wheat·grass (wēt′grăs′, hwēt′-) n. 1.Any of several grasses, especially of the generaAgropyronandElymus,grown as pasture and fodder for livestock. 2.The young leaves of common wheat, often processed into juice or powder and used as a dietary supplement. ...
Related to intermediate wheatgrass:crested wheatgrass,slender wheatgrass,western wheatgrass ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. intermediate wheatgrass- Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder ...
to generate alcohol to power automobiles, and for the manufacture ofrum.Alcoholic beveragesaredistilledfrom other crop grasses: barley providesbeermalt, rice is used in the production of sake, and corn for bourbon. Wheat, rye, corn, and barley contribute to the making of whiskeys and vodka. ...
000 years the practice of growing wheat and barley spread north and west toEurope, and by 3000bcthese cereals had reached China. Bread wheat, known widely in theMiddle Eastby 6000bc, is strictly a domesticated species; it arose serendipitously when different species of wheat were grown together...
K. 1975 . Nitrogen gen effects on crested wheatgrass ( Agropyron desertorum ) as related to forage quality indices of grass tetany. Agronomy Journal , 67: 411–414.Mayland H F, Grunes D L, Waggoner H, Florence A, Hewes D A and Joo P K 1975 Nitrogen effects on crested wheatgrass as...
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et al. Extensive concerted evolution of rice paralogs and the road to regaining independence. Genetics 177, 1753–1763 (2007). 34. Singh, N. K. et al. Single-copy genes define a conserved order between rice and wheat for understanding differences caused by duplication, deletion, and ...
Field experiments were conducted in Oklahoma to quantify the wheat grain yield losses and price discounts resulting from season-long interference with cheat, feral rye, Italian ryegrass, jointed goatgrass, and wild oat. Plots were seeded to individual weeds at one of seven seeding rates, and wheat...
1.(Plants) any of various grasses of the genusPhalaris,espP. canariensis,that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed 2.(Plants)reed canary grassa related plant,Phalaris arundinacea,used as fodder throughout the N hemisphere ...
wheat, oats, barley, andtriticaleare valuablecool season grasses. Major warm season legumes are cowpeas, soybeans, andlablab. Other examples of warm season legumes are phasey bean,Aeschynomenespp., alcyce clover, andLespedezaspp. Cool season legumes include a wide range ofTrifoliumandMedicagospec...