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HORDEUM VULGARE CONVAR DISTICHON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Grain Growing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- two-rowed barley
1, record 1, English, two%2Drowed%20barley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- two rows barley 2, record 1, English, two%20rows%20barley
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A barley having only the central spikelet of each cluster fertile so that the spike appears to have two rows. 1, record 1, English, - two%2Drowed%20barley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Annual and perennial grass in temperate regions of both hemispheres, with flat leaves and spikelets in terminal and cylindric dense spikes, awned; valuable for grain or forage. 3, record 1, English, - two%2Drowed%20barley
Record 1, Key term(s)
- two-row barley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orge à deux rangs
1, record 1, French, orge%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rangs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- orge distique 2, record 1, French, orge%20distique
correct, feminine noun
- orge de printemps 3, record 1, French, orge%20de%20printemps
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante fourragère caractérisée par ses feuilles planes, ses fleurs réunies en épis simples, à axe denté. 4, record 1, French, - orge%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rangs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
H. vulgare distichum, l'orge à deux rangs : sur chaque article du rachis sont insérés trois épillets dont un seul est fertile et ne comporte qu'une fleur. 5, record 1, French, - orge%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rangs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue deux sous-espèces selon que l'épi porte deux ou six rangées de grains. 5, record 1, French, - orge%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rangs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Cultivo de cereales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cebada de dos carreras
1, record 1, Spanish, cebada%20de%20dos%20carreras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cebada de dos hileras 2, record 1, Spanish, cebada%20de%20dos%20hileras
correct, feminine noun
- cebada dística 3, record 1, Spanish, cebada%20d%C3%ADstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la cebada de seis hileras (hexística), dos de los tres granos que constituyen la espiguilla son asimétricos y se desarrollan a los costados del grano central, el cual tiene forma simétrica; y en la cebada de dos hileras (dística) se desarrollan sólo granos anchos y simétricos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - cebada%20de%20dos%20carreras
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