This Sectoral Regulation establishes standard technological processes for the cultivation of spring feed barley, providing scientifically based recommendations intended to maximize yield and grain quality under the local conditions. It serves as a normative guide for agricultural enterprises, agronomists, researchers, and agricultural educators, specifying quality standards, controlled parameters, and methods for evaluating farming operations. The Regulation outlines key agronomic requirements for successful barley production. It recommends cultivation on well-structured sod-carbonate, sod-podzolic loam, sandy loam soils, and drained peatlands with suitable pH, humus, phosphorus, and potassium levels. Guidance is provided on crop rotation, emphasizing potatoes, sugar beet, maize, legumes, flax, and forage crops as preferred predecessors while discouraging repeated barley cultivation and planting after winter cereals. The document also prescribes fertilization practices, seed treatment, varietal selection, sowing dates, seeding rates, row spacing, and seed placement depths, all aimed at achieving optimal plant establishment and productivity. In addition, the Regulation covers crop protection and harvesting. It requires the use of approved herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and growth regulators to control weeds, diseases, pests, and lodging risks. Detailed recommendations are given for spraying conditions, plant growth regulation, and field management during the growing season. Harvesting is recommended by direct combining at full maturity, with specified grain moisture thresholds to ensure high-quality yields. The document also includes requirements for post-harvest grain processing, drying, storage, and quality assessment procedures, supported by appendices containing technological maps and operational standards.
Belarús · 2018-01-01