Matters needing attention in Oat planting

Oat is a kind of miscellaneous grain with high nutritional value, and it has a wide range of uses, but what we hear most often is oatmeal, and most of the flour we usually talk about is made of oats. so today, let's find out what problems we need to pay attention to when planting oats to ensure its yield and quality.

1. Growth environment

The resistance of oats is relatively strong, so oats can be planted in general land, but in order to achieve high yield, we can try to choose the land where the soil is more fertile and loose. When preparing the soil, plough as deep as possible, and the soil is as fine as possible, which can prevent the lodging of oats to a certain extent. The temperature of oat growth should be controlled at about 15 to 20 degrees as far as possible, which can ensure the fullness of oat grains and reduce the number of flat grains.

2. Seed treatment

Seed treatment should be carried out before sowing. Drying the seeds in the sun for two or three days can have the effect of sterilization, improve the germination rate of the seeds, and then stir the seeds with drugs and seeds aimed at some problems of oats. A lot of diseases can be prevented in advance, and then the seeds can be sown after treatment.

3. Sowing density

When sowing, we should first estimate the area of the plot. The planting density should not be too large or too small. If the density is too high, some oat seedlings will be blocked and unable to carry out photosynthesis, resulting in poor grain fullness of oats, which will reduce the yield. At the same time, the humidity in the wheat field will increase and the air permeability will be poor, so it is easy to cause lodging in the positive field. In this way, the yield and quality of oats will be greatly affected.

4. Fertilizer and water management

Adequate nutrients and water is an important factor in the high yield of oats. Oats generally need good water during a period of seedling growth and general fertility, so fertilizer needs to be replenished when the seedlings grow to five to ten centimeters. While oats need a lot of water and nutrients to pull out solar terms, at this time, we must carry out timely topdressing, otherwise the nodes pulled out will be relatively few and thin, and the ear will certainly be small, even if the ear is large, it will not be able to bear it, and the yield will certainly not be high if the ear is small, so the fertilization this time is very important. The last fertilization is at the time of flowering and heading, which can promote the fullness of wheat grains and improve the quality of oats.

5. Disease prevention

The most common diseases of oats are smut, red leaf disease and stem rust, which generally occur in the middle and later stages of oat growth. Seed dressing before sowing can play a certain role in the prevention and control of these diseases. however, in the disease-prone period, we should pay attention to observe the changes in wheat fields, and once it appears, we should go to the agrochemical store to buy targeted chemicals for spraying.

6. Weeding methods

Weeding in the growing period of oats is generally done by ploughing and weeding, and the first weeding is carried out when the oats grow to 10 to 15 centimeters, which can enhance the permeability of the soil and prevent disease, and the second weeding should wait until the beginning of jointing. At this time, the soil can retain a certain amount of moisture, enough to satisfy the oats to blossom and bear ears, and finally a weeding can be carried out after the jointing is completed.

7. Timely harvest

The mature season of oats is usually in August every year, and it is impossible for the wheat grains to fully mature at the same time, so it is generally possible to harvest when 80% of the wheat grains on the wheat seedlings become hard and slowly turn yellowish green. after harvest, they should be dried and threshed, and the wheat grains will be beaten and dried in the sun, and finally the wheat skin will be removed and can be packed into storage.