Wheat

Cover Crop Name:

Wheat

Scientific Name:

Triticum aestivum L.

Growth Season:

Cool Season

Plant Type:

Grass

Life Cycle:

Annual

Plant Architecture:

Upright

Relative Water Use:

Medium

Salinity Tolerance:

Good to Fair

Seeding Depth:

½ – 1 ½ inches

Crude Protein:

straw 4-10%, grain 12-16%

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio:

leaf 15-29, stem 31-65, root 24-74 , straw 80-95 [end of season]

Mycorrhizal Association:

Benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal associations

Pollination Type:

Self Pollinator (Wind)

Nitrogen Scavenger Rating:

Very Good

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