Thomas G. Chastain Why is lodging important in grass seed crops? Under certain conditions, the tiller cannot support the weight of the developing inflorescence and seed. The tiller lodges or falls to the ground, especially when there are high levels of nitrogen fertilizer and soil moisture present (Fig. 1). Both conditions are common in Oregon’s [...]
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PGRs and lodging control in grass seed crops
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Low spring temperatures, high precipitation, and seed crops
Friday, July 6th, 2012Thomas G. Chastain Willamette Valley seed producers have endured yet another cold and wet spring. Seed growers are now looking forward to the pleasant dry and warm summer weather that area is well known for to aid in harvest and other field operations. This spring’s weather was both colder and wetter than the long-term averages [...]
Spring weather and grass seed crop development
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Thomas G. Chastain One question that is on the minds of seed producers is how much has the cold weather set crops back? Over the 123 years of weather records at Corvallis, there has been only 15 times that the month of March has been colder than we experienced in March 2012. Cold spring weather [...]