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Spring Wheat Early Planting

Section Title

Early Wheat Seeding-All

  • Wheat
Region
  • Manitoba

Background Information

  • Recent research from Collier et al. (2021) explored seeding spring wheat by soil temperature, rather than by calendar date.
  • They investigated if early seeded wheat can make better use of early season moisture and miss extreme summer heat during flowering and grain filling. However, early seeding comes with risk, such as frost, poor emergence and slow growth.
  • Results showed that initiating seeding into soil with temperatures between 2-6 °C resulted in no negative effects on wheat yield or protein, when compared to seeding at 8°C.
  • The Collier et al (2021) study did not include research sites located in Manitoba. Current MASC data suggests that seeding early is important to maximize yield.

 Results

No significant yield or protein differences were found between planting dates. This year, planting early did not significantly impact wheat yield or protein levels.

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