Tillering Stage
Tillers are new shoots that are sent up from the root of the plant. Each tiller can grow its own stalk and seed head, so the number of tillers will determine the potential yield of the plant. Tillering can occur either before or after the winter dormancy stage in winter wheat, and a plant can have as many as six tillers. Tillers can be distinguished from true leaves by a sheath at the base of the growth called a prophyll.
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