Table 1. Soft Red Winter Wheat Crop Growth Stages | |||||
Visual Discription | Decimal |
Feekes |
Visual Description | Decimal |
Feekes |
Germination |
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Booting Flag leaf sheath extending Boot swollen Flag leaf sheath opening First visible awns |
41 45 47 49 |
10 |
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Seedling Growth First true leaf First leaf unfolded 2 leaves unfolded 3 leaves unfolded 4 leaves unfolded 5 leaves unfolded 6 leaves unfolded 7 leaves unfolded 8 leaves unfolded 9 or more leaves |
|
1 |
Inflorescence emergence |
50 53 55 57 59 60 65 69 |
10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.51 |
Tillering Main shoot only Main shoot and 1 tiller Main shoot and 2 tillers Main shoot and 3 tillers Main shoot and 4 tillers Main shoot and 5 tillers Main shoot and 6 tillers Main shoot and 7 tillers Main shoot and 8 tillers Main shoot and 9 or more tillers |
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 |
2 3 |
Milk development Kernel watery ripe Early milk Medium milk Late milk Dough development Early dough Soft dough Hard dough |
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Stem elongation |
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4-5 6 7 8 9 |
Ripening |
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
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Adapted from J.E. nelson, K.D. Kephart, A. Bauer, and J.E. Connor. 1988. Growth staging of wheat, barley, and wild oat. MSU Coop. Ext. Ser., Bozeman, MT and Univ. Idaho Coop. Ext. Ser., Moscow, ID. |