As crop development across the area progresses well with further rainfall happening many fantastic outcomes can be expected especially where extra inputs such as fertilizer have been included to help maximise potential.
A quick estimate of yields can be made prior to head emergence based on the number of tillers per square metre.
On the old “rule of thumb” in a dryland wheat situation at least 100 heads per square metre is required for each tonne of grain per hectare.
Typically, from the flag leaf stage 70 to 75% of tillers go onto . . .
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