The Grasses |  |
Chapter 12 Outline
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRASS FAMILY
Vegetative Characteristics
The Flower
The Grain
WHEAT: THE STAFF OF LIFE
Origin and Evolution of Wheat
Modern Cultivars
Nutrition
A CLOSER LOOK 12.1: THE RISE OF BREAD
CORN: INDIAN MAIZE
An Unusual Cereal
Types of Corn
Hybrid Corn
A CLOSER LOOK 12.2: BARBARA MCCLINTOCK AND JUMPING GENES IN CORN
Ancestry of Corn
Value of Corn
RICE: FOOD FOR BILLIONS
A Plant for Flooded Fields
Varieties
OTHER IMPORTANT GRAINS
Rye and Triticale
Oats
Barley
Sorghum and Millets
OTHER GRASSES
Forage Grasses
Lawn Grasses |
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