Main cereal diseases and pests in Latvia
2000
Resnais, A. | Guste, T. (Ministry of Agriculture, Riga (Latvia). State Plant Protection Service)
Grain is one of the most important agricultural crops in Latvia. In Latvia in 1998 41 per cent of the agricultural area was under fodder crops, 19 per cent- winter crops, 6 per cent- potatoes, 2 per cent - industrial crops and 1 per cent - vegetables, but in 1999 area under cereals decreased for about 11,6 per cent, under potatoes- for 14,8 per cent, under vegetables- for 15 per cent, under industrial crops- for 5,4 per cent. Winter wheat, spring wheat, barley, rye, outs are the main cereals in Latvia. Winter rape and spring rape is grown in Latvia from 1901, but growing of rape was renewed in 1989, when area was 2,1 thsd. ha, but 1999 it was 6,5thsd ha
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