The objective of this study was to obtain information on the nutrient uptake patterns of winter wheat(Triticum aestivumL.) grown under normal irrigation farming conditions. Except for irrigation scheduling, 13 farmers were allowed to follow their normal farming practices. At each site biomass production, nutrient content of the top growth and root length were measured regularly throughout the growing season, starting 35–45 days after planting. The nutrient content of the soils was determined on samples collected 35–45 days after planting at 300-mm depth intervals to a depth of 1.8 m. As early as 40 days after planting the concentration of N, P and Ca in wheat plants started to decrease, while the concentration of K, Mg and S started to decrease 10–20 days later. Accumulation of the nutrients in plants increased until 120 days after planting and then stabilized at an average of about 214, 40, 326, 33, 21 and18kg ha−1for N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S, respectively. Nutrient uptake rates reached a maximum between 60 and 100 days after planting. The maximum nutrient uptake rates for N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S were respectively, 3.90; 0.69; 7.47; 0.60; 0.35 and 0.32 kg ha−1day−1. The root length weighted mean N, P, K and S content of a well-rooted soil for a 1.5-m depth corresponding with these maximum nutrient uptake rates was 20, 11, 139 and 4 mg kg−1, respectively.