Published 02.02.2024 In the third decade of January, in the south and south-east of the republic in the areas of winter crops cultivation, the average air temperature for the decade in most areas turned out to be 1...3 °With above normal, precipitation fell near and above normal.
On the last day of the decade, the height of the snow cover in the Almaty region was 10-17 cm, in the vicinity of the Zhalanash weather station it reached up to 30 cm, snow had a protective effect on plants. In the Zhetysu region, the height of the snow cover is 4-13 cm, in the Zhambyl region 8-18 cm and in the Turkestan region 2-8 cm, due to the uneven distribution of the height of the snow cover, overwintering will develop in different ways.
In the vicinity of the stations Auyl T.Ryskulov, Kazygurt, Tasaryk and Shymkent of the Turkestan region, against the background of positive air temperatures, the resumption of vegetation of winter wheat is observed. The development phase of "shoots" is "formation of nodular roots", the condition of the plants is satisfactory.
Intense thaws, which were observed for 1-6 days in the southern regions, could reduce the winter hardiness of poorly developed winter wheat crops.
The minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node of winter wheat in the south and south-east of the country is from 0 ° C to minus 4 ° C.
In general, for the 3rd decade of January, the agrometeorological conditions for wintering winter wheat were satisfactory.
At the end of the decade, pastures in most regions were moderately grazed, pastures in the Almaty region (Aidarly station), in the Zhetysu region (Akzhar station), in the West Kazakhstan region (Buldurt station, Taipak, Zhalpaktal) were severely grazed.
Frozen sod and wet sod were observed on a larger area of pasture farming in some pastures in Zhetysu and Zhambyl regions.