Research article

DEMAND FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT CROP IN SALAH AL-DIN FOR THE PRODUCTION SEASON 2020-2021

Asmaa Naji* and Yusraa Bakkr

Online First: December 07, 2022


The research dealt with the subject of the demand for chemical fertilizers for the wheat crop, and it was relied on three main types of fertilizers, namely nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. Which studies some statistical measures such as multiple regression. The research also relied on the questionnaire, which was represented by 152 forms, at a rate of 10%. The research concluded that organic fertilizer has a positive effect on the productivity of wheat crop by (0.095%), as well as the compound fertilizer showed its significance on the productivity of the wheat crop. In the same proportion, as for urea fertilizer, it was found that it has a negative impact on the productivity of the wheat crop, meaning that there is an extravagance in the used amount of this fertilizer. Especially in the field of using fertilizers and the necessary quantities of fertilizers for the wheat crop to mitigate irrational use and encourage related research in the fields of fertilizer development, as well as studies related to the demand in the field of chemical fertilizers.

Keywords

demand estimation, wheat crop