The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... seems to point to Mesopo- tamia , but this is largely a matter of opinion . While wheat has been found growing apparently wild , the doubt always seems to remain that it may have simply escaped from culti- vation . However , the belief ...
... seems to point to Mesopo- tamia , but this is largely a matter of opinion . While wheat has been found growing apparently wild , the doubt always seems to remain that it may have simply escaped from culti- vation . However , the belief ...
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... seems to have been cultivated in China 3,000 years B. C. , and was a chief crop in ancient Egypt and Palestine . The Bible first mentions wheat in Genesis , Chap . 30 , v . 14 . a Biological Origin . - The botanist calls wheat a grass ...
... seems to have been cultivated in China 3,000 years B. C. , and was a chief crop in ancient Egypt and Palestine . The Bible first mentions wheat in Genesis , Chap . 30 , v . 14 . a Biological Origin . - The botanist calls wheat a grass ...
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... seems to be the ten- dency of the civilized world to raise its standard of living . As the standard of living rises , wheat becomes a relatively more important part of human food . Rye and oats furnished the bread of the great body of ...
... seems to be the ten- dency of the civilized world to raise its standard of living . As the standard of living rises , wheat becomes a relatively more important part of human food . Rye and oats furnished the bread of the great body of ...
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... seems always to have been in a more or less chaotic state . This is especially true of the nomenclature of varieties . Nor is the fault to be laid particu- larly at the door of science . We have seen that wheat has been continually ...
... seems always to have been in a more or less chaotic state . This is especially true of the nomenclature of varieties . Nor is the fault to be laid particu- larly at the door of science . We have seen that wheat has been continually ...
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... seems to be greatest in durum wheats . Early spring and summer rains cause shallow rooting . In the absence of these rains in the far west , a deeper root system , capable of resisting superficial droughts , is developed . Poor soil ...
... seems to be greatest in durum wheats . Early spring and summer rains cause shallow rooting . In the absence of these rains in the far west , a deeper root system , capable of resisting superficial droughts , is developed . Poor soil ...
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