Table 4.04a :Estimation of Nutrient Depletion in Major Cropping Pattern in Bangladesh
Major cropping Pattern Total  Input (Kg/ha) Output (Kg/ha) Balance(Kg/ha) Approximate
  Yield N P K N P K N P K Total Depletion
  (tone/ha/yr)                   (Kg/ha/Yr)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Boro-Fallow-T.Aman 8 248 49 118 324 32 234 -76 +17 -116 175
Boro-T.Aus-T.Aman 11.5 350 60 151 469 57 368 -119 +3 -217 333
Boro-GM-T.Aman 8 285   135 324 32 240 -39 +28 -105 121
Mustard-Boro-T.Aman 9.5 378 73 183 404 95 326 -26 -22 -143 191
Potato-T.Aus-T.Aman 38 386 67 220 430 53 435 -44 +14 -215 245
Potato-Jute-T.Aman 36 380 70 240 385 55 496 -5 +15 -256 246
Mustard-Jute-T.Aman 7.5 340 75 205 430 79 429 -90 -4 -224 318
Wheat-T.Aus-T.Aman 10 335 65 166 420 64 292 -85 +1 -126 210
Wheat-M.bean-T.Aman 8 275 64 190 305 52 284 -30 +12 -94 112
Sugarcane+Potato                      
Intercropping 100 190 55 150 210 60 320 -20 -5 -170 195
Source: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
Note:
Input : Fertilizer, manure, fixation(BNF), deposition (rain), sedimentation (flood) and irrigation
Output :Harvested product, residues removed, leaching, denitrification, volatilization and erosion