11/7/2013 1 Micronutrients R&D for Balanced Crop Nutrition A Success Story from Pakistan Abdul Rashid Pakistan Academy of Sciences Islamabad, PAKISTAN Bahawalpur Kaghan LAND RESOURCES Million ha Total : 79.6 Cultivated: 20.7 Irrigated: 16.5 Rainfed: 4.2 Population: ~180 M Labor Force: 45% GDP: >21%
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Micronutrients R&D for Balanced Crop Nutrition
A Success Story from Pakistan
Abdul Rashid
Pakistan Academy of Sciences Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Bahawalpur
Kaghan
LAND RESOURCES
Million ha
Total : 79.6
Cultivated: 20.7
Irrigated: 16.5
Rainfed: 4.2
Population: ~180 M Labor Force: 45% GDP: >21%
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Source : Rafiq (1996); NFDC
Pakistan: Soils & Fertilizer Use
Aridisol Alfisol
Entisol Mollisol
Inceptisol Vertisol
Soil Types:
Alluvial, Alkaline, Calcareous, Low OM
Fertilizer Use: Historical Perspective
N P K Zn Fe B
1950s 1960 1966 1970s 1980s 1990s
Source: NFDC
Fertilizer Nutrient Use (per ha)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
72 75 78 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 '02 '05 '08 '11
(kg
/h
a)
N P2O5 K2OPhosphate Potash Nitrogen
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Wheat: Production and Yield
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
19
48
19
56
19
64
19
72
19
79
19
83
19
87
19
91
19
95
19
99
20
03
20
07
20
11
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Are
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PRODUCTION (m. tonnes) AREA (m. ha) YIELD (kg / ha)