Avena sativa is directly edible, it is a non-toxic fruit.

Before the kernel turns white, it can be eaten, and tastes a bit like walnuts. It can be eaten without removing the skin. It can also be eaten in a stir-fry, which has a delicious flavor.

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Avena sativa is a sunny, sun-loving fruit. p>Avena is sun-loving, semi-shade tolerant, very adaptable to the soil, barren, saline, cold resistance, -41.4 ℃ safe overwintering; drought-resistant ability is extremely strong, in the annual rainfall of only 150 mm in the area also scattered trees, but avena is not tolerant of waterlogging, afraid of the wind, in the drainage of the low-lying areas of the bad, heavy saline and unfixed sand should not be planted.

Mainly propagated by sowing, planting, pressing and root insertion can also be. Generally harvested in the fall after the fruit is ripe, take out the seed that is sown, can also be used to store wet sand layer storage over the winter, the following year early spring sowing. Cultivation techniques with seed, grafting, root insertion or planting propagation.

Fruit ripening, immediately after sowing, the next spring germination. If the seed sand, the next spring before sowing 15d, outdoor windy and sunny place, dig another pit with a sloping bottom, will be sand in the pit, tilt facing the sun, covered with plastic film, the use of sunlight for high-temperature germination, when the seed 20% cracked mouth when sowing.

Can also be 1 week before sowing with 45 ℃ warm water soaked seeds, natural cooling 2-3d fish out, into baskets or bushels, covered with a wet cloth, placed in the greenhouse at 20-50 ℃ to germinate, when the seeds 2 / 3 cracked mouth when sowing, generally in mid-April, late April, strip sowing or spot sowing, the seed umbilicus should be placed flat, mulch 2-15 cm.

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