Open AccessGERMINATION OF "NEW SEASON'S" ALGERIAN OATS
Author(s) -
E. O. C. Hyde
Publication year - 1936
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1936.5.849
Subject(s) - sowing , germination , agronomy , growing season , winter season , biology , harvest season , horticulture , climatology , geology
GENERALLY farmers are aware that the sowing of "new season's" oats in the autumn is attended by the risk of poor germination. This danger is often avoided by sowing at a heavy rate, or by using I' old season's " seed. Nevertheless, the difficulty of judging the suitability of seed for autumn sowing not infrequently results in considerable loss. The trouble arises from the fact that the oat grain generally requires several months for its complete afterripening.