YIELD AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OATS WHEN HARVESTED AT FOUR STAGES OF MATURITY
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Vol. 38 (1) , 12-15
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps58-003
Abstract
Yield and chemical composition of three varieties of oats harvested at four stages of maturity were studied over a 4-year period. Yields increased as harvesting was delayed from "early dough" to "late dough" and to the "ripe" stage, but decreased when the grain was over-ripe. Percentage of hull decreased with increasing maturity at harvest. There were no significant differences in the proximate constituents due to stage of maturity at harvest. Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium did not appear to be affected by stage of maturity at harvest, but potassium was significantly lower at both the "ripe" and "over-ripe" stages.Keywords
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