Displacing the voles and the invasive plant is a challenge at the same time

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One day it’s freezing, the next day it’s a temperature rising above twenty degrees: the human body is better able to adapt to this stress effect, but the vegetation is less so, because it’s tied to one place. In recent decades, the state of the genetically formed plant cannot follow the conditions like us, humans. For this reason, farmers must constantly monitor soil and climate factors in order to adapt. And then we haven’t even talked about plant exposure: weeds, pests and diseases. According to Imre Hubai, “if the weather conditions are favorable for these factors, the farmer must take the necessary steps in time, for example with nutrients, as well as the application of plant protection options. This requires well-trained specialists, as well as the forecast they use, and herbalists must use the most suitable and cheapest preparations”.

What really makes life miserable for farmers are voles

At the end of the summer, an almost unmanageable situation developed in the country, moreover, they overwintered due to the mild winter, so they were not affected by any stress that would have reversed the gradation. Therefore, it is still necessary to take into account that this pest is present, will multiply and will cause great damage. It is possible to accustom the birds of prey to the area, and chemical control must be applied.

Although the plants are stationary, invasive plants are coming to our country from a completely different area due to climate change

They also began to migrate from the Mediterranean climate to the temperate zone. The question arises as to whether it is possible to select varieties from among these cultivated plants that adapt to these conditions. – Invasive plants really cause a big problem, because they find conditions here like in the south due to the climate. Therefore, agrotechnical methods must be chosen that suppress invasive plants, and on the other hand, cultivated plants must be planted when the invasive plants have been eradicated before, or when we can protect against them during the year. This is not only a big challenge from a plant protection point of view, but also for us, because they bring with them pollens that we are not prepared for, so the role of the plant doctor and the farmer becomes stronger, because we have to be prepared to protect against weeds – said Imre Hubai.

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