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Scientific Name: Secale cereale
Life Cycle: Cool Season Annual
Growth Habit: Upright
Preferred Soil pH: 5.0-7.0 Min.
Germination Temp.: 34F
Upright cool-season annual that grows 3-6 feet tall. Requires vernalization to head and produce seed. Makes a thick ground cover if planted in the spring. Do not confuse with annual ryegrass.
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Cereal rye: Managing Cover Crops Profitably (SARE Handbook Series Book 9) by Andy Clark (2007, 3rd ed.)