Fertiliser and growth regulator management of winter barley crops
March 9, 2021 11:16 am According to Tullamore-based Teagasc tillage advisor, John Kelly, winter barley crops should be producing between four and five tillers at the present time. He said: “This is putting us on course to achieve the 1,000 to 1 200 shoots per m³ target. Early March is perfect timing for the first split of nitrogen. Crops that received no P and K back in the autumn should receive both these nutrients with the first nitrogen split. Kelly spoke at the recent Teagasc spring agronomy webinar, from a field that had previously yielded 3.5t/ac. It has a P (phosphorus) index of 3...
Source: agriland.ie