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How do winter wheat and spring wheat differ?

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Winter and spring wheat differ in vernalization. Winter varieties won't flower until they've experienced a sufficiently long cold period, while spring wheat varieties flower as soon as they can. read more

Winter and Spring wheat are two different species of wheat. Winter wheat is planted in the Fall and it lives through the Winter and is harvested in the Summer. Spring wheat is planted in the Spring and harvested in the Fall. read more

About 80 per cent of the world’s wheat is winter wheat. Spring wheat is grown in the colder north of the Canadian Prairies, where winter temperature may drop to 16°C to below freezing point and seeds can only be sown after the severe winter is over. Commercially, wheat is divided into hard and soft. read more

Winter and spring wheat differ in vernalization. Winter varieties won't flower until they've experienced a sufficiently long cold period, while spring wheat varieties flower as soon as they can. As wheat has broad natural variation in vernalization requirements, cultures all over the world have independently selected "winter" and "spring" versions of their favorite varieties. read more

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