THE EFFECT OF WINDROWING HARD RED SPRING WHEAT AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF MATURITY AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Vol. 59 (2) , 321-328
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps79-052
Abstract
Hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Neepawa was windrowed at kernel moisture contents (KMC), wet basis, ranging from about 45 to 14% for 3 yr at four diverse locations, from 50° 16′ to 55° 12′ N latitude, in western Canada. Compared with windrowing at lower KMCs, cutting the crop at 35% KMC did not cause significant loss in seed yield or quality as measured by test weight (kg/hl), 1000-kernel weight, or percent protein. The results show that cutting wheat at 25–35% KMC can be recommended as a general practice throughout the wheat-growing region of the Canadian Prairies.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Effect of Weather Factors on the Kernel Moisture of a Standing Crop of Wheat1Agronomy Journal, 1967