Improving nutrient management knowledge in rainfed wheat cropping system of Algeria

IPNI-2014-DZA-1

This project was initiated in 2014 with the objective to develop a Nutrient Expert® (NE) fertilizer decision support tool for Algerian farmers and extension specialists to implement appropriate nutrient management practices for wheat production in rain-fed areas. In the 2016-2017 cropping season, eight nutrient omission trials were established in the region of Tiaret, located in the north west of Algeria. Read more


Year of initiation:2014
Year of completion:2017

Interpretive Summary

This project was initiated in 2014 with the objective to develop a Nutrient Expert® (NE) fertilizer decision support tool for Algerian farmers and extension specialists to implement appropriate nutrient management practices for wheat production in rain-fed areas. In the 2016-2017 cropping season, eight nutrient omission trials were established in the region of Tiaret, located in the north west of Algeria.

This project was initiated in 2014 to develop a Nutrient Expert® (NE) fertilizer decision support tool for Algerian farmers and extension specialists to help them implement appropriate nutrient management practices for wheat production in rain-fed areas. Eight nutrient omission trials were established in the region of TiareIn, located in the northwest of Algeria, in the 2015/2016 cropping season.

This objective of this project, initiated in 2014, is to develop a Nutrient Expert® (NE) tool for Algerian farmers and extension specialists to implement appropriate nutrient management practices for wheat production in rainfed areas. During the 2014/2015 cropping season, three nutrient omission trials were established in the region of Tiaret, located in the north west of Algeria.

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Project Leader

Omar Zaghouane, ITGC Algeria


Project Cooperators

Jugurtha Khaled, ITGC Tiaret
Hakim Boulal, IPNI North Africa


IPNI Staff

H. Boulal


Location

Africa \ Northern Africa \ DZA \ Tiaret


Topics

4r place, 4r rate, 4r source, 4r time, extension, nutrient expert, yield components

wheat

Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K)