These findings suggest that a uniform isometric relationship exists in
grain crop species and that artificial selection in crop species has not changed this relationship.
The following warm-season
grain crops thrive in a wide range of climates, are easy to store, and have nutritional profiles that make them nourishing staples for people and poultry alike.
Framers having sown
grain crops say unless it rains in ten days there won't be any harvest.
The sowing of perennial
grain crops, as suggested by the authors, can reduce some environmental impacts; however, most benefits will be felt on marginal farm lands, such as hillsides, drylands, and degraded soils.
By developing perennial
grain crops, plant breeders could help dramatically enlarge that portion of the agricultural landscape that is kept intact by perennial roots.
No-tillage cropping systems are known to provide many benefits to soils that can enhance production of
grain crops. Many of the improvements to soils that result from no-tillage production such as increases in soil aggregation, water-holding capacity, nutrient cycling, and biological activity are related to increases in soil organic matter.
The increasing trend for using
grain crops to make biofuels also puts further pressure on supplies.
The LEXION V530 VARIO header is designed for direct-cut canola, wheat, barley, rye, and other small
grain crops. In small grains, the hydraulically adjustable table can be extended forward 20 cm (8 in.) or moved back 10 cm (4 in.) on-the-go from its center position, improving the header crop flow as the height of the crop warrants.
The paper quoted Yang Jian, an official with China's Ministry of Agriculture as saying China's policy is that ethanol should "neither be at the cost of foodgrains for people's consumption nor should it compete with
grain crops for cultivated land."
Will core
grain crops be able to supply traditional markets, and how will trait-specific varieties continue to impact cropping?
Among the specific topics: grain number determination in major
grain crops, metabolic engineering of carbohydrate supply in plant reproductive development, synthetic seed technology, enhancing the nutritive value of seeds by genetic engineering, natural defense mechanisms in seeds, and diagnosis of seedborne pathogens.
While wheat and barley are primarily grown as
grain crops in the state, they can be used for grazing, green chop silage or hay production when managed properly, as can rye and triticale.