Wheat
Triticum aestivum
- can be sown as a cover or cash crop for seed, milling or feed
- winter or spring annual grain
- enhances cycling of N, P, and K
- heavy N feeder in spring
- fine root system improves topsoil tilth
- prefers well-drained soils, mid texture and moderate to high fertility
- tolerate poorly drained heavier soils make ideal forage crops mixed with legumes, ryegrass and other small grains