
Soil mapping and weed mapping
Soil2Crop (web area) Precision Farming (G 7, 2002) Assessing within-field soil variability (TS70, 2003)
Test for weed resistance and consider weed dormancy
Managing and preventing herbicide resistance in weeds (G10, 2003)
Choose varieties for autumn sowing, plan rotations and drill dates The Recommended Lists will provide information on variety choice. Other publications available will assist with more specific decisions. Recommended Lists (Main varieties page) Introductory guide to milling wheat (G 8, 2002) Wheat seed health and seed-borne diseases: a guide (G20, 2004) Growing wheat for alcohol or biofuel production (PP14, 2006) Sow2succeed (web area) Wheat as a dairy cow feed (TS28, 1999)
Managing pests
Pest management in cereals and oilseed rape - A Guide (G14, 2003) Gout fly autumn generation lays eggs Controlling gout fly on wheat (TS87, 2005) Wheat bulb fly egg-laying period Dealing with wheat bulb fly (TS38, 2000) Predicting and controlling wheat bulb fly (TS99, 2007)
Seed treatments
Wheat seed health and seed-borne diseases: a guide (G20, 2004) Sampling wheat seed for seed-borne disease (TS72, 2003) Testing winter wheat for seed-borne disease (TS73, 2003)
Test soil samples
Soil2Crop (web area) P & K fertiliser planning (G 03, 2000) Soil management for sustainable profit 2005 (G27, 2005) Non-NPK Nutrient needs of cereals (TS44, 2001) Assessing within-field soil variability (TS70, 2003)
Manage take-all in winter wheat (seed treatment)
Take-all in winter wheat - management guidelines (G31, 2006) Take-all control in winter wheat: I planning (TS49, 2001) Take-all control in winter wheat: II agronomy (TS50, 2001)
Drill dates
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