
The first comprehensive monograph on rye, this book gathers all the relevant and historic information from botany and genetics to utilization and sustainability of rye. A definitive source on all aspects of rye as a modern crop, it provides exhaustive coverage of the breeding,...

Owing to its considerable winter hardiness, rye is a cereal that played a major role in the feeding of European populations throughout the Middle Ages. Recent data shows that rye is grown on about 5.4 million hectares, with a world production of approximately 13 million tons...

Owing to its considerable winter hardiness, rye is a cereal that played a major role in the feeding of European populations throughout the Middle Ages. Recent data shows that rye is grown on about 5.4 million hectares, with a world production of approximately 13 million tons...