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It is an annual herbaceous plant, belonging to the family of grasses. The most cultivated species are Avena sativa and Avena byzantina, in that order. Oats grain.It is a plant with reticular roots, powerful and more abundant than in the rest of the cereals. Its stem is thick and straight with little resistance to tipping, its length can vary from 50 cm to one and a half meters. Its leaves are flat and elongated, with a narrow and long limb of dark green color. Its flowers are presented in ears of two or three of them. It has less resistance to cold than barley and wheat. It is sown in early spring, to be harvested in late summer. It is demanding in water because of its high coefficient of perspiration, although the excess can harm it. It is very sensitive to drought, especially in the period of grain formation. Because the reticular system of oats is deeper, you can take better advantage of the soil nutrients, so it requires less fertilizer for its development.This cereal is used mainly for the feeding of livestock, as a forage plant and in less quantity for human consumption, although it is not very used by them, despite their energizing properties.
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