Diagnosing heat stress in oats

Heat stress is caused by high temperatures and hot dry winds before or during flowering.

Withered and split leaf tips

What to look for

    Plant

  • Tips of leaves turn brown to grey.
  • Some or all grains fail to develop in a panicle.
Source URL: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/diagnosing-heat-stress-oats
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