Winter crops across most of Ukraine enter shallow dormancy phase

Adequate soil warmth and optimal moisture created favorable conditions for rooting. “The minimum soil temperature at the tillering node (3 cm depth) for winter crops and perennial grasses in most regions ranged from 0°С to +5°С, with some areas in Chernihiv and Sumy regions dropping to –1 to –2°С, which is well above the critical freezing threshold. No hazardous events for winter crops were recorded during the period,” the report stated. Overall, Ukraine experienced anomalously warm weather for early winter during the reporting period. Specialists noted that on the warmest days, air temperatures were 6–8°С above normal. “Temperature readings corresponded to those typical for early November. This was one of the warmest first decades of December on record, with only 2008 being warmer. Fog, drizzle, rain, snow, and wet snow ...