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Record 1 1986-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

All other forms of the grass inflorescence may be derived from the paniculate type by a process of simplification due to contraction, condensation and reduction. ... The third stage is on in which the spikelets become sessile on the main axis, thus producing a spike of spikelets. This arrangement is well seen in all the Hordeae, and is exemplified in the cereals by barley, rye and wheat.

OBS

Introduction to the Botany of Field Crops Cereals, Vol. 1, p. 11.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales

Spanish

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