Sowing winter grains late, the main thing is to avoid three mistakes — a scientist

Weather conditions and the lack of soil moisture are forcing the postponement of sowing times for winter crops to later periods, which are also not ideal for plant development. Therefore, it is very important to avoid mistakes that will only harm the crop, says Dr. of Agricultural Sciences Serhiy Avramenkov on his YouTube channel. In his opinion, the most common mistake is increasing the dose of seed dressings. After all, often farmers think that late sowing makes plants more susceptible to diseases, so they increase the rate. "By increasing the dose of the seed dressing, you increase the phytotoxicity for the plants, respectively, the emergence is delayed, the germination energy deteriorates, and your yield drops sharply. Therefore, for late sowing periods, the dose of the seed dressing should be set at the minimum recommended. In addition, avoid using seed dressings that have strong phytotoxicity. There are certain active substances such as cyproconazole, partially tebuconazole, ...