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2018, N 4 (34) |
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PLANT GROWING
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Bolkunov A., Postnova M., Sroslova G. |
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The technology of the hybrid carrot cultivation with drip irrigation in a zone of the Lower Volga Region dry steppes |
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The paper studies the technology of the hybrid carrot cultivation with drip irrigation in a zone of the Lower Volga Region dry steppes. Carrots prefer medium-sized soil having the medium soil horizon and the pH of 6,0-7,5. However, it is cultivated in the majority of soil types. The crop yield depends on the quality the soil is cultivated with. Carrot taproots prefer the soil density of 1.0-1/3 g/cm3, so it is necessary to provide optimal water and air conditions of the soil. Sowing is done with pneumatic, electronic and mechanical seed drills. Pneumatic seed drills equipped with the metal pressure wheel, the tyne coulter, the small wheel for post-sowing pressing, the rubber wheel for soil smoothing and the distribution disk rotating in a direction opposite to seed drill wheels’ one have shown the best seeding precision. Conditions of the Lower Volga Region allow carrot cultivation to be possible only by means of irrigation. Carrot can be watered by corrugation, spray and drip irrigation methods.
Keywords: CARROT, DRIP IRRIGATION, SOWING, HYBRID, FERTILIZER, PLANT DISEASES, PLANT PESTS |
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