The leaves of the corn are drying up, the sunflower has not formed grain in the basket — the condition of the crops in Dnipropetrovsk region

Due to the low amount of precipitation and low moisture reserves in the soil, the Dnipropetrovsk region will not achieve a harvest of late crops in August. Sunflower crops are underdeveloped, the leaves have turned brown and in some places have dried up. Grain has not formed in the basket, and there are no kernels in the seeds. This is reported by Suspilne. On the hottest days, the temperature rose to +34°. On the coldest days, it dropped to +5°. The average relative humidity of the air during the third decade of August was 50-57%. For seven to nine days, almost throughout the region, the humidity during the day dropped to 30% and below. During this period, up to 30 millimeters of precipitation fell. The wind was moderate to strong. As noted by the regional hydrometeorological center, periodic heavy rains did not improve the situation in the region and did not mitigate the conditions for the completion of the vegetation period of late crops. Moreover, the nature of the damage from ...