Wheat Nutrient Management Strategies to Increase Productivity, Profitability and Quality on Sandy Loam Soils

By 2050, the population of world is anticipated to increase from 7.7 billion 9.7 people, and, and wheat expected continue play a vital role in ensuring food security globally. It main diet for 40% world’s supplies more than 4.5 people 94 countries contains 21% joules 20% protein. The present investigations were carried out during rabi 2017–2018 2018–2019 determine how optimal nutrient management (INM) practices enhance fertilizer usage efficiency, productivity, soil health, viability (Variety DBW 71) through innovative nutritional sources their modes application methods. treatments comprised of, viz., control, basal applications recommended NPK (80:60:40)/NPK granules (200 kg/ha) + FYM (5 t ha−1) bio-stimulant (62.5 kg/ha), +NPK bio-fertilizer (seed treatment), along with top dressing urea (20 kg/ha)/bio-stimulant (625 mL ha−1)/NPK Powder (1%) sprays (40/55/70 DAS), which had triplicated randomized block design (RBD) at crop research farm SVPUA&T, Meerut (U.P.). results revealed that grown incorporation –L attained significantly better growth higher dry matter accumulation across stages. contained 1.63% N, 0.31% P, 0.69% K grain, 0.57% 0.11% P 1.34% straw. Such crops exhibited agronomic, physiological, apparent recovery efficiency order 3.2 kg kg−1 applied, 14.0 uptake, 0.23% against NPK. Applications FYM, bio-fertilizer+ urea, worked synergistically increased grain yields by 29.8, 35.2, 50.3 41.1% over respective controls. also indicated organic carbon (0.47%), available (227.0, 27.7, 172.1 dehydrogenase activity, microbial (bacteria, fungal actinomycetes) was highest treatment. Finally, required an investment Rs ha−1 131,453 fetched net reoccurrence Rs. 96,154, benefits 3.72 cost, respectively. Therefore, study reveals integrated management, 5 (12–32–16) -G @ 200 kg/ha treatment) 20 kg/ha, foliar (18−18−18) -P@ 1% 0.62 L improved growth, health profitability crops. boost production, region must emphasize crop’s part nutrition bio-stimulants. Furthermore, these be reinvestigated different sites agro-climatic conditions texturally divergent soils.