Notes on the value of spring rye for cultivation

Authors

• K. Multamäki Agricultural Research Centre, Department of Plant Breeding, Jokioinen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.71552

Abstract

Spring rye proved to be slightly earlier than spring wheat. The straw of spring rye was longer and weaker than that of spring wheat, on the other hand it was shorter and stiffer than that of winter rye. The yielding capacity of spring rye was only about 2/3 of that of both spring wheat and winter rye. The kernel properties of spring and winter rye proved about equal. Because of its low yielding capacity spring rye can not be recommended for cultivation on productive soils in South Finland.