Foliar feeding of winter cereals at earing.
- The start of earing is one of the most important stages of grain yield formation. In fact it is the period of protecting the quality of the grain harvest. Fusarium head blight, septoria, rust and leaf spots are the main harmful factors affecting grain quality. Weather conditions in this period are favorable for the development of diseases and sap-sucking pests (mites and bugs). Damaged leaves cope worse with their main task, carbon assimilation during photosynthesis and the formation of reserve substances, reducing yield potential. Therefore it is important to ensure maximum photosynthesis productivity by protecting the upper leaves, and especially the flag leaf and the ear, from diseases and pest damage.
Creating conditions for balanced plant nutrition with macro- and micronutrients will be an additional factor in increasing yield and improving its quality indicators.
According to the results of our many years of trials in fields in various natural and climatic conditions of Ukraine, the most effective foliar feeding scheme for winter cereals was a tank mix of crop protection products and a micronutrient complex with phosphorus in phosphite form – ECOLINE Grain (Chelates) 1.5 l/ha + ECOLINE Phosphite (K) 1.0 l/ha.
Phosphite will help fungicide protection products work properly and effectively and will speed up nutrient uptake from the soil. Readily available potassium will strengthen plant resistance to temperature fluctuations. The micronutrient complex ECOLINE Grain (Chelates) will provide the elements needed for grain filling.