Scheduling the Final Irrigation for Wheat and Barley
BUL-0912
BY Howard Neibling, Christopher W. Rogers, Z. Qureshi
January 9, 2017
Water management during grain formation is more important than ever, particularly with urban expansion and the subsequent increase in municipal water use. By investigating crop water-use patterns and the impact of irrigation timing and nitrogen-application rates and more, this six-page bulletin identifies the optimum timing and amount of the final irrigation application farmers need to profitably grow wheat and barley.