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Testing Dormant Wheat for Life
2/28/2006
Ron F. Meyer
Area
Extension Agent (Agronomy)
Colorado State University
Extension
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To determine if wheat plants are alive before active growth begins
in the spring:
1. Remove the top three inches of soil
containing the plant crown.
2. Thaw the samples and warm to room
temperature.
3. Remove soil from the roots and wash with cool
water to remove attached soil.
4. Cut off fall growth to within
1 inch above the crown and roots below the crown.
5. Rinse the
crowns with cool water.
6. Place 10 wet crowns in a labeled
plastic bag, inflate the bag and tie shut.
7. Place the bags in
a lighted room, but not in direct sunlight.
8. Check the crowns
in two days, rinse with cool water and reinflate the bag.
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After four days, the crown should show about two inches of
growth.
10. Plants that are not growing after six days should be
considered dead when estimating survival.
11. Some plants may grow poorly
and develop molds. Molds live on dead or injured plants.
Source:
Crop Watch |
Page Created and Maintained by: Perry D. Brewer, Area
Extension Agent (Technology Education/Youth)
2/28/2006 |
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