Idaho Wheat Production Guide

3 Growth and Development

Welcome
About the Project
1 Basic Recommendations and Quick Facts
2 Wheat in Idaho - Introduction
3 Growth and Development
4 Wheat varieties and breeding
5 Variety trial database
6 Seed
7 Planting
8 Irrigation management
9 Nutrient management
10 Weed control
11 Diseases and disease management
12 Insect pests and control
13 Nematodes
14 Drones and UAV
15 Harvest and storage
16 Cropping systems
17 Residue management
18 End-use quality
19 Economics
20 Additional resources

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Spring wheat
Winter wheat

3 Growth and Development

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Spring wheat

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Learn about the Zadoks growth staging system:
Spring Wheat Growth and Development - UMN Extension

Winter wheat

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Learn about the stages of the Feekes Growth Scale:

Image: Jerry Downs. Adapted from EC Large (1954), Plant Pathology 3, pp128–129.

Wheat Growth Stages and Associated Management - Ohio Extension

Wheat Growth and Development - KSU Extension

Learn more about winter and spring growth stages:
Winter and Spring Wheat Growth Stages - SDSU Extension

2 Wheat in Idaho - Introduction

4 Wheat varieties and breeding