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Dave Hill wrote:

On Sep 26, 12:09*pm, wrote:
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Emery Davis wrote:

On 09/26/2011 08:31 AM, Michael Bell wrote:
I have a project to develop alder (Alnus glutinosa) as a grain crop.

Just out of interest, what do you expect the yield per hectare to be in
alder seed? *(Average UK wheat yields are around 8 tonnes/hectare).

That's not his objective. *Average yields in the less productive
parts of the UK would probably be under a tonne per hectare, quite
possibly well under.

I'm sure you must have eaten the seed, what does it taste like? *The
grains you name (wheat, rice, oats) all have a basically pleasant taste,
to my palate anyway.

A good question. *I have tried goosefoot seed, and it's tolerable,
but not much better - however, the original forms of wheat wouldn't
go down well with modern tastes.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

My thought is just how would it be picked?

As a commercial crop, with a mechanical rake. A garden rake is quite
effective as a hand tool.

Michael Bell


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