Fall-planted winter field peas tested for Panhandle.

Can winter field peas, planted in September and harvested in the middle of the following summer, work as part of the dryland cropping rotations in the Nebraska Panhandle? Incorporating winter peas into a wheat-based dryland crop production system in the Panhandle has the potential to increase the crop production sustainability and economic viability of dryland farming in the Nebraska Panhandle and High Plains in general. Winter peas are less susceptible to heat and drought conditions during flowering time, which frequently limit yield in spring-planted peas. [Extracted from the article]