Abstract
The interest in growing cereal rye for grain to be sold as cover crop seed, or to other value-added markets (distillers and bakers), has increased considerably across the Northeast region. As a result, farmers and end-users are requesting yield and quality information on cereal rye varieties. In 2021, University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils (NWCS) Program conducted a harvest date trial to evaluate the effects of harvest date on yield and quality of cereal rye. Falling number is a laboratory test that measures the viscosity of flour. There are well established ranges for falling number as an indicator of baking and malting quality in wheat and barley. There is less information on the ideal range for falling number in cereal rye. The goal of this project was to evaluate the impact of harvest date on yields and quality parameters, specifically falling number, on two common varieties of cereal rye.
Keywords
Vermont, University of Vermont, UVM Extension, Northwest Crops & Soils
Publication Date
5-2022
Recommended Citation
Darby, Heather and Emick, Hillary, "Rye Harvest Date" (2022). Northwest Crops & Soils Program. 455.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/nwcsp/455