2021-22 New Research Commitments
Manitoba Crop Alliance entered into funding agreements for several new research projects in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Dow...
Colour banding in cereals can occur on emerging tissue near the soil surface. This phenomenon is caused by cold nighttime temperatures followed by warm sunny mornings and is more commonly observed when cereal crops are: 1. Seeded relatively deep, 2. Soils are water-logged or 3. After a frost event. While the symptoms can appear very dramatic, as young seedlings become increasingly cold tolerant, symptoms will fade.
Symptoms:
Figure 1. Colour banding in wheat. Photos courtesy of Dr. Gordan Murray - NSW Agriculture (left) and Dr. Andrew Friskop – NDSU (centre, right).
For more information on spring frost risks in cereals, click here.