Monitoring sowing depth

Depth of sowing will influence crop establishment, the vigour of the seedling crop and in turn final crop yield.

Deep sowing
Weak seedlings with pale cotyledons

Further information

Deep seeding in cereals [1]
Diagnosing deep seeding in canola [2]

Links
[1] https://agric.wa.gov.au/n/1974
[2] https://agric.wa.gov.au/n/3175

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