For late sowing of winter cereals, their yield decreases to 20%, but there are exceptions — a scientist

If in September and the fields have a normal moisture reserve for timely germination of winter crops, then a delay in sowing time leads to a decrease in yield. What percentage we are talking about, explained Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Serhiy Avramenkov. The extent to which the yield decreases when sowing winter crops late (from mid-October) depends on a number of factors. In particular, on weather conditions, the availability of moisture at the time of sowing, the fertilization system, and the seed treatments that were used. However, there are cases when the yield at late sowing times can even be higher than at early or optimal sowing times. "The decrease in yield can be 10% and 20%, or it can be 2 times, sometimes even 3 times. However, if we sow in dry soil, delaying the sowing time towards late periods does not lead to a decrease in yield, and in some cases it can even be higher. Therefore, if you did not manage to sow wheat, rye, triticale, barley, and sowed significantly ...