The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... Grain Aphis or Green Bug Granary Weevil 164 171 · · 172 174 176 177 178 180 • 182 Grain Moth 183 Flour Moth 184 Transportation of Wheat on Water 191 Typical Small Storage Elevators . 202 Storage in Open on a Farm . 210 Wheat Awaiting ...
... Grain Aphis or Green Bug Granary Weevil 164 171 · · 172 174 176 177 178 180 • 182 Grain Moth 183 Flour Moth 184 Transportation of Wheat on Water 191 Typical Small Storage Elevators . 202 Storage in Open on a Farm . 210 Wheat Awaiting ...
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... GRAIN AND PLANT ORIGIN . The Word Wheat can be traced back through the Middle English whete to Old English hwaete , which is allied to hwit , white . The German Weizen is related to weisz , which also means white . The French blé ...
... GRAIN AND PLANT ORIGIN . The Word Wheat can be traced back through the Middle English whete to Old English hwaete , which is allied to hwit , white . The German Weizen is related to weisz , which also means white . The French blé ...
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... grain , are considered as the nearest kin to wheat . Efforts have been made to develop wheat from ovata , the most typical species . Fabre of Agde , France , claimed that in 1838 he began to improve this plant by selection , and that by ...
... grain , are considered as the nearest kin to wheat . Efforts have been made to develop wheat from ovata , the most typical species . Fabre of Agde , France , claimed that in 1838 he began to improve this plant by selection , and that by ...
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... grain was planted . From the crown are thrown out whorls of coronal or permanent roots . Any node of the wheat stalk under or near the soil may also throw out a whorl of permanent roots , somewhat similar to those of corn . There are ...
... grain was planted . From the crown are thrown out whorls of coronal or permanent roots . Any node of the wheat stalk under or near the soil may also throw out a whorl of permanent roots , somewhat similar to those of corn . There are ...
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... grain . The next covering is a single layer of collapsed cells , known as the tegmen . This is again surrounded by a third envelope , the testa , or episperm , which contains the greater part of the coloring matter of the grain . This ...
... grain . The next covering is a single layer of collapsed cells , known as the tegmen . This is again surrounded by a third envelope , the testa , or episperm , which contains the greater part of the coloring matter of the grain . This ...
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