Research article

ESTIMATION OF USING CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS EFFECT ON WHEAT CROP PRODUCTIVITY IN SALAH EL-DIN GOVERNORATE FOR THE PRODUCTIVE SEASON (2020-2021)

Asmaa Naji * and Yusraa Bakkr

Online First: December 21, 2022


The research dealt with the issue of chemical fertilizers for wheat crop in the world in general and particularly in Iraq, and it was found from the research that the consumption rates of chemical fertilizers in agricultural production in Iraq have increased ,and this may be due to the expansion in reclamation and cultivation of new lands and the cultivation of high-production varieties to face the food shortages problem resulting from the increase in population ,also, the farmer believes that by increasing the chemical fertilization rates, production will increase and achieve the highest profit, and the research aim is to know the current situation of fertilizers and to estimate the effect of using fertilizers on wheat crop productivity. The research also relied on the questionnaire form with a rate of 10%, represented by 152 forms that included the research community for the productive season 2020-2021., and the research found that the organic fertilizer has a positive effect on wheat productivity by (0.095%), as well as the compound fertilizer showed its significance on wheat crop productivity in the same percentage, as for the urea fertilizer, it was found to have a negative effect on wheat productivity, that, there is an extravagance in the amount used of this fertilizer.

Keywords

chemical fertilizers, wheat crop, food production