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BLOTCHED SEED [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

[A] seed with brown or black areas confined to only a part of the kernel but [is] otherwise sound.

CONT

A weed stain is a type of natural stain. A weed stain refers to the blotched or stained appearance of kernels caused by contact with sap from green foliage of such weeds as Russian thistle.

OBS

Term(s) used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Économie agricole
DEF

[Graine] qui [a] des zones brunes ou noires sur seulement une partie du grain, mais qui [est] autrement [saine].

OBS

Terme(s) en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Economía agrícola
DEF

Grano que presenta puntos negros u obscuros en la superficie.

OBS

Las características que definen a los granos moteados y a los granos manchados son muy parecidas y con frecuencia es dificil establecer una diferencia.

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