Care of corn crops

In this article the agrotechnology of cultivation of corn is offered. The main emphasis becomes on fight against weeds. Use of the mechanized technology is offered.

The late spring, temperature fluctuations and periodiyochesky precipitation introduced some amendments in terms of crops of corn.

Because of unstable weather conditions of the first deka­dy May in a number of areas of Ukraine corn crops za­vershitsya after established periods.

Is predicted to sow corn more than 2 million hectares, and to receive gross collecting grain of this culture about 8 million tons.

For receiving such collecting grain there are quite real possibilities:

• the most part of crops of corn is placed on luchyoshy predecessors and zyablevy plowing;

• the volume of mineral udobyoreniye which are brought in ryadka at crops considerably increased.

Moreover, for crops hybrids of all biological groups of corn with a potential uroyozhaynost of 70 – 116 c/hectares – the Shot of 195 SV, the Flint of 200 MB, the Shot 267, Gift 347, Sokolov 407, Dneprovsyoky 473 were used, etc.

Now there came the responsible period in a corn vyrashchivayoniya – care of its crops. It seems that it will be not simple.

It is known that the autumn period of the past year in the absence of moisture in the soil didn’t promote massovo­mu to germination of weeds and most their complete destruction at the main processing of the soil. Not uda­los them completely to destroy and at preseeding processing of the soil.

On our supervision, dynamics of germination se­myan weeds during the spring period was the extremely nizyoky. Therefore mass germination annual sor­nyakov is expected after crops and emergence of shoots of corn.

As to long-term korneotpryskovy sor­nyaka – a sow-thistle pink, it already appeared on kukuyoruzny fields and it is necessary to fight against it all ime­yushhimisya agrotechnical and chemical pri­emami.

Weeds in modern agriculture are one of the most strong factors, sderzhiyovayushchy production of corn. The covering size weeds of crops of corn quite often makes 25-30 %, and at strong size of a covering – to 50 %. Weeds for the vegetative period use in 2-3 times more water and nutrients, than corn plants.

These figures show, what irreparable harm weeds can put to crops of corn if not to take timely and effective measures on their destruction. Yield losses at an average zasoyorennost of corn make 25 – 30 %.

Many farms because of high cost gerbi­cidov had no possibility to use pochvenyony herbicides under preseeding cultivation. At care of crops of corn it is necessary for Poyoetom to use the mechanized technology, koyotory provides a dovskhodovy boronovaniye of crops by average harrows across or on diago­nali ryadok in 4 – 5 days prior to emergence of shoots of corn.

This year this idle time agrotechnical the priyoy will promote destruction of sprouting annual weeds and a soil crust after a vyyopavshy plentiful precipitation, and also to prevention of loss of moisture from the soil.

It is necessary to notice that speed of movement of the units completed with average harrows, shouldn’t exceed 7 km/h. The deviation from established sro­kov a dovskhodovy boronovaniye can lead to damage of tops of sprouts of corn borona­mi and tractor caterpillars.

At temperature increase there will come a mass proyorastaniye of weeds, growth and development of rasteyoniya will be accelerated. With a view of prevention of rooting of weeds it is very important not to miss carrying out terms poslevskhodovo-go a boronovaniye in a phase 2 – 3 and 4 – 5 of leaves at kuku­ruzy.

Boronovaniye should be made averages borona­mi at speed of movement of the unit 4 – 4,5 km/h. The correct selection of harrows and optimum speed of movement of the unit can minimize a povrezhyodeniye of plants of corn and provide the most polyony suppression of weeds.

So, according to Institute of a grain farm at a single boronovaniye in 4 – 5 days prior to a poyavleyoniya of shoots of corn dry mass of weeds:

• before cleaning made 12,2 c/hectares;

• at a grain yield (14 % of humidity) – 57,2 c/hectares;

• at dovskhodovy and to two poslevskhodovy boronoyovaniye respectively – 8,4 c/hectares and 60,5 c/hectares.

In a complex of agrotechnical receptions on the care of crops of corn are applied interrow about -

rabotka of crops. The quantity them usually depends on degree and character of a contamination of crops, water fi­zicheskix properties of the soil and other factors.

At the mechanized technology, as a rule, pro­vodyatsya two interrow processings:

• the first – in a phase of 5-6 leaves at corn with propoyolochny harrows and depth of loosening of mezhduyoryady 6-8 cm;

• the second – at achievement by plants of corn of 7-8 leaves and height of 18 – 25 cm, weeds on the average 4-5 see. This reception is applied with an isyopolzovaniye of okuchnik, but without pro-half-internal harrows. Speed of movement pro-half-internal agrega­tov at the first interrow processing not dolzh­na to exceed 5-6 km/h, at the second (with okuchni­kami) – 8-10 km/h.

It is not necessary to be late with carrying out mezhduryadyony processings as it leads to yield losses.

According to Institute of a grain farm, otkloneyony terms of carrying out the first interrow obrayobotka for 7 – 14 days from optimum (the phase 5 – leaves) reduces a grain yield on 0,22 – 0,36 t/hectares, and for 21 days – to 0,51 t/hectares.

With a view of timely and high-quality carrying out the mechanized care of corn crops ne­obxodimo to each economy to prepare cars and tools on leaving, to complete them with workers orga­nami, strictly to adhere to scientific and praktichesyoky recommendations.

Wide application of the mechanized leaving

promotes destruction of a considerable kolicheyostvo of weeds. However the high potential zayosorennost not always provides with weeds of crops of corn their complete eradication that is connected with the hydrothermal conditions, different terms of germination of seeds of weeds and organizational miscalculations. Therefore with sor­nyakami it is necessary to apply to successful fight poslevskhodovy gerbi­cidy.

Century CIKOV, manager. department of Institute of a grain farm, the doctor of page – x. the sciences, the deserved agriculturist of Ukraine