The influence of weather conditions on the formation of the winter wheat harvest according to various precursors in the arid zone of Stavropol

Relevance. The identification of agro meteorological factors that have the greatest impact on the formation of grain yields and their consideration in the improvement of agricultural technologies is an urgent task of agriculture.

Methods. The research was carried out in 1972–2023 in the fields of the Prikumsk experimental breeding station in a 6-pole grain-and-grass crop rotation. The purpose of the research is to study the influence of agro meteorological conditions on the formation of the winter wheat harvest according to various precursors for the correction and adaptation of applied agricultural technologies in the arid zone of the Stavropol Territory.

Results. The yield of winter wheat significantly depended on precipitation in September — October, moisture reserves by spring, total moisture availability of crops, temperature in May and was determined by the density of plants and the weight of 1000 grains. The maximum yield was formed with precipitation in September — October >117 mm, the highest density of standing (294–392 pcs/m2), spring moisture reserves in the meter soil layer and average total moisture supply for pure steam, respectively, 129–145 mm and 382 mm, occupied steam 115–135 mm and 378 mm and winter wheat 105–125 mm and 342 mm. The minimum duration of the sowing — germination period and the maximum density of standing accounted for a clean and occupied pair for the amount of precipitation for September — October (59–87), and a half-pair >117 mm. Compared with pure steam, the density of standing decreased by an average of 12,2%, the yield by 19,2%, the duration of germination increased 1.4 times, and in repeated crops by 22,6%, 45,3% and 2,7 times, respectively. The mass of 1000 grains had a significant positive relationship with the density of standing by half-steam and a negative one with the average temperature for May — June by pure steam. For half-steam and pure steam, yield is more closely related to the mass of 1000 grains (r = 0.52–0.66) than to the density of standing (r = 0.45–0.50).

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