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Black Oat
A variety of oat
How to sow black oat: Direct seed/broadcast
Sun requirement for black oat: Plant in Full Sun
A New Zealand oat selected and grown for years at Milmore Downs in Canterbury, mainly as animal feed. It is nearly hulless but not quite, and the long, good-quality stems make it a useful carbon crop. Ferment, sprout or soak and cook slowly before eating. Sow in trays in autumn or early spring and transplant at 5 cm high, 10 cm apart on the diagonal.
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Avena sativa L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Liliopsida Commelinidae Cyperales Gramineae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 16 - 20 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 5 - 30 °C |
| Killing temperature | growth: -1 °C, rest: -15 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 600 - 1000 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 250 - 1500 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 5.0 - 6.0 |
| Absolute soil pH | 4.5 - 7.5 |
| Crop cycle | 110 - 270 days |
| Life form | grass |
| Life span | annual |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | heavy, medium, light |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
| Optimal light | very bright |
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