assessment of treatment response, two wheat cultivars (V1 = Pirsabak and V2 = Atta Habib) were used. Results showed that the application of 50F+50P significantly improved the plant height (20.69 and 32.01%), spike/m 2 (35.19 and 30.10%), grain (41.10 and 38.16%), and leaf P (49.82 and 71.32%) compared to control in V1 and V2, respectively. A significant improvement in the grain and the biological yield of wheat V2 also validated the efficacious functioning of 50F+50P over control. In conclusion, 50F+50P has the potential to enhance wheat growth and nutrient concentration over control. More investigations are required for a more precise and balanced synchronization of FYM and SSP for the achievement of maximum wheat yield.

Keywords: organic fertilizers; inorganic fertilizers; growth attributes; yield attributes; nutrients concentration; wheat (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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