Nutrients (NPK) Recommendations for some Major Crops:

The recommendations in the table data is based upon the research conducted by our National and Provisional Agriculture Research Departments.  

Crops		Traditional pattern in Pakistan			Irrigation with Drip Irrigation Technology
		Recommendation kgs/Acre			70% of Flood Technique Req.    Kg/Acre
		Nitrogen	Phosphorus	Potassium	Nitrogen	Phosphorus	Potassium
1	Corn	92	57	37	64	40	26
2	Cotton	69	35	25	48	25	18
3	Sugarcane	120	69	50	84	48	35
4	Potato	100	50	50	70	35	35
5	Bitter Gourd	70	57	50	49	40	35
6	Green Pea	40	45	25	28	32	18
7	Melon	64	82	25	39	57	18
8	Onion	35	35	25	25	25	18
9	Green Chili (Tunnel)	123	73	75	86	51	53
10	Bell Pepper (Tunnel)	123	73	75	86	51	53
11	Red Chili	34	23	25	24	16	18
12	Sweet Pumpkin (Tunnel)	143	123	125	100	86	88
13	Cucumber (Open Field)	36	34	25	25	24	18
14	Cucumber (Tunnel)	143	123	125	100	86	88
15	Tomato (Open Field)	58	23	25	41	16	18
16	Tomato (Tunnel)	143	123	125	100	86	88