Conditions unfavorable for late Indian winter harvest
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Above
normal rains in northern India
created unfavorable conditions for
the late winter grain harvest,
according to a weekly report
issued last week by the Joint
Agricultural Weather Facility of
the U.S. Departments of Com
merce and Agriculture. Crop
planting and development is on
schedule in most other global
agricultural regions.
Highlights of the report follow.
United States. Seasonal,
warm temperatures prevailed
over much of the country except
for areas of significant cloudiness
and rain from the central Great
Plains to Texas and east to the
Carolinas. Rain was beneficial to
much of the southwestern winter
grain bel*, but wet fields delayed
planting over much of the
Southeast. Field work proceeded in
good weather in the West, northern
Great Plains, Great Lakes and
New England states.
USSR. Wet weather and
seasonal temperatures aided
winter grains in most areas. The
crop is probably at the early
jointing stage in the southern
Ukraine and North Caucasus with
early vegetative growth taking
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place elsewhere. Corn and sun
flowers reportedly are being
planted in the southern Ukraine
and North Caucasus with spring
field work occurring as far north
as Volga Vyatsk.
Europe. Generally dry
weather over England, France and
most of northern Italy reduced
topsoil moisture needed for both
the early growth of winter grains
and good germination of spnng
sown crops. In southern Spain, the
crop appears to be in good con
dition despite recent dryness.
However, more rain is needed in
northern Spain where the outlook
is somewhat pessimistic. In
contrast, wet weather continued
over southeastern Europe and
conditions improved for winter
grains in southern Poland.
Canada. Light showers fell on
the wheat belt of the Paririe
Provinces, while mild weather
permitted active field preparation
and early sowing in southern crop
areas.
Mexico. Heavy rains over
most of the east coast boosted
growth of grains, citrus and
sugarcane while lighter amounts
further south benefited coffee.
Dryness over the southern Plateau
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continued to stress the young com
crop.
Sooth America. Crop harvests
made good progress in Argentina
and Brazil despite some midweek
rainfall in Cordoba, southern
Buenos Aires and southern Brazil.
Brazilian soybean harvest are
entering the late stages, and early
wheat planting is underway. Dry
weather in Sao Paulo and Minas
Gerais aided citrus and early
coffee harvests.
Australia. Beneficial ram fell
on eastern crop areas while light
showers fell in Western Australia.
Additional moisture will be needed
for wheat planting.
Northwestern Africa. Sub
stantial rain benefited Moroccan
winter grains which were in the
filling period. Generally light rain
along Algeria’s crop areas aided
maturing crops Unusually heavy
rain fell in the interior of northern
Algeria, mostly on rough grazing
land.
South Ails. Persistent
premonsoon showers produced
much above-normal rainfall over
northern India, creating extremely
unfavorable conditions for the late
winter grain harvest Wet weather
also occurred from the southern
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Peninsula northeast through the over the southern peninsula areas
east coastal interior into The wet season rice crop will be
Bangladesh. planted as soon as significant
Southeast Asia. Scattered monsoon rams begin in the crop
showers fell on eastern Thailand areas
with heavier amounts recorded
Keep
J of herbarium
COLLEGE PARK.
Md. Many herbarium
curators use microwave
ovens to destroy insect
pests found in pressed
plant research
I specimens.
While it is important
to get nd of the pests -
they’ll eat the dry
' specimens a
microwave may also
destroy the ability of
seeds on the specimens
to sprout, according to
Steven R. Hill, curator
of the University of
Maryland’s Herbarium.
If the pressed (riant
specimens are rare or
available only through
expensive jaunts to
other comers of the
world, destroying then
seeds could be
calamitous, be says.
“The use of
microwave radiation
can elimnate a valuable
source of information
about plants,” says Hill.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15,1982—031
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