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Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum Synonyms: T. sativum; T. vulgareCommon Name(s): Hard red spring wheat Family: Poaceae Growth Habit: Annual Invasiveness: Growing Days: 90 to 120 (days) Temperature:
Abs.Max=81° (F) | Opt.Max=73° (F) | Opt.Min=59° (F) | Abs.Min=41° (F) | Precipitation: 15 to 30 (in.) Winter Minimum: 16° (F) Soil pH: 5.5 to 8 Soil Texture/Type: Silt and clay loams Soil Drainage: Well Photoperiod Response: Long day and day neutral Light Intensity: Very bright Comments: Grown in drier areas of upper Midwest. Require moderate summer temperatures. Adapted to northern half of Great Plains in US. Disease in hard winter wheats limits use to 30" rainfall line and west. Diseases: Pythium, Phytothora, Rhizoctonia, Helminthosporium/Bipolaris, Cercospora, Anthrachose, Powdery Mildew, Rust Uses: Food - cereal, Animal Food - fodder, Material - fiber, Material - alcohol, Food - starch, Food - bev base, Poison - mammals Woodiness: Herbaceous Climate: Tropical-rainy, dry climate, subtropical, temperate Geographical Origin: Widely cultivated
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