QUESTIONS 



121 



Descriptive Terms 



A. Spike: 



1. Bearded, beardless, part bearded. 



2. Shape: 



Uniform straight sides. 

 Clubbed large at tip. 

 Tapering tapering toward tip. 



3. Cross-section: 



Square. 



Flattened on spikelet sides. 



Flattened on furrow sides. 



4. Spacing of spikelets : 



Close, medium, wide. 



B. Spikelet: 



1. Broad, medium, narrow. 



2. Number of kernels, 1, 2, 3, etc. 



3. Glumes: 



Hairy smooth. 



4. Color of chaff. 



C. Kernels: 



1. Color: 



Clear red, dull red, whitish, amber. 



2. Hardness: 



Soft, medium, hard, very hard. 



3. Texture in cross-section : 



Starchy, part starchy, vitreous. 



Descriptive Form for Wheat 



QUESTIONS 



1. Give the early history of wheat. 



2. How many varieties are there? 



3. Name the important groups and state distinguishing characters of 



each. 



4. Give principal use of each. 



5. Which is most important? 



