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SEED COAT [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Grain Growing
DEF

The envelope which encloses the seed except for a tiny pore, the micropyle.

OBS

According to the National Research Council, tegument and integument are used synonymously with seed coat when speaking of certain seeds, usually those with only one or two outer layers. When speaking of a seed with many layers, the outer layer is usually termed "seed coat" and the rest are termed "integuments".

OBS

integument: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Tissu de l'ovaire qui entoure et soutient les ovules.

OBS

À maturité le tégument devient le esta ou l'enveloppe de la graine.

OBS

tégument : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Cultivo de cereales
DEF

[...] parte orgánica que envuelve a otra y la protege.

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Record 2 2001-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Botany
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

At this stage, it is timely to make a closer examination of the structure of a grain of wheat; the starting material of the milling process. The wheat seed varies in length from 4.8 millimetres to 9.5 millimetres, depending on variety and degree of maturity. Its shape ranges from spherical to oblong. Running along the full length of the wheat seed is the crease, which reaches in depth almost to the middle of the grain. The seed, or berry as it is sometimes called, is made up of three main parts: the interior starchy endosperm, the seed coat or bran, and the embryo called the germ. An average well matured grain of wheat has approximately the following compositions: endosperm, 85%, bran, 13%; and germ, 2%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Botanique
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

Le moment est venu d'examiner de plus près la structure du grain de blé, point de départ des opérations de mouture. Le grain de blé mesure de 4,8 mm à 9,5 mm de long, selon les variétés et le degré de maturité. Sa forme varie de sphérique à allongée. Sa surface est parcourue d'un sillon longitudinal dont la profondeur atteint près de la moitié de l'épaisseur du grain. La graine est constituée de trois éléments principaux : l'albumen farineux interne, les membranes (le son) et l'embryon, qu'on appelle germe. La composition moyenne du grain bien développé est à peu près la suivante : albumen 85%, son 13% et germe 2%.

Spanish

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