AGROMINERAL MICRO-FERTILIZING MIXTURE APPLICATION FOR CULTIVATION OF SUNFLOWER ON THE BASE OF CLEARFILD SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE VOLGA FOREST-STEPPE REGION
The purpose of the research is the developing of methods for increasing the productivity of sunflower hybrids culti-vated on the basis of the Clearfield system, when applying fertilizers and up-to-date micro-fertilizing Agromineral mixture within the conditions of the middle Volga forest-steppe. One of main factors increasing the economic poten-tial of sunflower is the introduction on a great scale of highly productive hybrids and the improvement of its cultiva-tion technology. Fertilizers rational use and foliage spraying in order to increase the yield and improve its quality indicators is the basis for effective crop production. The Samara agricultural University experimental field was pro-vided for the research to be conducted. The scheme developed envisaged application of fertilizers at a dose of 10:26:26 NPK with a norm of 100 kg/ha of Diammophos and 60 kg/ha of Nitrabor, followed by treatment of sunflow-er hybrids during 4-6-crop stage with micro-fertilizing agromineral mixture. The results of research for 2017-2019 are presented with an assessment of sunflower hybrid photosynthetic potential, yield and oil content at different fertilizer dose applica-tion and treatment of crops by microfertilizing Agromineral mixture. On average, over three years of research, the maximum photosynthetic potential is observed in hybrids: in the control group without both fertilization and vegeta-tion treatment – 8H358KLDM (3.066 million m2/ha days), when fertilizing use – LH 5555 KL (4.008 million m2/ha days). On average, for 3 years of research, the yield of sunflower hybrid on the basis when no fertilization was used amounted to 22.5...28.7 C/ha, and with fertilization – 27.2...33.3 C/ha. With the use of microfertilizing Agromineral mixture, but no fertilizers added oil yield amounted to 13.23 C/ha. The same result was obtained on a fertilized field 15.60 C/ha.