date:Apr 28, 2013
grow in many cases, he added.
Freeze damage is not the only problem for dryland wheat in western Kansas, Shroyer said.
Dry soils and mite damage are limiting the yield potential of dryland wheat in western Kansas as much or more than the freezes. The smaller wheat hasnt been hurt much by the freezes except for leaf burn, but it will need some moisture to produce much grain, he said.
In south-central Kansas, temperatures also got into the mid-20s on April 24. Some wheat had one or two joints a