International Journal of Agricultural Science Research Vol. 8(2), pp. 010-015, October, 2020 ISSN 2327-3321 ©2020 Academe Research Journals

Review

Role of Phosphorous in Wheat production: A review

Muhammad Adnan*¹, Muzamil Hussain¹, Muhammad Zohaib Anjum², Fazal ur Rehman², Hafiz Muhammad Bilal³, Muhammad Danish Toor⁴ and Rehan Ahmad⁵

¹Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan

²Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan

³Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan

⁴Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan

⁵Department of Management sciences, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan

Accepted 7 October, 2020

Abstract

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the main staple food of Pakistan and occupies a central position. Soil nutrient status is important for maintaining high quality and sustainable crop production. High yielding wheat varieties demand sufficient nutrient supply to produce maximum grain yield. There are many factors which are responsible for low yield of wheat but poor crop nutrition and use of local varieties with low yield potential are the most important form which the phosphorus is the most important one because Phosphorus (P) is one of the most widely occurring nutrients for development and growth of wheat. The present review describes the role of phosphorus fertilizer and improved varieties in good and quality wheat production.

Keywords: Wheat; Phosphorus; Pakistan; Crop production