GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LUCERNE DEPENDING ON THE DEPTH OF AUTUMN PLOWING IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROVIDED RAINFED OF SHAMSIDDIN SHOKHIN DISTRICT OF THE KULOB ZONE
According to the results of the study, in the year of sowing, lucerne has a relatively weak growth and development. The height of the main stem on average for the variants reaches 39.4-62.5 cm. In the second year, more intensive growth is observed. On average, for all mows, the plant height varied in the range of 59.7-76.4 cm. The tallest plants - 92.7-96.4 cm - were formed in the first mowing when plowing to a depth of 35 and 40 cm with a difference compared to control 12.2-15.9 cm. A similar pattern is typical for lucerne of the third year of standing - its linear growth during the growing season ranged from 53.4 to 65.3 cm.