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Avoiding problems in wheat with low Falling Numbers
Author(s) -
Steber Camille M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2017.50.0208
Subject(s) - falling number , preharvest , falling (accident) , sprouting , maturity (psychological) , crop management , certification , reading (process) , agricultural engineering , crop , agronomy , agricultural economics , horticulture , political science , psychology , economics , engineering , biology , management , developmental psychology , law , postharvest , cultivar , psychiatry
The Northwest wheat‐growing states suffered from widespread problems with low Falling Numbers (FN) in 2016. This article discusses the roles of preharvest sprouting and late‐maturity alpha‐amylase in triggering low FN as well as possible management strategies. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/826 .