CHARACTERISTICS OF WINTER WHEAT YIELD FORMATION USING MOLDBOARD PLOWING AND NO-TILLAGE METHODS

The present article examines the results of the research on winter wheat yield formation characteristics and crop yield indices applying moldboard plowing and no-tillage in the Moscow region conditions.Yield is the leading indicator of agricultural practice efficiency in crop cultivation process. Soil tillage is a crucial factor that affects crop yield. Recently, resource-saving technologies for grain crop cultivation have been actively introduced in our country. However, withing the scientific sphere of our country there is a dubious attitude towards these technologies. In the current economic climate, the search for the most efficient farming technologies continues. Resource-saving technologies - technologies of no-tillage and minimum tillage - have become fairly widespread. No-tillage and minimization of soil tillage can substantially reduce energy and labor costs. Minimal tillage and no tillage can be considered as an alternative approach withing the soil tillage system. At the same time, minimal and no or zero tillage technologies have a number of negative consequences: crop phytosanitary index is getting lower, fungal diseases start developing, weed infestation of crops increases, the same is for pesticide costs. Thus, the research produced the performance evaluation of Timirjazevskaja Jubilejnaja winter wheat variety, the evaluation of its economically valuable traits and yield using various types of tillage. The connections between yield crop structure elements and soil tillage methods have been established. The influence of soil tillage methods on coenosis formation has been considered. The influence of different soil tillage methods on winter wheat growing season duration has been assessed. The connections that influence the formation of high yields in specific conditions have been revealed