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Follow wheat berries from field to grain elevator as migrant laborers use a combine to harvest the crop
Combines harvesting wheat in South Dakota
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Observe the underground sequence of the germination, growth, and appearance of leaves in wheat
Time-lapse video showing wheat germination and growth; the underground sequence was...
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semelparity; wheat
Cereal crops such as wheat are semelparous, meaning that they die after their first...
© Robert Glusic/Getty Images
boza
Boza, a traditional fermented drink in eastern Europe and the Middle East, is made...
© Esin Deniz/Dreamstime.com
wheat
Flowers on a wheat plant.
Florence Nibart-Devouard
wheat
Heads of wheat and unprocessed wheat grains (Triticum species).
© Maria Brzostowska/Fotolia
Bulgaria
Farmers harvest wheat in northeastern Bulgaria.
John Launois/Black Star
combine funneling harvested wheat
Combine funneling harvested wheat into a truck.
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Wheat
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum).
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Ergot
Wheat infected by ergot (Claviceps purpurea). This fungus is also the source...
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Washington: Palouse Valley wheat field
Wheat field in the Palouse Valley, Washington.
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Farm in Saskatchewan
Harvesting wheat on a farm in the grain belt near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada....
George Hunter
Dispersal of several types of seeds.
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outer layers and internal structures of a wheat kernel
The outer layers and internal structures of a kernel of wheat.
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protein content and uses of wheat varieties
The protein content and major food uses of certain varieties of wheat.
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