Improving crop establishment with long coleoptile wheat

Long coleoptile wheat is getting a lot of grower interest and some new research been delivering some exciting results.

This genetic approach is focused on wheat lines that produce a long first shoot, or a coleoptile, allowing for deeper sowing into soil with residual moisture. After successful paddock-scale trials, the research is helping growers mitigate the risk of poor or failed establishment because of unpredictable summer rain and sowing breaks.

Led by CSIRO plant geneticist, Dr. Greg Rebetzke, we talk about the research that's got growers and the GRDC excited about the future potential of the long coleoptile wheats.

Contact

Dr Greg Rebetzke
CSIRO Agriculture and Food
02 6246 5153
Greg.Rebetzke@csiro.au

More information

• Are long coleoptile wheats an early sowing game-changer?
• GRDC Grains Research Update Online, Southern Region 2022 - Day 1, Agronomy & management for a shifting climate (Adelaide & Bendigo)
• On-farm assessment of new long-coleoptile wheat genetics for improving grain yield with deep sowing
• Early learnings from multi-site, multi-system assessment of new long-coleoptile genetics for deep sowing of wheat