Bulletin No.

222

Document Type

Bulletin

Department

Agronomy Department

Description

South Dakota ranks second in the production of durum wheat, third in the production of spring wheats and tenth in total production of wheats. In yields per acre, South Dakota ranks lower than it should. The yield per acre, and consequently the net profit per acre, can be increased by good cultural practices, better crop rotations, planting adapted varieties, and by the control of diseases. Many wheat growers are also lamenting the fact that the quality of wheat grown has gradually decreased during recent years. This is caused mainly by the enormous increase of weeds, the mixing of varieties and the lack of control of diseases. Good cultural practices, good rotations, and disease control not only increase yield per acre but also improve the market quality at the same time.

Keywords

wheat, wheat varieties, wheat yields

Pages

24

Publication Date

4-1927

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

South Dakota Experiment Station, South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts

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