Changing storage practices may lead to an improved falling number

New research supported by GRDC and led by Agriculture Victoria scientists Dr Cassandra Walker and Dr Pankaj Maharjan suggests that on-farm storage practices may play a role in lifting the falling number of wheat after harvest. Their work showed that wheat samples with a moderate falling number (200–300 seconds) could increase by up to 50 seconds during 24 weeks of storage, often moving them above the key 300-second benchmark. High-range samples above 400 seconds continued to improve until plateauing at around 36 weeks, while low-range samples showed little change.

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New research shows wheat falling number may improve after storage

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.

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Wheat, Managing on farm grain storage, CD

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Managing on-farm grain storage – effective practices for the delivery of quality assured products, ISBN 1 86487 035 4

Principal Author – David J Webley PhD, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Executive Editor – Clare Johnson, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Project Management – Tony McKenzie, The University of Sydney Orange Campus
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Loose smut of wheat, Managing on farm grain storage, CD

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Managing on-farm grain storage – effective practices for the delivery of quality assured products, ISBN 1 86487 035 4

Principal Author – David J Webley PhD, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
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Project Management – Tony McKenzie, The University of Sydney Orange Campus
© 1999 Quality Wheat CRC Ltd (except for sections where copyright is acknowledged otherwise)

Bunt of wheat, Managing on farm grain storage, CD

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Managing on-farm grain storage – effective practices for the delivery of quality assured products, ISBN 1 86487 035 4
Principal Author – David J Webley PhD, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Executive Editor – Clare Johnson, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Project Management – Tony McKenzie, The University of Sydney Orange Campus
© 1999 Quality Wheat CRC Ltd (except for sections where copyright is acknowledged otherwise)

Ergot of wheat, Managing on farm grain storage, CD

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Managing on-farm grain storage – effective practices for the delivery of quality assured products, ISBN 1 86487 035 4

Principal Author – David J Webley PhD, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Executive Editor – Clare Johnson, Quality Wheat CRC Ltd
Project Management – Tony McKenzie, The University of Sydney Orange Campus
© 1999 Quality Wheat CRC Ltd (except for sections where copyright is acknowledged otherwise)