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1
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Types of wheat

A

Bread wheat
Winter wheat
Durum wheat

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2
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Inflorescence of bread wheat

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Spike inflorescence with each spikelet containing a max of 5 florets

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3
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Which floret is almost always sterile in bread wheat

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The 5th

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4
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What does bearded mean

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The lemma has an extended awn called a beard

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Inflorescence of winter wheat

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Spike inflorescence with each spikelet containing a max of 6 florets

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6
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What does winter wheat require to grow

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Vernilization

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7
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Inflorescence of durum wheat

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Spike inflorescence (same as any bearded bread wheat) and lemma always extended into a beard

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8
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Lemma awn types

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Beardless
Tip/apical awn
Bearded

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9
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Tip/apical awn type

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Lemma tip is extended to thin point or short awn

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10
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Wheat seed characteristics

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Small and oval
Many colours depending on type
Has crease down the centre

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11
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Most wheat stems are ______

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Hollow

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12
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Inflorescence of barley

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Spike inflorescence with 3 spikelets per rachis node, each containing a single floret

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13
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Which spikelets are fertile in 6 row barley

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All 3 spikelets

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14
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Which spikelets are fertile in 2 row barley

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The central spikelet. Other 2 are infertile

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15
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Lemma awn texture types in barley

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Smooth - no barbs
Semi rough - barbs on part of the awn
Rough - barbs on entire awn

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16
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Barley seed characteristics

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6 row has big and little seeds
2 row has even size seeds

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17
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Characteristics of barley kernels

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Hulled - lemma and palea (hull) remain attached
Hulless - lemma and palea (hull) come off during threshing

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18
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Lemma awn type for barley

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Awnless - all prairie barley have awns
Bearded - long coarse beard
Hooded - top of lemma develops in 3 forked structure

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19
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Inflorescence of rye

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Spike inflorescence with 1 spikelet per rachis node with 3 florets

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20
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Which floret in rye is sterile

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3rd upper floret. 2 lower are fertile

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21
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Lemma characteristics in rye

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Bearded and barbed

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22
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Rye seed characteristics

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Blue-green colour
Long and slender
Free threshing
Flat head

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23
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Rye is the only cereal in Canada that requires _________

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Cross pollination

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24
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What disease is rye most susceptible to

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Ergot

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25
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Inflorescence of oat

A

Panicle inflorescence with each spikelet enclosing 3 florets

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26
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How to tell the difference between wild oat and oat

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Wild oat seeds are hairy and have a sucker mouth. Has a twisted 90 degree dorsal lemma awn

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27
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What is a kernel from a wild oat and tame oat called

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Fatuoid

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28
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What is triticale a hybrid of

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Wheat and rye

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29
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Inflorescence of triticale

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Spike inflorescence with 1 spikelet per rachis node with 5 florets

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30
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Maturing heads of triticale are _____

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Pendulous

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31
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Triticale seed characteristics

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Shape of rye seed with the colour of wheat

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32
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What it triticale mainly used for

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Feed

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33
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Inflorescence of canary seed

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Spike like panicle

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34
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Canaryseed seed characteristics

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Small and shiny
Black/dark
Looks very similar to flax

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35
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What stages are cereal stages based on?

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Germination, seedling, tillering, stem elongation, booting, inflorescence, anthesis, milk development, dough, ripening

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36
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Which side of the plant should the odd numbered tillers be on during cereal staging

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Left

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37
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Germination and life cycle type ofcanola and mustard

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Annual/biennial, epigeal

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38
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Characteristics of canola and mustard flowers

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Terminal and axillary racemes with 4 sepals and petals, 6 stamen (4 tall, 2 short), and 1 pistil

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39
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What is the fruit of canola and mustard called

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Silique

40
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Types of canola species

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Argentine and polish

41
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How to tell the difference between argentine and polish canola

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Argentine - leaves are blue-green and waxy, lower leaves have petioles, upper leaves are sessile are partially clasp the stem, fewer side branches, bigger and lighter yellow petals
Polish - leaves are yellow-green, lower leaves are petiolate, upper leaves are sessile and clasp stem tightly, smaller and darker petals

42
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Types of mustard species

A

Yellow, brown/oriental, ethiopian

43
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How to tell yellow, brown/oriental, and Ethiopian mustard apart

A

Yellow - leaves and stem are pubescent, deeply lobed light green leaves that are petiolate, upper leaves are pinnatified
Brown/oriental - lower leaves are lobed and petiolate, upper leaves are not lobed and sessile, stem is glaborous
Ethiopian - stem is reddish or purplish and glabrous, leaves are glabrous and Grey green colour
Light colour flowers

44
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Life cycle and germination type of legumes

A

Annual, epigeal or hypogeal

45
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Types of grain legumes in Saskatchewan

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Field pea, lentil, faba bean, chickpea, dry beans, soybean

46
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How many seeds are typically in a pea pod

A

4-9 seeds

47
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2 types of lentils

A

Chilean (larger) and persian (smaller)

48
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How many seeds are in lentil pods

A

1-2 seeds

49
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What does faba bean seeds look like

A

Brown or cream, dark hilum, slightly pinched, oval

50
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Types of chickpea

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Desi (smaller and shorter) and kabuli (larger)

51
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How many seeds are in a faba bean pod

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4-6 seeds

52
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How many seeds are in a chickpea pod

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1-3 seeds

53
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Growth patterns of dry beans

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Indeterminate vine, indeterminate bush, determinate bush

54
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Dry bean seed characteristics

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Kidney bean or cylindrical, always have a white hilum

55
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How many seeds are in a soybean pod

A

1-5 seeds

56
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Life cycle and germination type of flax

A

Annual and epigeal

57
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Main 2 types of flax

A

Fiber and oilseed

58
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Life cycle,e and germination type of sunflower

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Annual and epigeal

59
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Types of sunflowers

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Oilseed, confectionery

60
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Safflower seed characteristics

A

White, 3 sided

61
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Life cycle and germination type of quinoa

A

Annual and epigeal

62
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Inflorescence type of quinoa

A

Dense panicle

63
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Quinoa seed characteristics

A

2mm in diameter, yellow/tan

64
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What does the seed coat on quinoa have to be removed

A

Very bitter taste

65
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Hemp seed characteristics

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Oval seed with a white band

66
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Buckwheat

A

Fagopyrum esculentum

67
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Caraway

A

Carum carvi

68
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Coriander

A

Coriandrum sativum

69
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Fenugreek

A

Trigonella foenum-graecum

70
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Alfalfa

A

Medicago spp.

71
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Bread wheat

A

Triticum aestivum

72
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Winter wheat

A

Triticum aestivum

73
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Durum wheat

A

Triticum durum

74
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Barley

A

Hordeum vulgare

75
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Rye

A

Scale cereale

76
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Oat

A

Avena sativa

77
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Triticale

A

Triticoscale

78
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Canaryseed

A

Phalaris canariensis

79
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Argentine canola

A

Brassica napus

80
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Polish canola

A

Brassica rapa

81
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Yellow mustard

A

Sinapis alba

82
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Brown and oriental mustard

A

Brassica juncea

83
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Ethiopian mustard

A

Brassica carinata

84
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Camelina

A

Camelina sativa

85
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Field pea

A

Pisum sativum

86
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Lentil

A

Lens culinaris

87
Q

Faba bean

A

Vicia faba

88
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Chickpea

A

Cicer arietinum

89
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Dry bean

A

Phaseolus vulgaris

90
Q

Soybean

A

Glycine max

91
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Flax

A

Linux usitatissimum

92
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Sunflower

A

Helianthus annuus

93
Q

Safflower

A

Carthamus tinorius

94
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Quinoa

A

Chenopodium quinoa

95
Q

Hemp

A

Cannabis sativa

96
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Corn

A

Zea mays

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