Influence of sowing date on wheat phenology and grain yield – Cudal 2019

Abstract

Key findings • The 2019 dry spring conditions affected genotype performance, influencing flowering time and grain yield responses. • Current varieties were not broadly adapted across sowing dates from mid April to late May. • Highest grain yields were achieved across phenology types in response to sowing dates, with very slow spring types maximising yield from the mid April sowing date (SD), with later sowing dates favouring faster developing spring genotypes, which achieved the highest grain yields in 2019.