The president of Asaja-Andalucía, Ricardo Serra, has warned of the strong uncertainty that weighs on the current sunflower season in the community, conditioned by the postponement of sowings and by the need for rainfall to germinate the seeds already deposited in the ground.

Serra has detailed that "the forecast is that, like winter cereals, especially wheat, much could not be sown due to the water and they have relaxed crop rotation, people who had planned to sow wheat on those plots will sow sunflowers."

In statements to Europa Press, the head of the agricultural organization has indicated that this change of plans has caused an increase in the area dedicated to sunflowers, although subject to strong climate-related constraints. He has highlighted the contradictory situation in the Andalusian countryside, after going from a winter with excess water to a drought scenario. "Drought in the rainfed plots, which cannot be irrigated because they have no water," he pointed out.

In this context, he has insisted that a significant part of the sunflower sowings is at a delicate point. "There are many sunflower sowings that literally have not emerged, they are waiting for moisture to arrive to germinate and grow," he said.
 

Source: www.floraldaily.com