Canopy management techniques are used around the world to decrease lodging risk and increase yield in high-yielding wheat crops, and were used in Queensland’s first verified eight tonnes per hectare wheat crop.

Key points

• –– Lodging risk can be reduced by managing crops to limit canopy growth during tillering.
• –– The effectiveness of canopy management techniques varies with variety, soil type and region.

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• 670.40 kb Irrigated Wheat: Reducing lodging risk in irrigated wheat (Northern Region) Canopy management techniques are used around the world to decrease lodging risk and increase yield in high-yielding wheat crops, and were used in Queensland’s first verified eight tonnes per hectare wheat crop.