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Factsheet: Quality of Spring Wheat Treated With a Plant Growth Regulator
- Wheat
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are a crop protection product used to reduce plant height and improve standability in wheat. While PGRs have been tested to ensure they do not compromise agronomics or disease resistance, minimal testing has been completed to determine the effect PGRs have on the quality of wheat and flour. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of wheat, flour and end-products of spring wheat varieties treated with a PGR.
This document is designed as a guide for use in proactively scouting wheat fields to detect pests at or before they cause damage. Read More
Manitoba growers know the devastating impacts of hail on wheat due to unstable spring and summer weather. Assessing hail damage can be very difficult, but there are steps you can take after hail events to evaluate crop damage. Read More
Armyworms (Mythimna unipuncta), sometimes called true armyworm, are a pest species that impact winter wheat, spring wheat, fall rye, barley, forage and pasture crops. Armyworm moths do not overwinter in Manitoba – they migrate from the southern U.S. to the… Read More
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious fungal disease that mainly affects wheat (including durum), barley, oats, and corn. FHB causes economic losses in three ways: 1) yield losses; 2) downgrading of grains; and 3) mycotoxin contaminations reducing grain marketing… Read More
Cereal rusts are a threat to Prairie wheat and barley production annually. Cereal rusts include leaf rust (Puccinia triticina), stem rust (Puccinia graminis) and stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis). All three rust pathogens can cause widespread devastation and crop loss, especially… Read More
Water demand differs by crop type. Understanding crop water requirements can be beneficial when building rotations, making fertilizer rate decisions, and making crop and landscape management choices. Read More
Seed treatments in wheat, barley and flax: what they are, how they work and when they should be used
Seed treatments are commonly used across Manitoba on numerous crop types. Here is more information about how they work and what pests they target in wheat, barley and flax. Read More
By now, producers have made most of their cropping decisions for 2023. For those that have chosen to include malting barley in their rotation, this article offers some information and tips to consider for seeding and growing malt barley to… Read More
In this applied project, these new malting barley varieties were grown in several on-farm trials over a three year period in different locations in Manitoba. The results show that the new varieties perform well in terms of both agronomics (yields)… Read More