Milk maturity

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When milk ripeness at is called grain a state of maturity of the grain, in which this still light (usually white) and much smaller than the mature grain. Milk-ripe grains are very soft because their inside is filled with a white, sweet liquid.

Milk ripening precedes dough ripening and represents the phase of grain development in which the fertilized grain grows from the first plants after fertilization to the size of the ripe grain. Therefore, the nutrient supply of the plant at the time of milk ripening is already decisive for the later yield: If too little water or nutrients are available at this stage of development, only a few and smaller grains are planted, so that the plant can no longer improve the growth conditions later can implement a higher yield. Conversely, a good grain system at the time of milk ripeness can stress the plant during the later development of the ear , for example in the event of a sudden onset of drought, and lead to the formation of gutted grains .

Web links

• Stages of development in grain , Chamber of Agriculture North Rhine-Westphalia (PDF)