Winter Small Grain Forage Trial Species x Harvest Date Dr. Heather Darby, UVM Extension Agronomist Susan Monahan, Erica Cummings, Julian Post and Sara Ziegler UVM Extension Crops and Soils Technicians 802-524-6501 Visit us on the web: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil © March [PDF]
, 2014 Winter cereals are most commonly used as a cover crop in Vermont. Cereals such as barley, triticale, wheat, spelt and rye also have the potential to provide high yield and quality feed for livestock.
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Whole-grain foods and chronic disease: evidence from epidemiological and intervention studies [PDF]
, 2015 Cereal-based foods are key components of the diet and they dominate most food-based dietary recommendations in order to achieve targets for intake of carbohydrate, protein and dietary fibre.
Brownlee, Iain, Seal, Chris J.
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Does On-Farm quality Assurance Pay? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the GrainSafe Program [PDF]
Since the introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops, the commodity grain system has been under pressure to segregate GM and non-GM crops. Starting at the level of the grain handler, members of the grain supply chain have successfully used quality ...
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Economic analysis of site-specific wheat management with respect to grain quality and separation of the different quality fractions [PDF]
The paper analyzes site-specific and uniform management options for wheat production with respect to grain quality. Besides site-specific fertilization the economic potential of segregation of different grain qualities is the subject of this paper. Yield
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The Efficacy of Spraying Fungicides to Control Fusarium Head Blight Infection in Spring Malting Barley [PDF]
, 2014 Public interest in sourcing local foods has extended into beverages, and the current demand for local brewing and distilling ingredients is quickly increasing.
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Frontiers in NutritionSorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), characterized by substantial genetic diversity, encompasses some lines rich in health-promoting polyphenols. Laboratory studies have demonstrated anticancer properties of sorghum phenolics; however, their presence may
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Dual roles of spent mushroom substrate on soil improvement and enhanced drought tolerance of wheat Triticum aestivum [PDF]
, 2007 This study examines the effects of the spent substrate of oyster mushroom (SMS) for growing wheat at different drought conditions. The SMS not only served as the sole fertilizer to produce normal growth and grain yield of wheat but also improved the soil
Chiu, Siu-Wai, Liang, Song
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The Efficacy of Spraying Fungicides to Control Fusarium Head Blight Infection in Spring Malting Barley [PDF]
, 2015 Public interest in sourcing local foods has extended into beverages, and the current demand for local brewing and distilling ingredients is quickly increasing.
Calderwood, Lily +7 more
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Wheat and barley seed system in Syria: farmers' varietal perceptions, seed sources and seed management [PDF]
A total of 206 wheat and 200 barley farmers were interviewed in northeastern Syria to understand farmer perceptions and practice relating to modern varieties, seed sources and seed quality. Wheat farmers had better awareness and grew modern varieties (87%
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Intercropping cereals and grain legumes: a farmer’s perspective [PDF]
, 2006 Intercropping cereals and grain legumes show potential for organic agriculture in many ways. However, the use of land equivalent ratio (LER) as a measure for calculating the cropping advantage of intercrops over sole crops is too simple: neglecting weed ...
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