Wheat Production

Catalog description

Topics in this course address agronomic management for spring and winter wheat production. Topics covered in this course include determining wheat crop insurance; seeding rates; seed treatments; weed management; wheat impact on crop rotations; nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, chloride, and sulfur fertilizer management; fungicide and disease management; fertilizing for grain protein and yield; estimating yield in season; harvest parameters; and cover crops. Prerequisites: PS 103 and PS 213 . Registration Restriction: Junior or Senior standing.