How to increase wheat yield

How to increase wheat yield

The two key yield components of wheat are grain numbers per unit area, and the individual grain weight. High yields come from achieving the correct leaf and shoot numbers, maintaining a green leaf canopy, increasing grain numbers/ear and grain size.

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Check if your wheat has a nutrient deficiency

Identify and diagnose if your wheat is suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn how to control or correct the deficiency. Choose a nutrient below to learn more about the symptoms of its deficiency in cereals and its effect on crop growth and development.

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulfur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Zn Zinc
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Wheat crop nutrition programmes

Yara's wheat crop nutrition program can help you to achieve excellent growth and maximize the yield and quality of wheat.

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How nutrient management can affect wheat

How to increase wheat yield with nutrition
How to increase wheat yield with nutrition
A balanced crop fertiliser programme including all macro and micro nutrients is essential to achieve high yields. The main components of wheat yield are grain numbers and individual grain weight. Both of these components are strongly influenced by nutrition.
Wheat crop nutrition programmes
Wheat crop nutrition programmes
Yara's crop nutrition programmes for wheat can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of all wheat crops.
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How to increase wheat grain size and weight
Wheat grain size is strongly influenced by plant nutrition particularly during the important grain filling period. Nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, magnesium and zinc are particularly important.