Growth stage pictures of Merit and Whitebird for the week of 8/9/99

This week the barley is at the harvest ripe stage and the wheat is in the kernel hard stage of ripening.

Growing degree days for week of 8/2 - 8/8 = 264
Accumulated growing degree days (emergence to 8/8) = 2994

Scroll down to see pictures (4 for Merit, 4 for Whitebird)

Merit: 2-row spring barley.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at harvest ripe stage.  Zadoks scale: 92, Feekes scale: 11.4, Haun scale: 16.0.

Merit: 2-row spring barley.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at harvest ripe stage.  Zadoks scale: 92, Feekes scale: 11.4, Haun scale: 16.0.

Merit: 2-row spring barley.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at harvest ripe stage.  Zadoks scale: 92, Feekes scale: 11.4, Haun scale: 16.0.

Merit: 2-row spring barley.  Picture taken 8/9/99.  Kernel at harvest ripe stage from main stem head (1548 Growing degree days from heading). 

Whitebird: soft white spring wheat.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at kernel hard stage.  Zadoks scale: 91, Feekes scale: 11.3, Haun scale: 16.0. 

Whitebird: soft white spring wheat.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at kernel hard stage.  Zadoks scale: 91, Feekes scale: 11.3, Haun scale: 16.0. 

Whitebird: soft white spring wheat.  Picture taken 8/9/99 at kernel hard stage.  Zadoks scale: 91, Feekes scale: 11.3, Haun scale: 16.0. 

Whitebird: soft white spring wheat.  Picture taken 8/9/99.  Kernel at kernel hard stage from main stem head (1351.5 Growing degree days from heading). 

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