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SMALL GRAIN [1 record]

Record 1 2000-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
DEF

Any of the small-seeded cereal crops, e.g. wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice

OBS

Wheat, oats, barley, and rye are important small grain crops. Flax, although not a grass and not a cereal, is sometimes included in the small grain group because of its general production characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

par exemple blé, avoine, orge, seigle, riz

OBS

Le plus souvent au pluriel : «céréales à paille, petites céréales».

Key term(s)
  • petites céréales
  • céréales à paille

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
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