Triticosecale spp
| Triticosecale spp | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Triticosecale spp (common name: triticale)
Propagation: Seed - sow March or October in situ, only just covering the seed. Germination should take place within a few days.
Cultivation: Succeeds on lighter and drier soils than are suitable for wheat[1].
A person-made hybrid, Triticum spp. x Secale cereale, it is often cultivated for its edible seed, there are some named varieties[1][2]. Plants are more winter hardy than wheat but yields have been low in some areas and lodging has been a serious fault[2]. The grain is larger than wheat but more sparsely carried on the flowering spike[2].
Plants are more resistant than wheat to the diseases 'take-all' and 'rust'[1]. Resists mildew[1].
Range: A bi-generic hybrid of garden origin between Triticum sp. and Secale cereale.
Habitat: Not known in the wild.
Edibility: Seed - ground and used as a flour[3][1][2]. Lower in gluten than wheat, so it is often mixed with that cereal if used in bread making[2]. It has a higher amino acid and protein content than wheat[2]. The seed can also be sprouted and added to salads[2]. Yields can be very high, with harvests of more than 10 tonnes per hectare being achieved[K].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Carruthers, S. Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK. Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading, 1986.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.