Optimal flower periods and climate change

A key consideration when growing a cereal grain crop such as wheat is knowing a variety’s Optimal flowering period.

With that knowledge sowing times can be planned to minimise risks such as frost damage and heat stress, and maximise crop productivity.

But what happens when the Optimal Flowering Period moves, as a result of climate change.

Contact

Andrew Fletcher,  CSIRO Agriculture and Food
08 9333 6467 
Andrew.L.Fletcher@csiro.au

Useful resources

• What are the optimal flowering periods for wheat across Western Australia and how will they change with potential climate change?
• WA Crop Guides
• 2020 Western Australian Crop Sowing Guide