{"id":3981,"date":"2026-02-26T09:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/sunflower-losses-are-a-symptom-of-chemistry-not-just-white-rot\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:10:41","slug":"sunflower-losses-are-a-symptom-of-chemistry-not-just-white-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avelife.pro\/en\/sunflower-losses-are-a-symptom-of-chemistry-not-just-white-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunflower losses are a symptom of chemistry, not \u201cjust white rot\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having read the publication about the discussion in Ladyzhyn of the risks of losing up to 50% of the sunflower crop due to white rot, it is worth paying tribute [1]. Farmers speak about the problem professionally and mention the \u201clong life\u201d of the infection in the soil, the importance of crop rotation, and the fact that \u201cchemistry\u201d alone cannot achieve a stable effect. But there is a key blind spot in the material, because they discuss the consequences, not the root cause.<\/p>\n\n

We insist that the root cause is the degradation of the soil environment, namely its structure, moisture, biota, and buffering capacity, which classical agrarians often destroy with excess mineral salts and aggressive technologies. In such soil, pathogens are more comfortable than plants and beneficial biota.<\/p>\n\n

The world is already moving towards greening \u2014 because mathematics has become inexorable<\/h2>\n\n

Greening agro is not a “fashion”, but a reaction to the fact that excess “nutrients” become a source of soil and water pollution, biodiversity loss and climate emissions. In essence, these wastes clog certain links of the biocenosis, destroying such an ecosystem, which leads to erosion and soil degradation, and as a result, the development of “accelerators” of such processes that attack plants.<\/p>\n\n

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  1. The EU has set an official target of reducing nutrient losses by at least 50% by 2030, which is expected to lead to a reduction in fertilizer use of at least 20%, without compromising fertility. ([Agriculture and rural development][2])<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. In Europe, a framework for \u201csafe and effective\u201d CE-marked fertilizers and biostimulants is in place (Regulation (EU) 2019\/1009): in fact, it stimulates the transition from \u201cjust NPK\u201d to controlled, clean, modern products, including organic, organo-mineral and biostimulants. ([EUR-Lex][3])<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. FAO, through the Global Soil Partnership, speaks directly about the risks of nutrient imbalances, soil organic carbon losses and environmental impacts of practices that are incompatible with the soil; there are separate networks focused on sustainable fertility and fertilizer management (INSOILFER). ([FAOHome][4])<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The IPCC, in its reports on climate solutions in AFOLU, highlights the importance of agricultural emissions (particularly N\u2082O from nitrogen fertilization) and the importance of soil and fertilizer management practices as part of climate policy. ([IPCC][5])<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    That is, the global trend is unambiguous: from \u201cflooding\u201d the field with salts to restoring the living soil system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

    Why does \u201cwhite rot\u201d take away 30\u201350% so easily? The answer is unpleasant<\/em><\/h3>\n\n

    Fungicide is a \u201cfirst aid<\/strong>\u201d but the field loses season after season when:<\/p>\n\n