Secale cereale ancestrale
| Secale cereale | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Secale cereale ancestrale (common name: rye)
Propagation: Seed - sow March or October in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed in Britain, though it should succeed as a spring-sown annual and possibly as an autumn sown plant. It is a primitive form of the cultivated cereal rye, Secale cereale[1] and as such could be of value in breeding programmes. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in most soils but prefers a well-drained light soil in a sunny position.
Range: W. Asia.
Habitat: Sandy places in vineyards, field edges etc, 100 - 1370 metres in Turkey[2].
Edibility: Seed - cooked[3][1]. It can be ground into a flour and used as a cereal in making bread, biscuits etc.
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. cereale ancestrale. (Zhuk.)Kit Tan.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Davis, Peter. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press, 1965.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.