Chalky Belly in Kulu as as affected by temperatures after flowering. (1981)

Heenan, D, Blakeney, A

1981

This IREC Farmers Newsletter presents the result of an experiment under taken at Yanco Agricultural research centre to evaluate the effect of temperature on extremes on the incidence of Chalky belly and grain development.
The results conclude that high temperatures immediately after flowering can be important bearing on the incidence of chalky  belly. Low temperature after flowering have little effect. Amylose studies indicated that grain developed at 35/35 degrees contained lower amylose level than grain developed at 28/35 degrees after flowering.