Effects of Soil Electrical Conductivity and Physical Properties on Seeding Depth Maintenance and Winter Wheat Germination, Development and Productivity

Crop seeding depth is an important parameter in agrotechnologies, but how can automatically be maintained on-farm soil conditions with different textures, granulometric compositions, structural contents and penetration resistances? For this reason, field experiment was conducted the Panevėžys district (Lithuania) during 2020–2022. The divided into five zones (EZ1–EZ5) according to electrical conductivity. In addition, uniform variable depths were compared. results of investigations showed that conductivity highly correlated sand (r = −0.867; p ≤ 0.010 > 0.001) silt 0.871; contents. method mainly did not have a significant effect on physical properties winter wheat germination, development productivity. Higher differences observed among zones. varied from 27.74 33.12 mm between two most depths, seeds sprouted abundantly, germination reached 99% (in EZ3 EZ4). EZ1, EZ2 EZ4, yields grain highest significantly higher than loamy EZ5. 1000-grain mass affected by any tested factors. suggest need for further research fields wider range This increase variation reveal interactions factors more detail.