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Table of Contents Page No. 1 Project Brief/Background 1 2 Project Brief/Background 1 Nutrient Indexing Survey Report of Major Sugarcane Growing Districts of 3 1 Pakistan an overview 3.1 Determine site specific micronutrients and potash fertilizer requirements 2 Explore Efficient Integrated Nutrient Package for Optimizing Sugarcane 4 2 Yield and Quality 4.1 Educational programs and technology transfer 2 5 Methodology of Nutrient Indexing Survey 2 6 Results of Nutrient Indexing Surveys 3 6.1 District Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab Province) 3 Geo-statistics of Physico-chemical Characteristics of Rahim Yar Khan 6.1.1 3 District Soils Punjab Spatial Distribution of Nutrient in Rahim Yar Khan (Site Specific Nutrient 6.1.2 5 Disorder) 6.2 District Sargodha (Punjab Province) 7 Geo-statistics of physico-chemical characteristics of District Sargodha soils, 6.2.1 7 Punjab Geo-statistical Analysis and Digital Mapping of Nutrients status of 6.2.2 8 Sargodha Soils, Punjab Nutrient Composition of Sugarcane Plant Tissue Samples Collected from 6.2.3 9 Sargodha Areas of Punjab 6.3 District Charsadda and Mardan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) 10 Spatial Variability of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Soil of District 6.3.1 10 Charsadda and Mardan Geostatistical Analysis and GIS-Mapping of District Charsadda Khyber 6.3.2 12 Pakhtunkhwa Geostatistical Analysis and GIS-Mapping of District Mardan Khyber 6.3.3 16 Pakhtunkhwa 6.4 District Shaheed Benazirabad, (Sindh, Province) 16 Spatial variability of Physico-chemical Characteristics of Soil of District 6.4.1 16 Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh Geostatistical Analysis and GIS-Mapping of District Shaheed Benazirabad, 6.4.2 19 Sindh Chemical Characteristics and Nutrient Status of Water Samples of 7 22 Surveyed Areas of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chemical characteristics and nutrient contents of water samples Appendix-I 22 collected from District Rahimyar Khan Punjab Chemical characteristics and nutrient contents of water samples Appendix-II 23 collected from District Sargodha, Punjab Chemical characteristics and nutrient contents of water samples Appendix-III 25 collected from District Charsadda and Mardan KPK Appendix-IV Chemical characteristics and nutrient stataus of water samples of 26 District Sahaheed Benazir Abad, Sindh Explore Efficient Integrated Nutrient Package for Optimizing Sugarcane 8 27 Yield and Quality 8.1 Materials and Methods 27 8.1.1 Site selection and soil sampling 27 8.1.2 Sites and Varieties 27 8.1.3 Field Experimentation 27 8.1.4 Fertilizer Treatments 27 8.2 Results of Field Experimentation 28 8.2.1 Sakrand, Shaheed Benazir Abad District (Sindh Province) 28 8.2.1.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of the soil 28 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.1.2 28 B application 8.2.1.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 29 8.2.2 Tando Allah Yar District (Sindh Province) 29 8.2.2.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 29 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.2.2 30 B application 8.2.2.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 30 8.2.3 Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District (Punjab Province) 31 8.2.3.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 31 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.3.2 32 B application 8.2.3.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 32 Ayyub Agricultural Research Institute Sugarcane Sub Station Khanpur, 8.2.4 32 Rahim Yar Khan District (Punjab Province) 8.2.4.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 32 Nutrient composition of sugarcane leaf tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and B 8.2.4.2 33 application 8.2.4.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 34 8.2.5 Shakar Ganj Sugar Mill, Jahang District (Punjab Province) 35 8.2.5.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 35 Nutrient composition of sugarcane leaf tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and B 8.2.5.2 35 application 8.2.5.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 35 8.2.6 Shahbaz Kalay, Mardan District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) 36 8.2.6.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 36 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.6.2 36 B application 8.2.6.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 37 8.2.7 Khan Mahi Kalay, Charsadda District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) 38 8.2.7.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 38 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.7.2 38 B application 8.2.7.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 38 8.2.8 ZakiabadKalay, Charsadda District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) 40 8.2.8.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 40 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.8.2 40 B application 8.2.8.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 40 8.2.9 Shorekot, Dera Ismaeel Khan District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) 41 8.2.9.1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil 41 Nutrient composition of sugarcane plant tissue as affected by K, Zn, Fe and 8.2.9.2 42 B application 8.2.9.3 Yield and Quality parameters as affected by potash and micronutrients 42 References 44 Pictorial Presentation 45 List of Tables Page No. Table 1 Geo statistics of soils physico-chemical properties surveyed areas of District 4 Rahimyar Khan Table 2 Semivariogram models and interpolation of plant available nutrients in 5 surface and subsurface soil of District Rahimyar Khan Punjab. Table 3 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil samples surveyed from District 8 Sargodha Punjab Table 4 Semivariogram models and interpolation of plant available nutrients in 9 surface and subsurface soil at District Sargodha Punjab Table 5 Sapatial Variability analysis for the sugarcane Plant Samples of District 10 Sargodha Punjab Table 6 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil samples surveyed from District 13 Charsadda and Mardan Table 7 Parameters related to Semivariogram models and interpolation of plant 14 available nutrients in surface and subsurface soil at District Charsadda KPK Table 8 Parameters related to Semivariogram models and interpolation of plant 16 available nutrients in surface and subsurface soil at District Mardan KPK Table 9 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil samples surveyed from District 19 Shaheed Benazirabad Sindh Table 10 Semivariogram models and interpolation of plant available nutrients in 20 surface and subsurface soil at District Shaheed Benazirabad Table 1 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experimental site. 29 Table 1a Macro and Micro-Nutrients concentration of sugarcane leaf as affected by K, 29 Zn, Fe and B application under field conditions at Sakrand (Sindh) farmer field. Table 1b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 30 application under field conditions on farmer field at Sakrand Table 2 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at Tando Allah Yar 30 site on sugarcane. Table 2a Macro and micronutrients concentration of sugarcane leaf as affected by K, 31 Zn, Fe and B application under field conditions. Table 2b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 31 under field conditions on farmer field at Tando Allah Yar (Sindh) Table 3 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at Khanpur Farmer 32 site. Table 3a Macro and micronutrients concentration of sugarcane leaf as affected by K, 33 Zn, Fe and B application under field conditions. Table 3b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 33 under field conditions on farmer field at Khanpur (Punjab) Table 4 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at KhanpurAARI Sub 33 R. Station site on sugarcane. Table 4a Macro and micronutrients concentration of sugarcane as affected by K, Zn, Fe 34 and B application under field conditions at SMLJhang (Punjab) Table 4b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 34 under field conditions AARI research sub-station Khanpur (Punjab) Table 5 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at SMLJahang site 35 on sugarcane. Table 5a Macro and micronutrients concentration of sugarcane as affected by K, Zn, Fe 36 and B application under field conditions at Shakarganj Sugar mill (Ltd) Jhang (Punjab) Table 5b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 36 under field conditions at Shakar Ganj Sugar Mill Jhang (Panjab) Table 6 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at Shahbaz Kalay 37 Mardan site on sugarcane. Table 6a Macro and micronutrients concentration of sugarcane as affected by K, Zn, Fe 37 and B application under field conditions at Shahbaz Kalay Mardan (KPK) Table 6b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 38 under field conditions on farmer field at SahahbazKalay (KPK) Table 7 SoilPhysico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at Khan Mahi Kalay 38 Charsadda site on sugarcane. Table 7a Macro and Micro-Nutrients concentration of sugarcane as affected by K, Zn, 39 Fe and B application under field conditions Table 7b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 39 under field conditions on farmer field at Khan Mahi Kalay (KPK) Table 8 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at 40 ZakiabadKalayCharsadda site. Table 8a Macro and Micro-Nutrients concentration of sugarcane as affected by K, Zn, 41 Fe and B application under field conditions at ZakiabadKalay farmer field Table 8b Sugarcane yield and quality traits as affected by Potash, Zinc, Iron and Boron 41 application under field conditions on farmer field at Zakiabad Table 9 Soil Physico-chemical characteristics of field experiments at Shorekot DI.