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STARCHY GRAIN [1 record]

Record 1 2001-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

When hard-kernelled varieties are grown under humid conditions or in soil deficient in nitrogen they sometimes become starchy, semi-starchy, or mottled, the condition being designated as "yellow berry", and the kernels are then rather soft. (Classification of Wheat Varieties Grown in the United States in 1949, B.B. Bayles and J.A. Clark, Techn. Bull No. 1083, March 1954, U.S.D.A., p. 30-31.)

OBS

A defective condition in durum wheat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

(défaut de blé dur) condition anormale du blé dur dont le grain présente des plages à texture farineuse.

Spanish

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