Crop

Yield
(kg/ha)*

Total uptake, kg/ha

N

P

K

S

Wheat

3,900

137

26

137

12

Rice (Kharif)

2,682

56

12

59

7

Rice (Rabi)

3,131

64

11

67

10

Maize

2,132

61

10

51

7

Chickpea

1,500

91

6

49

13

Lentil

2,000

114

13

36

6

Pigeonpea

1,200

85

8

16

9

Blackgram

600

45

8

18

5

Greengram

870

82

13

90

7

Groundnut

1,900

121

19

–

15

Mustard

2,596

131

25

133

45

Soybean

2,500

125

43

101

22

Sunflower

2,308

114

26

141

17

Safflower

1,909

74

7

35

24

Sesame

1,200

62

24

64

14

Linseed

1,600

96

13

72

9

Sugarcane

87,600

180

29

270

26

Tea

1,000

110

16

37

10

Tobacco

2,845

55

6

64

8

Alfalfa

91,900

755

79

669

46

Forage grasses

19,970

187

29

284

39