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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 Outlin

CHARACTERISTICS 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