Boseong-gun, Please Apply Topdressing Fertilizer Now to Cereal Crops That Have Restarted Growth

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong County set the regrowth period of cereal crops, which had stopped growing during the winter, to March 3rd and urged farmers on the 5th to apply the appropriate amount of topdressing fertilizer within 10 days.

The cereal crop regrowth period refers to the time when barley temporarily stops growing during winter to safely overwinter and then resumes growth with the rise of early spring temperatures.

The regrowth period is determined by cutting a leaf 1 cm above the ground in early February and observing if the inner leaf grows 1 cm or more, or by uprooting the plant and checking if new tender milky-white roots have grown at least 2 mm.

When cereals enter the regrowth period, topdressing fertilizer should be applied once within 10 days at a rate of 10 kg of urea per 10 hectares. For sandy soils or poor crop conditions, 5 kg should be applied twice in divided doses.

Additionally, if warm days continue, sudden frost damage caused by cold waves from this month to next month may occur, so along with topdressing, farmers should perform barley trampling and apply herbicides if weeds such as Duksesae grass grow.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center stated, “If cereal crop farmers carry out periodic management such as timely topdressing, it will lead to increased yield and improved quality.”

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