Ukraine: This year's sunflower productivity was most affected by the saturation of diseases

Published 2022년 12월 28일

Tridge summary

The 2022 sunflower growing season in Ukraine faced significant challenges, with disease outbreaks, including sclerotinia, carbon rot, and verticillosis, significantly reducing yields. These diseases are resistant to fungicides, leading to varied yield ranges from 2.8 to 3.3 t/ha across all cultivation zones. Additionally, the season was marked by a lack of required heat during pollination, further impacting the crop. As a result, Ukraine's sunflower harvest this year was approximately 40% lower than the previous year.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

This year was not very favorable for sunflowers. The main limiting factor in productivity was saturation with diseases. The head of the agronomic department of the MHP Viktor Martsenyuk told about this in an interview in The Ukrainian Farmer magazine. According to him, in addition to sclerotinia, which began to spread in September, the spread of carbon rot and verticillosis was observed in the agricultural holding during the season. These diseases are not controlled by fungicides, so they have the greatest effect on yield. Therefore, the yield of sunflower in all zones of its cultivation varied within 2.8-3.3 t/ha. "In addition, we lacked the sum of active temperatures. Sunflower is a ...

Source: Agrotimes