PLSC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Distillation, Herbicide, Germination
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Most common in canada is fall rye. Only cereal crop that is cross pollinating. Grown on sandy soils because it is effective in preventing fall and spring erosion. Drought tolerant due to its extensive root. The grain has lysin in it so you can feed it to animals. Slow straw decomposition so it will stay in the soil pro le longer so it will increase the organic matter in the soil. No frost problems - no herbicide registered. Use it for feed but they don"t like to eat it. Cross pollination is a lot more work. Seed germination drops dramatically when fall rye is stored longer than a year. ** it matured more rapidly with bre increasing quickly. Fall rye may be panted in early spring and grazed throughout the summer. ** if there is damage to the plant it can cause nitrate poisoning. Has less bran then wheat although it is harder to remove.
