Winter crops in the Lviv region remain in a state of forced winter dormancy, ProAgro Group reports.
According to the Institute of Agriculture of the Carpathian Region of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, the period from February 26 to March 4 was characterized by warm weather with light precipitation.
Average daily air temperatures ranged from –0.2 to 4.2°C, compared with climatic averages of –3.3°C in the third decade of February and –1.7°C in the first decade of March. The maximum air temperature reached 13.7°C, while soil surface temperatures rose to 17.8°C. The minimum air temperature dropped to –5.4°C.
Precipitation totaled 1.4 mm, and the snow cover completely melted from fields. During daytime hours, soils were thawed and heavily moistened, while at night they experienced slight freezing at depths of 1–2 cm.
During the third decade of February, the average daily air temperature was 0.8°C, while the monthly average reached –1.9°C, compared with the long-term norm of –3.7°C. Precipitation amounted to 16.5 mm (110% of normal) for the period and 33.2 mm (77.2% of normal) for the month.
A stable transition to temperatures close to or above the biological minimum for crop growth has not yet been observed in the region.
Earlier it was reported that in the Carpathian region the risk of field flooding during spring snowmelt remains potentially unstable due to possible rapid weather changes.
Source: AgroTimes
