Tips on getting the balance right for spring workloads – Farmers Weekly

Alice Cannon, technical support manager at Hutchinsons, believes timely application of PGRs could offset some of the damage caused by waterlogging and flooding, but says this is dependent on product choice, rates and timing.

She notes the potential of early PGRs at T0 and T1 to manipulate crops beyond straw shortening to include stem width and diameter could be useful- especially shallow-rooted crops that may be more prone to lodging as biomass develops.

Tiller survival is another benefit of early PGR use, she continues. “Losing tillers at stem extension is not something we want to see this year after a compromised foundation period. The focus should be on keeping green leaf area going through March, which is why GS30 is a key timing this year.”