MALT BARLEY RESISTANCE TO UNFAVORABLE WEATHER FACTORS
Weather conditions are very important in crop season when growing malt barley in the southern part of the non-Black Earth area of the Russian Federation. Common in last years droughts do not make it possible to get grain having the quality necessary for malt production. Soil drought is getting up in a case of synergetic display of both climatic and man-induced factors. Malt barley is sore about unfavorable weather conditions the effect of which can be reduced with seeds pre-plant treatment with growth regulator Epin-extra while optimizing mineral nutrition of the black earth leached by N60P65K110. Implementation of the above mentioned measures at JSC «Victory», Zaharovsky district, Ryazan oblast has made it possible to increase malt barley (cultivar Annabel) yield by 62 % as compared with the average yield in Ryazan oblast and improve the malt grain quality. Besides the main product they use for animals' feeding beer production wastes, i.e. malt sprouts and spent grain both having natural moisture and being dried-up.