GRDC Grain Storage Extension Team lead Chris Warrick said trials by Agriculture Victoria’s research team at Horsham SmartFarm indicated wheat falling number could increase by up to 50 seconds and even exceed 300 seconds post storage.
where wheat had an initial falling number of less than 250 seconds, no change in falling number was observed.
Mr Warrick said while the research was preliminary it had yet to be replicated in farm storage conditions.