Barley Barley Crop Icon Brassicas Brassicas Crop Icon Sugar Beet Sugar Beet Carrots Carrots Icon Leeks Leek Icon Maize Maize Icon Oilseed Oilseed Icon Onions Onions Icon Other Cereals Other Cereals Icon O R T Peas And Beans Peas and beans Icon Potatoes Potatoes Icon Salad Crops Salad Crops Icon Soft Fruits Crops Soft Fruits Icon Top Fruits Crops Top Fruits Icon Wheat Crops Wheat Icon Calendar Calendar icon Arrow Next Arrow Previous Close Checkmark
Show Menu
Crop Advice & Expertise

How to identify leaf three in winter wheat in 30 seconds

Richard Cromie, an independent agronomist, talks through how to identify the emergence of leaf 3 in wheat which is critical for the accurate application of T1's

Bayer Crop Science
Posted 2 years ago 15/02/2018

Richard Cromie shows how to identify leaf three for fungicide timings:

  • To identify leaves
  • Cut one layer at a time
  • Carefully peel back leaves
  • Discard outer leaves
  • Unroll all leaves to reveal the ear inside
  • Notice the leaf three must be fully emerged before T1 spraying

If you have any questions, please contact your local CTM or Tweet @Bayer4CropsUK.

Why not sign up to Bayer Crop Focus emails?

Receive regular in-season Bayer Wheat Crop Focus emails to stay up-to-date on wheat agronomy advice

Sign up now

Related articles

Better disease control and improved winter wheat crops

or the past three years, the Judge For Yourself trials have given farmers the opportunity to compare a range of T2 options against Ascra.

Find out more

7 takeaways about wheat disease control this season

with renowned plant pathologists Jonathan Blake from ADAS and Fiona Burnett from SRUC Bayer's Mike Abram undertook our now annual helicopter Crop Doctor tour to four cereals trials sites around England in late April. Here are his 7 key takeaways from the trip.

Find out more

Wheat agronomy advice

For latest advice and news for your wheat crop

View now

Making our website work for you

We would like to use cookies to better understand your use of this website. This enables us to improve your future experience on our website. Detailed information about the use of cookies on this website and how you can manage or withdraw your consent at any time can be found in our Privacy Statement.


Or choose another setting