Beardless wheat is a dual purpose wheat that can be grazed and then harvested. It also can make better hay because it has no beards that some stock can find irritating.
Presumably there is less chaff from the beardless. So the question in my mind is ease of .separation v value of chaff. About which subjects I know absolutely nothing 😉
I suspect there is little difference in harvesting of the 2 types of wheat, but yes there might be a little less chaff with the beardless but the % would be very small due to the amount of chaff across the whole wheat plant.
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More grains on the non bearded and less processing?
ReplyDeleteBeardless wheat is a dual purpose wheat that can be grazed and then harvested. It also can make better hay because it has no beards that some stock can find irritating.
DeleteA fine still-life!
ReplyDeleteThe colours look almost surreal.
ReplyDeletePresumably there is less chaff from the beardless. So the question in my mind is ease of .separation v value of chaff. About which subjects I know absolutely nothing 😉
ReplyDeleteI suspect there is little difference in harvesting of the 2 types of wheat, but yes there might be a little less chaff with the beardless but the % would be very small due to the amount of chaff across the whole wheat plant.
DeleteI’ve seen the bearded wheat more often.
ReplyDeleteOh so nice
ReplyDeleteSuch a difference. I can see where the fearless one would be easier for cattle to feed on.
ReplyDeleteWheat doesn't look wheat when it's beardless..nice capture of them though.
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