Weed Control and Sunflower Productivity in the Southern Steppe of Ukraine

Abstract

The results of research on the growth and development of sunflower plants in the period of formation of its productivity in the southern steppe of Ukraine, depending on the methods of basic tillage and the degree of weeding agrophytocenosis. The effectiveness of chemical weeding with the herbicide Euro-Lightning® Plus crops of sunflower, the plants of which were grown against the background of deep (28-30 cm) shelfless tillage, has been proven. Key words: sunflower, weediness, methods of basic tillage, weather conditions, productivity.