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What should I do if I encounter continuous rainy weather during the wheat harvest?

When wheat is harvested, it will sometimes encounter rainy weather. It is necessary to seize the sunny day and do a good job of mechanical harvesting to avoid germination in the field, which will not only reduce production, but also reduce quality. If the threshed wheat cannot be dried in time after harvest, it is easy to cause germination and mildew. In the absence of drying equipment, the following emergency measures can be taken:

(1) The natural anoxic method is to temporarily anoxic the wheat pile by sealing, thus inhibiting the life activities of wheat and achieving the purpose of preventing wheat from heating, germination and mildew.

(2) Chemical grain storage method is to mix wet wheat with chemical agents, so that the enzymes in the wheat grains are inactivated and the wheat grains will not germinate.

(3) The principle of poplar branch preservation method is that seed germination needs water, temperature and air. Poplar branches with leaves breathe strongly, so they can consume oxygen in the wheat pile in a short time, so that wheat will not heat and germinate when it enters dormancy.