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Sowing summer cereals
Spring is approaching and the land work is getting underway. A few plots of spring wheat have been sown in recent weeks, but in many places it was still too wet. As soon as the soil is dry enough, sowing can be resumed.
In plots with a lesser structure, spring wheat is preferable to spring barley. Summer barley can be sown even later, and is also better suited to drought-prone soil. Even if there are free-living nematodes, it is best to sow summer barley. Summer barley needs the shortest growing season, and can provide the necessary harvest spread and extra opportunity for successful progeny.
Variety Selection
Through breeding, the yield potential of spring wheat steadily increases. On the new variety list, the average yield is 9 tons with and 7,9 tons without disease control. The Nobless variety, new to the list in 2016, increases the latter by no less than 8% to 8,5 tons/ha. Together with the 8 for firmness, this variety is classified as very healthy and harvest-safe.
For a profitable summer barley cultivation, a variety is needed with very good disease resistance and a high yield potential. In this way a high yield can be achieved with minimal input. The Paustian variety, new to the Variety List since 2016, excels in this. It achieves the highest yield without disease control on sandy and valley soils (104; 7,5 tons/ha). This variety also scores the highest mark (8,5) for firmness.
