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| Plants and Society, 4/e Dr. Estelle Levetin,
University of Tulsa Karen McMahon,
University of Tulsa
The Grasses
Chapter 12 Outline
Chapter OutlinCHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRASS FAMILY 192
Vegetative Characteristics 192
The Flower 193
The Grain 193
WHEAT: THE STAFF OF LIFE 194
Origin and Evolution of Wheat 194
Modern Cultivars 195
Nutrition 195
ACLOSER LOOK 12.1—THE RISE OF BREAD 196
CORN: INDIAN MAIZE 197
An Unusual Cereal 197
Types of Corn 197
Hybrid Corn 199
ACLOSER LOOK 12.2—BARBARA MCCLINTOCK AND JUMPING GENES IN CORN 200
Ancestry of Corn 201
Value of Corn 202
RICE: FOOD FOR BILLIONS 203
A Plant for Flooded Fields 203
Varieties 205
OTHER IMPORTANT GRAINS 205
Rye and Triticale 205
Oats 207
Barley 207
Sorghum and Millets 207
OTHER GRASSES 207
Forage Grasses 207
Lawn Grasses 208
CHAPTER SUMMARY 209
REVIEW QUESTIONS 209
FURTHER READING 209
LEARNING ONLINE 210
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