. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOWING FRESHLY THRESHED FALL RYE The level of germination of freshly threshed fall rye mainly depends upon its percentage of dormancy. Germination tests were conducted at Agriculture Canada's research station at Beaverlodge 'o determine the amount of dormancy in rye seed. The cultivars used were Antelope, Cougar, Frontier, Puma and Kodiak. They were cut at a moisture content of 40 to 45 per cent and hung up to dry outside. No dormancy breaking treatments were applied. Fifty seeds of each cultivar were sown in pots 0, 8, 15, 29, 36 and 98 days aft
. Agri-news. Agriculture. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOWING FRESHLY THRESHED FALL RYE The level of germination of freshly threshed fall rye mainly depends upon its percentage of dormancy. Germination tests were conducted at Agriculture Canada's research station at Beaverlodge 'o determine the amount of dormancy in rye seed. The cultivars used were Antelope, Cougar, Frontier, Puma and Kodiak. They were cut at a moisture content of 40 to 45 per cent and hung up to dry outside. No dormancy breaking treatments were applied. Fifty seeds of each cultivar were sown in pots 0, 8, 15, 29, 36 and 98 days after cutting and replicated four times. According to a report received by Alberta Agriculture, the percentage of seedlings that emerged increased with time after cutting, and a mean of per cent emergence was recorded for the second planting date. Under these conditions fall rye had little dormancy. The report also stated that further work is under way to determine whether there are any conditions which promote second- ary dormancy. Since the period between swathing and combining normally exceeds eight days, a farmer who wants to sow freshly threshed fall rye can safely do so. However, the researchers recommend increasing the seeding rate by 10 to 20 per cent if the rye is sown within two weeks of having been swathed. -30- 10 /dlbcrra AGRICULTURE Phone (403) 427-2127 COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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