3
One Leaf Stage
Two Leaf Stage
Three Leaf Stage
Four Leaf Stage
Five Leaf Stage
With one tiller
Six Leaf Stage
With two tillers
Cereal - Early Boot Stage
Early
Late
Early
Late
Early
Late
Tiller
Tiller
Tiller
3
2
1
4
5
6
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
4
5
Tiller
Flag leaf
(
the last leaf formed
before the head
emerges)
Swelling caused
by developing
head
Early
Late
Leaf Stages – Cereals and Grasses