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The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural). Oats appear to have been domesticated as a secondary crop , as their seeds resembled those of other cereals closely enough for them to be included by early cultivators.
A. fatua is a typical oat in appearance, a green grass with hollow, erect stems 1 to 4 feet (0.30 to 1.22 m) tall bearing nodding structures – panicles – of spikelets. The long dark green leaves are up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) wide and rough due to small hairs. The seedlings are also hairy.
The life cycle of A. fatua is nearly synchronous with that of common oat, and their relationship is an example of Vavilovian mimicry. Historically, growers could control the weed only by checking the crop plants one by one and hand-weeding. Consequently, "sowing wild oats" became a phrase to describe unprofitable activities.
Avena byzantina, red oats, is a species of cultivated oat native to Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, the Transcaucasus, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. [2] Cultivated for thousands of years, it is better suited to warmer conditions than white or common oats ( Avena sativa ), but is often sown as a no‑till winter crop.
A great plant for a rain garden, or a shady spot beneath an oak tree, northern dea oats also make an interesting addition to cut flower displays in the winter months. They tend to grow quickly ...
Oats are rich in unique phytochemicals, including beta-glucan, resistant starch, and phenols, that affect the gut microbiome, according to a review published in the journal Foods.
A type of naked oat called pillas, pilez, or pil-corn in the Cornish language and dialect of English [6] may have been the same species as Avena nuda. John Ray calls it Avena minuta. [7] Well known in the 17th century it was commonly grown in Cornwall as late as the 18th and 19th centuries. [8] The last known crop was harvested at Sancreed in ...
As such, the oat milk vs. almond milk debate really comes down to your wellness goals, explains Wilson, adding that “if you are looking to increase your protein intake, oat milk may be the best ...