Appendix J: Cereal Growth Stages

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Appendix J: Cereal Growth Stages

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Field Crop Protection Guide 2011-2012, Order 2011-2012 publication

Taken from Agronomy Guide for Field Crops - Publication 811

Cereal Growth Stages

Cereal Growth Stages shows the cereal crop development according to the "Zadok's Scale" ("Feekes" is another cereal development scale not shown here). These stages are critical in many management decisions that growers make. Nitrogen and herbicide applications must be completed during the tillering stage; disease control is most critical in the stem extension and heading stage. Knowing the growth stage of the crop is essential to accruately schedule management inputs and control measures.

 

Link to Data Equivalent Cereal Growth Stages Chart

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• Agronomy Guide for Field Crops - Publication 811
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