date:Jul 02, 2014
turation and before harvest. Low test weights usually occur if grain is prevented from filling completely or maturing and drying naturally in the field.
Both leaf rust and Stagonospora glume blotch developed after pollination in some fields, and this could have prevented the grain from filling completely, causing a reduction in test weight. Rewetting of grain in the field after maturity but prior to harvest is another factor that could reduce test weight.
When grain is rewetted, the germinatio