Cereals grown in the UK
- Barley (Winter & Spring)
- Oats
- Rye
- Triticale (hybrid of rye and wheat)
- Wheat (Winter & Spring)
Videos for UK Cereals
Quick agronomy facts:
| W Wheat | W Barley | |
| Seed Rate kg/Ha | 100 – 250 | 150 – 180 |
| Nitrogen (N) kg/Ha | 100 – 220 | 40 – 120 |
| Phosphate (P) kg/Ha | 90 | 70 |
| Potash (K) kg/Ha | 120 | 100 |
| Av . Yield t/Ha | 8.0 | 6.3 |
About Cereals
Cereals – or ‘corn’ are in the same plant family as grasses and as such are describe as a monocots.
Cereals – A staple crop
In some developing countries, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed countries, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial.
As food cereals natural form is a whole grain, which is a rich source of:
- vitamins,
- minerals,
- carbohydrates,
- fats,
- oils,
- protein.
When refined by the removal of the bran and germ, the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate.
Below is presentation which gives more details about cereals grown in the UK.