Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Cereal growers having to carry over unused winter cereal seed from this season’s washout winter into next season could benefit from taking steps to protect its viability, according to the latest advice from ProCam. Charlotte Cunningham reports. According to ProCam’s seed manager, Lee Harker, failing to do so could lead to losses during storage, resulting in germination issues in the autumn and potential yield reductions in 2021. “Clearly, it’s impossible to predict how well every batch of cereal seed originally purchased for planting in autumn or winter 2019 will perform if drilled in autumn 2020,” he says. “What we can say, however, is that if it isn’t stored correctly and managed properly prior to planting, it’ll suffer losses. “One possible positive aspect of over-yeared seed from 2019 is that many people are comparing the current situation with the difficult 2012 to 2013 over-yearing experience. However, harvest 2012 was wetter, so seed quality often wasn’t as good to begin with, even before it was over-yeared.” Nevertheless, Lee says there are important precautions when over-yearing seed: Storage: Seed should be kept in original unopened bags if possible and stored in cool, dry conditions to minimise the chance of premature germination and protect from…
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