If you find a hollow stem, then the growing point is above the hollow area. You can best tell by looking for hollow stems. We believe this wheat was the most susceptible to injury as the growing point would be at or above the soil surface. The Texas wheat crop in South Texas and possibly into Central Texas (especially for early maturity varieties) was possibly at some stage of growth of jointing. Our key points about the effects on the recent freeze on growth and development in wheat are taken from Texas A&M AgriLife’s “Wheat Freeze Injury in Texas” document at This document comments on the conditions and effects of prolonged freeze on wheat in the tillering stage and at other stages of growth.
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Furthermore, the temperature was below freezing for a full seven days at Lubbock (and much of that below 10° F, allowing temperatures to potentially penetrate any canopy and into the ground.īelow are key points about this pronounced freeze on Texas wheat and other small grains. Lubbock recorded -6° F, only the third time below 0° F since 1980, and the coldest since 1963. A few locations in Texas set all-time low records (Tyler, TX for one). The cold temperatures in Texas in February’s cold snap range from as low as -12° F in the Panhandle to mid-single digits as far south as the Austin region. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, Fernando Guillen-Portal, State Extension Small Grains Specialist, TAMU Dept. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept.
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