Balanced Fertilizer Use:
Wheat crop needs balanced use of chemical fertilizer, which is applied at the time of sowing and it must be completed up-to first and/or second irrigation. Full dose of phosphorous should be given at the time of sowing and nitrogen should be applied in split doses i.e. half at the time of sowing and half at first or second irrigation. But, the fertilizer dose must be selected after soil test with regard to its quality and crop needs. Wheat requires adequate amount of nitrogen and phosphorous during early growth period for vigorous growth that ultimately enhance crop yield.
Types of Fertilizers
Fertilizer refers to any compound that contains one or more chemical elements, organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, that is placed on or incorporated into the soil or applied to directly onto plants to achieve normal growth. The main supply sources of plant nutrients include organic manures, plant residues, biological nitrogen fixation and commercial inorganic fertilizers.
The chemical fertilizers can be broadly classified into: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers. A straight fertilizer contains only one of the nutrients. A compound fertilizer contains two or more nutrients. A complex fertilizer that is formed by mixing ingredients that react chemically, as opposed to a mechanical mixture of two or more fertilizers. A low analysis fertilizer product contains a low percentage of nutrients, usually 30 per cent or less and a high analysis fertilizer contains more than 30 per cent.
| Analysis | Nitrogen (N) | Phosphate (P2O5) | Potash (K2O) | Sulphur (S) | |
Nitrogen Fertilizers |
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| Urea | 46-0-0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammonium Nitrate (Granular) | 34-0-0 | 34 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ammonium Sulphate-Urea | 34-0-0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ammonium Sulphate | 21-0-0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Anhydrous Ammonia (Gas) | 82-0-0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urea-Ammonium Nitrate Solution | 28-0-0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phosphate Fertilizers |
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| Mono-Ammonium Phosphate | 12-51-0 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Mono-Ammonium Phosphate | 11-5-0 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammonium Polyphosphate Solution | 10-34-0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Nitrogen Phosphates |
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| Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate | 16-20-0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Ammonium Nitrate Phosphate | 23-23-0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammonium Nitrate Phosphate | 27-14-0 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Urea Ammonium Phosphate | 27-27-0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Urea Ammonium Phosphate | 34-17-0 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Potash Fertilizers |
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| Potash Chloride | 0-0-60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Potassium Sulphate | 0-0-53-12 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 |
Sulphate Fertilizers |
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| Ammonium Sulphate | 20-0-0-(24) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Gypsum (Agricultural) | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90-99 |
| Ammonium Thiosulphate Solution | 12-0-0-(26) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Fertilizers Available in The Market
| SR. # | Trade Name | Nutrient in Percent | Micro Nutrient | Name of Company | ||
| N | P | K | ||||
| 1 | 7 Star DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | United Agro Chemicals |
| 2 | Accelerate | - | - | - | 6% Zn | 4 Brothers Agri. Serv. Pak |
| 3 | Adjust | - | - | - | 6% Zn (Ch) | DJC |
| 4 | Agral Super Tonic | 10 | 10 | 7.5 | - | Agral Enterprises |
| 5 | Agral Zorawer | - | - | - | 12 Zn | Agral Enterprises |
| 6 | Agri Zoo | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Agri Farm Service |
| 7 | Award (H.Acid) | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | DJC |
| 8 | Base | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | DJC |
| 9 | Bio-Phos TM | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Sayban International |
| 10 | Boll Feed | - | - | - | 5% Boron | 4N Fertilizers |
| 11 | Boost up Plus | - | - | - | 1% NFP | 4 Brothers Agri. Serv. Pak |
| 12 | Bounce | 8 | 6 | 6 | - | Welcon |
| 13 | Bouncer | - | - | - | 5% Boron | Sun Crop Pesticide |
| 14 | Bumper Cotton | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | FMC |
| 15 | Chandi Danidar | 8 | - | - | - | Star Agro Chemical |
| 16 | Cheetah Zinc | - | - | - | 2.% Zinc (Ch) | Welcon Agro Chemicals |
| 17 | Classic | - | - | - | Zn 6%, B 4% | DJC |
| 18 | Cotton Plus | 8 | 6 | 6 | - | Auriga Chemical Enterprises |
| 19 | DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | FFC |
| 20 | DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | Engro Fert. Ltd |
| 21 | DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | Fauji Fert. Co. |
| 22 | DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | United Agro Chem. |
| 23 | Diamond Zn | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Agri Aid. Ent. |
| 24 | EdZn | - | - | - | 33% Zn | Edgro Pvt.) Ltd. |
| 25 | Inergizer Humic Acid | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Warble |
| 26 | Fashion NPK | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | DJC |
| 27 | Foundation Plus | - | - | - | 8% H. Acid | 4B Fertilizers |
| 28 | Golden Cotton | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | DJC |
| 29 | Golden Harvest | 5 | 18 | 2 | - | Al-Sher Agro Services |
| 30 | Grow Up | 10 | 4 | 7 | - | Sayban Int. |
| 31 | Help SSP | - | 18 | - | - | Grow Green |
| 32 | CAN | 26 | - | - | - | Fatima Fertilizer Co. |
| 33 | CAN | 26 | - | - | - | Pak Arab Fertilizer |
| 34 | Helper | - | - | - | 40g Zn | Sayban Int. |
| 35 | High Power | - | - | - | 3.3% Zn | Al-Rehman Bilal Int. Pri. |
| 36 | Hit Zn | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Welcon Ch |
| 37 | Humic Acid | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Ali Akbar Int. Pri |
| 38 | Isabian | 12.7 | - | - | - | Syngenta Pak. Ltd. |
| 39 | Janat Granular OM) | - | - | - | 25% OM | National Agro Crop (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| 40 | Kissan Plus SSP (G) | - | 14 | - | - | Hazra Phosphate Fert. Ltd. |
| 41 | KSS Supreme Tonic | - | - | - | 2% Zn | Kissan Supplies Serv. Ltd |
| 42 | Left Up Zinc | - | - | - | 10% Zn | DJC |
| 43 | Lilly Boron | - | - | - | 5% B | Al-Sher Agro Services |
| 44 | Magnet | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Ali Akber Ent. |
| 45 | Medal | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | Al-Sher Agro Services |
| 46 | National Zn | - | - | - | 10% Zn | National Agro Crop |
| 47 | Naya Zinc | - | - | - | 5% Zn | Syngenta Pak Ltd. |
| 48 | Nova Bio (G) | 5 | 4 | - | - | Nova Bio Tech Aust. Pvt.) Ltd. |
| 49 | NP | 22 | 20 | - | - | - |
| 50 | NP (22:20) | 22 | 20 | - | - | Engro Fert. Ltd. |
| 51 | NP (22:20) | 22 | 20 | - | - | Pak Agro |
| 52 | Plantatol | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | Valagro |
| 53 | Power Zinc Sulphate | - | - | - | 21% Zn | Agrowin (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| 54 | Pure (H. Acid) | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Agri Aid Ent. |
| 55 | Qaim Zn Ch 2.5% | - | - | - | 2.5% Zn (Ch) | Pasban Agro Services |
| 56 | Royal Power Zn 5% | - | - | - | 5% Zn | Pak Pensy Int. Pri. |
| 57 | Rustam Tonic | - | - | - | 4% Zn | Jullundur Pvt. Ltd. |
| 58 | Sever Plus | - | - | - | 8% H. Acid | 4B Fertilizers |
| 59 | Sher Zinc | - | - | - | 21% Zn | Eragon Pesticide Crop |
| 60 | Shining Zinc | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Warble Pvt. Ltd. |
| 61 | Sohni Dharti | 2.3 | - | - | - | Welcon Agro Chemicals |
| 62 | Soluber | - | - | - | 20% B | Syngenta Pak Ltd. |
| 63 | Sona DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | FFBL |
| 64 | Sona DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | FFC |
| 65 | Sona Isalhkar | - | - | - | 50% H. Acid | Sona Agro Chemicals |
| 66 | Sona Urea | 46 | - | - | - | FFBL |
| 67 | Sona Urea | 46 | - | - | - | FFC |
| 68 | Sona Urea (G) | 46 | - | - | - | FFBL |
| 69 | Sona Urea (G) | 46 | - | - | - | FFC |
| 70 | SOP | - | - | 50 | - | FFC |
| 71 | Star NPK Danidar | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | Star Agro Chemical |
| 72 | Strock | - | - | - | 6% Zn, 4% B | Target Ali Akbar |
| 73 | Target Zn | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Ali Akbar |
| 74 | Tarzan DAP | 18 | 46 | - | - | 4 Brothers Fertilizer |
| 75 | Trade Crop | - | - | - | 2.48% Zn | Swat Agro Chemicals |
| 76 | Trican NPK (8:8:6) | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | Sun Crop Pesticide |
| 77 | Urea | 46 | - | - | - | Engro Fert. Ltd. |
| 78 | Urea | 46 | - | - | - | TCP |
| 79 | Urea | 46 | - | - | - | Fatima Fert Compnay |
| 80 | Urea | 46 | - | - | - | FFC |
| 81 | Urea (G) | 46 | - | - | - | TCP |
| 82 | Urea Khad | 46 | - | - | - | Trade Crop Pak |
| 83 | Utha Zn | - | - | - | 5% Zn (Ch) | UDL |
| 84 | Yes | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | FMC |
| 85 | Zarcon | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Auriga Chemicals |
| 86 | Zarkhaiz | 8 | 23 | 18 | - | Engro Fert. Ltd. |
| 87 | Zarkhaiz Green | - | - | - | - | Engro |
| 88 | Zegron | - | - | - | 2.5% Zn (Ch) | AMIS Int. Marketing Serv. |
| 89 | Zeneca | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Sayban International |
| 90 | Zinco Ma | - | - | - | 2.5 Zn (Ch) | Dot Ma Agri. Divi |
| 91 | Zingran | - | - | - | 2% Zn (Ch) | Grow Green Int. |
| 92 | Zingro | - | - | - | 33% Zn | Engro |
| 93 | Zinkron | - | - | - | 33% Zn | Sun Crop |
| 94 | Zinkron Plus | - | - | - | 10% Zn | Sun Crop Pesticide |
| 95 | Zintox Plus | - | - | - | 33% Zn (G) | FMC |
| 96 | Zorawer | 11 | 52 | - | - | Engro |
