Summary
This field-based study, conducted in the Agra region of India, investigates the effects of combined organic and inorganic nutrient management strategies on the productivity and grain quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The paper likely evaluates treatments involving varying proportions of chemical fertilisers alongside organic inputs such as farmyard manure or biofertilisers, assessing their combined influence on crop yield, nutrient uptake, and grain composition. Published in Plant Archives in 2025, the study contributes empirical data to the growing evidence base for integrated nutrient management as a means of sustaining cereal productivity in semi-arid Indo-Gangetic Plain conditions.
UK applicability
The findings are directly relevant to Indian semi-arid wheat-growing conditions and may have limited direct transferability to UK arable systems, which differ substantially in climate, soil type, regulatory frameworks, and baseline fertility management. However, the principles of balancing organic and synthetic nutrient inputs for optimising yield and nutrient use efficiency are broadly relevant to integrated nutrient management discussions in the UK context.
Key measures
Grain yield (t/ha); straw yield (t/ha); nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake (kg/ha); grain quality parameters (possibly protein content, test weight); nutrient use efficiency
Outcomes reported
The study likely measured grain and straw yield, nutrient uptake (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), and grain quality parameters in wheat under various combinations of organic and inorganic nutrient inputs. Comparative treatment effects across integrated nutrient management regimes in the Agra region of Uttar Pradesh are likely reported.
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