Marat Akhmetov discussed with scientists the peculiarities of agriculture in the current year
On May 13, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov inspected the experimental fields of the TatNIISH. The Minister was accompanied by Deputy Minister Ildus Gabdrakhmanov, the head of the TatNIISKh Marcel Tagirov, and other responsible persons.
During the inspection, Marat Akhmetov familiarized himself with the state of crops and discussed with scientists the peculiarities of agriculture in the current year. During the spring period of this year in Tatarstan develops an abnormal temperature regime. The air temperature is 9 degrees higher than the average long-term values, while the relative humidity of the air is less than 30%, indicating air dryness.
Talking with scientists, Marat Akhmetov also raised a serious problem of winter crops, especially of winter wheat, whose death this year exceeds 60% in some areas of the republic. In order to accumulate a sufficient supply of productive moisture for a high yield of winter crops, the head of the Ministry recommended treating the vapors in the fall with tillage. “If winter crops are sown on sidereal pairs, the field should be processed no later than mid-June,” said Marat Akhmetov.
Today, planting of spring crops is completed.Sprouts of barley, sown on April 27, appeared on the 11th day, sown the 1 of May - on the fifth, this indicates that for the plants there are sufficient reserves of productive moisture in the soil, but the high temperature significantly accelerates the development of plants. Also, during the meeting, the Minister was shown new varieties of barley: Endan, Tevkech, Laishevsky, which are distinguished by an increased protein content.
In conclusion, Marat Akhmetov adviced to work more actively to realize the genetic potential of plants and to study the agricultural practices that contribute to the creation of a high crop yield under the conditions of local and global climate change.