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winter wheat

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Winter wheat is a type of wheat that is sown in the autumn and ripens the following spring or summer. It is best adapted to temperate regions with rainfall between 30 and 90 cm (12 and 36 inches). Winter wheat varieties generally produce better crops but have more stringent climate requirements than spring wheat. They need to form a good root system and begin to form new shoots before cold weather sets in. In the United States, the Winter Wheat Belt is mainly in Kansas and Oklahoma, lying south of killing frosts.1234

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Abilene
Winter-wheat cultivation was introduced in Abilene in the mid-1870s and remains economically important. Abilene is still a shipping point for livestock, as well as for grain and other agricultural products, and it has some light industry.
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Winter-wheat cultivation was introduced in Abilene in the mid-1870s and remains economically important. Abilene is still a shipping point for livestock, as well as for grain and other agricultural products, and it has some light industry.
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agricultural technology
Dryland farming
…inches (400 millimeters) per year, winter wheat is the most favored crop, although spring wheat is planted in some areas where severe winter killing may occur. (Grain sorghum is another crop grown in these areas.) Where some summer rainfall occurs, dry beans are an important crop. All dryland crop yield…
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…inches (400 millimeters) per year, winter wheat is the most favored crop, although spring wheat is planted in some areas where severe winter killing may occur. (Grain sorghum is another crop grown in these areas.) Where some summer rainfall occurs, dry beans are an important crop. All dryland crop yield…
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vernalization
Applications
…two-year growth cycle required of winter wheat. By partially germinating the seed and then chilling it to 0 °C (32 °F) until spring, it is possible to cause winter wheat to produce a crop in the same year.
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…two-year growth cycle required of winter wheat. By partially germinating the seed and then chilling it to 0 °C (32 °F) until spring, it is possible to cause winter wheat to produce a crop in the same year.
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cereal processing
Wheat: varieties and characteristics
Winter wheats are planted in the autumn and harvested in late spring or early summer. Both spring and winter wheats are grown in different regions of the United States and Russia. Winter varieties can be grown only where the winters are sufficiently mild. Where winters…
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Winter wheats are planted in the autumn and harvested in late spring or early summer. Both spring and winter wheats are grown in different regions of the United States and Russia. Winter varieties can be grown only where the winters are sufficiently mild. Where winters…
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