ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTENSIFICATION OF OATS CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BELARUS

Abstract

The article presents the results of many year research on the efficiency of the main elements of oats cultivation technology and their economic significance under the soil and climate conditions of Belarus. It’s established that oats cultivation for producing elite seeds is profitable if the yield exceeds 30 c/ha and 1 class food grain - 50 c/ha. In the technology of the crop cultivation the following agricultural practices are determining for obtaining the greatest economic effect: sowing at an optimal early period with a sowing rate of 4.5 million/ha of viable seeds; using nitrogen fertilizers (N₉₀), microfertilizers, growth regulators; protection of crops from pests and, above all, from weeds; harvesting within 5 days after grain ripening; timely variety change.