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Winter Wheat Guide
Contents
Crop Growth and Development
• Leaf Emergence and Tillering
• Canopy Formation and RadiationInterception
• Biomass Production andPartitioning
• Crop Height
• Nitrogen Uptake
• Ear Formation and Grain Filling
• Winter Wheat GrowthBenchmarks
Crop Management
• Soil Cultivation for Wheat
• Seed Rate and Establishment
• Nitrogen Management
• Crop Nutrition – Lime, P, K andMicronutrients
• Weed Control
• Pest Control
• Disease Control
• Major Diseases
• Lodging Control
• Grain Quality
• The Crop Management Season
Killeagh, Co. CorkOak Park, Co. CarlowCrossnacreevy, Co. Down
JB Diego
2013-2015
Yield determinants
• Grain number and grain
size both affect yield
• Ear number most important
for grain number
• Long grain filling to
maximise grain size
• Need both for very
high yields
Crop Management
Based on years of research
Acknowledgements
Funded by the DAFM as part of the ‘CIVYL’ Stimulus funded project
Thank you forlistening
We hope you find the guide useful