Spraying of the Rye Field

The rye flowers must be sprayed on a dry day as the solution will be washed off in the rain. The rye must also be sprayed when the rye flowers are in bloom. Rye flowers in 

Weather and temperature also effects the flowering. The best time in which to spray occurs from 7 A.M. to 11 A.M. 

In 1943, Ralph Lewis power sprayed his rye fields three times each morning for a period of three days. He used a 1 7 dilution of the suspension and 60% of the rye heads became infected with ergot. 

According to Heinz G. Floss approximately 95% of all peptide alkaloids are produced by extraction of field inoculated ergot. 

Alkaloid extraction from ergot Arcamone 1961 Bankovskii 1969 

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