Effectiveness of foliar treatment of intensive varieties of spring barleycorn under the conditions of Middle Volga region

Abstract

Experimental studies were conducted in 2015–2017 on Agat and Povolzhsky 22 barleycorn varieties in order to identify the effectiveness of foliar treatments with modern drugs. The treatments increased the yield of varieties to 28%. Grain quality indicators did not change. An individual reaction of barleycorn varieties to yield and grain quality was revealed. During the use of the Biostim Grain drug, Souffler + Intermag complexes of Profi Grain and Mival-Agro + Lignogumat + Zelenit N, the net income reached 3561 rubles/ha, and the profitability was 221%.