Handout
Authors
Michael Ottman
Publication Date: May 2015 | Publication Number: az1333 Download PDF
Small grains are planted for a variety of reasons, but their rotational benefit makes them a popular crop all over the world and influences the way they are planted. One of the major benefits of small grains as rotational crops is that they cover the soil and suppress weeds. Thus, small grains are most commonly solid seeded with a grain drill.
Status and Revision History
Originally published March 2004
Revised May 2015