Extraordinarily excessive temperatures are coming, irrigation charges ought to be elevated – Agro Plovdiv – 2024-07-05 06:27:00

Forecast for the interval July 5 – 11, 2024.

Dukena Zholeva, agrometeorologist at NIMH

After the short-term cooling on the finish of the previous seven-day interval, through the subsequent agro-meteorological circumstances will once more be decided by extreme temperatures and comparatively dry climate. The rainfall at the start of July have been erratically distributed. Precipitation of financial significance – over 20 l/m² was recorded in locations within the areas of Ruse – 26 l/m², St. Zagora – 21 l/m² and Sliven – 23 l/m². In among the southern areas, the place the June rainfall was insignificant, the soil moisture reserves within the 50 cm layer are utterly exhausted, these are the areas of Lyubimets, Plovdiv and Pazardzhik, which can necessitate the applying of elevated irrigation charges for spring crops within the subsequent interval.

Throughout the interval, corn will undergo totally different phases – sweeping, flowering of the panicle, shelling and pouring of the grain within the early hybrids. Within the sunflower, flowering, fertilization and seed formation will happen.

The anticipated extraordinarily excessive most temperatures on the finish of the primary ten days of July, in locations as much as 38-39oC, could have an antagonistic impact on flowering and fertilization in spring and vegetable crops – tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers, zucchini, from the late Polish manufacturing.

Likelihood of rainfall and enchancment of circumstances for the event of agricultural crops is predicted on the finish of the interval.

Climate circumstances within the subsequent interval will restrict the event of a variety of fungal illnesses, except powdery mildew on fruit timber, vines and vegetable crops. The anticipated comparatively dry and sizzling climate throughout most days of the interval might be a prerequisite for a rise within the inhabitants density of mites. In apple orchards, one should monitor the density of the crimson fruit mite – probably the most harmful of all kinds of mites that hurt fruit timber. At a density above PIV (3-4 cellular varieties per leaf) remedy is important. Plant safety spraying ought to be carried out through the cooler hours of the day with preparations with an acceptable quarantine interval based on the ripening interval of the fruits.

Within the subsequent interval, the wheat harvest will finish in circumstances of elevated hearth hazard.