A specialist advised on a growth regulator for winter rapeseed of early sowing periods.

After the precipitation, a number of farms already have developed winter rapeseed plants, which, under conditions of sufficient moisture and moderate temperatures, risk overgrowing. However, the decision on the growth regulation of crops must be selected individually, considering the sowing dates and air temperature. This was stated by Oleksandr Myhlovets, head of the agrotechnology department at Ukravit. After all, different farms, sometimes even within the same region, may sow winter rapeseed at different times, depending on the predecessor, the chosen hybrid, the presence of productive moisture in the soil, and so on. For rapeseed of early and optimal sowing dates, Oleksandr recommends choosing the specialized morphoregulator-fungicide Asgard (mepiquat chloride, 290 g/l + metconazole, 42 g/l). "Mepiquat chloride in its composition has a systemic effect and is an inhibitor of the biosynthesis of gibberellic acid precursors—a hormone of vegetative growth of plants. In the ...