The specialist explained what the need for fertilizing late sowings of winter cereals depends on.

Due to a shortage of autumn precipitation, almost 60% of winter grain crops were sown at a very late date, which causes significant concern regarding their winter survival prospects. In this case, the care strategy for such crops will be dictated by the condition of the plants at the end of the growing season. This was reported in an author's blog by Mykola Suchek, a Candidate of Agricultural Sciences and head of the agrotechnical department at ProPole. He noted that for crops that entered winter at the emergence phase – three leaves, the application of nitrogen fertilizers "to promote tillering" is advisable if warmth is expected over the next two weeks, in a dose of no more than 20-30% of the planned rate. However, if a sharp drop in temperature is expected, it is better to refrain from applying nitrogen fertilizers. "Nitrogen in plants will activate metabolic processes, as a result of which they will shed moisture more slowly (the second stage of hardening, when cell ...