Wheat producers should monitor fields closely for freeze iInjury
date:Apr 12, 2013
iately. If new leaves emerging over the next few weeks are green, that will indicate that the growing points survived and the plants will still produce tillers. If the new leaves are yellow, the growing point of that particular tiller was killed by the freeze, Shroyer said. The best thing producers can do for the first few days is walk the fields to observe lodging, crimped stems, and damaged leaves.

Be patient. Do not take any immediate actions as a result of the freeze, such as destroying the
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