2021 Kentucky Wheat Closing Wheel Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of different closing wheels and their effects on emergence and yield.
2-YEAR CLOSING WHEEL YIELD AVERAGE
OBSERVATION
Conditions during planting were ideal; thus, huge differences were not observed in this study. This is the second year we've seen modest but positive results, leading us to conclude that when equipping the soybean planter with after-market closing wheels, you can be confident planting your wheat crop with those same wheels.
Planted 10/7/2020 | Harvested 6/17/2021 | Population 1,250,000 Seeds/A. | Row Width 15 in. | Previous Crop Soybeans | Tillage No-Till | Herbicides Feekes 5: 0.9 oz. Harmony® Extra SG | Insecticides Feekes 5: 4 oz. Mustang® Maxx, Feekes 10.5.1: 4 oz. Mustang® Maxx, Escalate® | Total Nitrogen 100 units as UAN | Brand 726 | Soil Type Wakeland-Patton (Silt Loam) | Soil Test Values pH 5.8, O.M. % 2, CEC 10.8 | Percent Base Saturation Ca 66.2, Mg 9.5, K 2.2, H 22.2 | Parts Per Million P 34, K 91, S 6, Zn 2.9, Mn 38, B 0.3