The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... seems to consist al- most entirely of leaves . There are four principal parts to the leaf : The blade ; the sheath , which clasps the stem and is split down the side opposite the blade ; the ligule , also clasping the culm , and located ...
... seems to consist al- most entirely of leaves . There are four principal parts to the leaf : The blade ; the sheath , which clasps the stem and is split down the side opposite the blade ; the ligule , also clasping the culm , and located ...
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... weather in southern climates . Dissolved salts seem to aid germination under ordinary field conditions . In germinating , wheat absorbs from five to six times its weight of water . It loses 1.5 per cent of. 16 THE BOOK OF WHEAT.
... weather in southern climates . Dissolved salts seem to aid germination under ordinary field conditions . In germinating , wheat absorbs from five to six times its weight of water . It loses 1.5 per cent of. 16 THE BOOK OF WHEAT.
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... , the ovularies remain unfertilized , and the spikes bear sterile flowers in which no kernels are formed . It seems that the crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The 20 THE BOOK OF WHEAT 20.
... , the ovularies remain unfertilized , and the spikes bear sterile flowers in which no kernels are formed . It seems that the crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The 20 THE BOOK OF WHEAT 20.
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... seems to give a high weight per bushel , a large per- centage of starch , and a low ash and nitrogen content . The following table gives the results of the observations of Lawes and Gilbert at Rothamsted . " 1 Amer . Chem . Jour . , 15 ...
... seems to give a high weight per bushel , a large per- centage of starch , and a low ash and nitrogen content . The following table gives the results of the observations of Lawes and Gilbert at Rothamsted . " 1 Amer . Chem . Jour . , 15 ...
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... seem to be an adequate basis , however , for the commercial grading of wheat . The grading seems to be based rather on the relative yield of first quality flour . The greater the weight of the kernel and the weight per bushel , the ...
... seem to be an adequate basis , however , for the commercial grading of wheat . The grading seems to be based rather on the relative yield of first quality flour . The greater the weight of the kernel and the weight per bushel , the ...
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