Rye seeds

Rye / Secale cereale - is the first cereal crop that people began to eat. This plant belongs to a healthy, dietary product. The composition includes proteins, carbohydrates, dietary fiber. The grain of the crop has an oval, slightly elongated shape; a groove can be seen on the abdomen. This grain crop grows well at higher elevations. He loves the sun, light and, of course, warmth. All this is necessary for the rapid, active formation of grains directly in the spikelets.

Rye has some benefits that are worth paying special attention to:

• The grain is quite large in size.
• High bushiness is a distinctive characteristic of the crop.
• Excellent germination of seed material is observed (the figure reaches 92%).

Stem height 115-120 cm, growing season up to 305 days, protein content 11.8%.

Rye is highly resistant to lodging and shedding. Easily tolerates cold weather. Has an average score for dangerous diseases. It can be proud of its developed root system. Experienced agronomists recommend starting harvesting at the moment when the grains become hard. The harvested crop must be stored in special containers in a dry room. An important indicator is the seeding rate of the crop (160-250 kg). It all depends on the quality of the soil, weather conditions and predecessors.

It has a number of advantages that allow the use of rye as a valuable green fertilizer. Enriches the soil with potassium.

The root system perfectly loosens the soil, improving moisture and air exchange. Rye bushes well and quickly grows excellent green mass, 200-300 kg per hundred square meters! Plant-phytosanitary. Suppresses the development of pathogenic bacteria and nematodes in the soil. Rye is an aggressor plant, suppresses weeds, even such malicious ones as wheatgrass and sow thistle.

An unpretentious plant. Cold-resistant culture. Winter crops can withstand frosts down to -25°C even in snowless winters.

The sowing rate for winter rye is 2.2-2.8 kg per hundred square meters.

High yields of rye can be obtained on fertile soils. It is important to timely feed the plant with necessary, valuable fertilizers and protect the crop from the negative influence of weeds. Also, do not forget about the planned plowing. It should be carried out several weeks before sowing. Seeds germinate at 1-2 degrees. Winter rye shoots appear after 5 days, and spring rye after about a week. The emergence of the first leaf is considered the emergence of seedlings.

Stages of growth: germination, tillering, booting, heading, flowering and only then the process of plant maturation.

Beneficial properties of rye seeds:

• the culture contains the required amount of vitamin A, which protects the human body from the rapid aging process;
• has a general strengthening effect on the body, has a good effect on hematopoiesis;
• this cereal is a wonderful anti-inflammatory agent.

All of the above points confirm the value and quality of rye. This culture has also become widespread in folk medicine. This is due, first of all, to the high content of necessary, vital microelements. Rye is preferred by people seeking a healthy, proper lifestyle.