Hard red winter wheat is the most important crop grown in Oklahoma; grown on more than 3-5 million acres and is worth from $400 million to $1 billion in sales each year. Oklahoma's wheat crop is grown for forage, forage plus grain or for grain production only, and thus requires different management based on its intended use. Although wheat is grown in nearly every county in Oklahoma, most wheat is grown in the western half of the state. Wheat is susceptible to various diseases, arthropod pests, and weed invaders. Fortunately, IPM programs are flexible enough to meet those challenges.

 

Newsletters & Blogs

• Pest e-Alert (OSU Plant Disease and Insect Advisory)

• Down and Dirty with NPK (Soil Nutrient Management)

 

Production Fact Sheets

• AGEC-212 Should I Buy (or Retain) Stockers to Graze Wheat Pasture?

• AGEC-241 Wheat Grazeout versus Harvest for Grain

• PSS-2132 No till Wheat Production in Oklahoma

• PSS-2240 Managing Acid Soils for Wheat Production

• NREM-5006 Reducing Mortality of Grassland Wildlife During Haying and Wheat-Harvesting Operations

 

Storage Management Fact Sheets

• AGEC-223 Practical Wheat Sampling and Hand Sieving Procedures

• AGEC-226 Grading "Cheaty" Wheat

• AGEC-236 MCi-Kicker® Dockage Machine Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Corn, & Soybean

• BAE-1109 Storage and Use of Low Test Weight and Sprouted Wheat

• CR-1741 Storing Moist Wheat at Commercial Elevators in Oklahoma

• L-213 Wheat Kernel Damage

 

Marketing Fact Sheets

• FAPC-109 Evaluation of Hard White Winter Wheat Breeder Lines for Alkaline Asian Noodles

 

Disease Management Fact Sheets

• EPP-7661 Major Foliar Fungal Diseases of Wheat in Oklahoma

• PSS-2145 Fusarium Had Blight (Head Scab) of Wheat: Questions and Answers

 

Insect Management Fact Sheets

• CR-7088 Effect of Planting Date and Seed Treatment on Diseases and Insect Pests of Wheat

• EPP-7093 Mites in Small Grains

• EPP-7094  Common Small Grain Caterpillars in Oklahoma

• CR-7194... Management of Insect and Mite Pests in Small Grains

 

Weed Management Fact Sheets

• L-316 Identification of Grasses Commonly Found in Oklahoma Wheat Fields

 

Other Resources

• Wheat Improvement Team at OSU

• Oklahoma Wheat Commission

• National Association of Wheat Growers