Winter barley – it's time to get moving on plant nutrition
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and the demand for plant nutrition is at its highest.
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April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and the demand for plant nutrition is at its highest.
SHARING OPTIONS: Two side by side stems in a winter oat crop showing the appearance of the dead head (bottom) compared with a healthy one. Rain was welcome This time last year the drought was biting and it nearly did so again this year so the recent rain was generally welcome. The temperature increase is also very welcome and the two together may now give a spell of accelerated growth. Some winter crops, especially winter barley, look somewhat pale. This is probably due to a lower uptake of nitrogen coupled with a lack of chlorophyll intensity. Crops ar...