Awnless wheat can reduce the damaging impact of weather on crops, say Australian researchers. Awns are the long spines or 'beard' on the ears of wheat. These channel rainwater on to the ripe ...

In awnless wheat varieties, the awns are very short or non-existent ... That wheat curl mite resistance is important, because the mite is the vector for wheat streak mosaic virus." ...

Researchers believe selecting for shorter wheat varieties that also do not have awns may in part explain why UK wheat varieties have poor resistance against fusarium. Armed with this knowledge ...

Evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolution Date: February 2, 2023 Source: University of Barcelona Summary: Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the ...

Purdue Extension publication ID-448, Wheat Field Guide, describes these stages: 10.1 – awns visible, grain heads emerging 10.3 – heading half complete 10.5 – heading complete 10.5.1 – beginning ...

The awns of the wild wheat are both steering mechanism and engine at the same time. They guide a ripe grain to the earth with the pointed end downwards by providing it with the correct balance as it ...

Purdue Extension publication ID-448, “Wheat Field Guide,” describes these stages: *10.1 – awns visible, grain heads emerging *10.3 – heading half complete *10.5 – heading complete *10.5.1 – beginning ...

"However, archaeological and historical records show that the wheat spike has existed predominantly with awns for more than ten millennia after the domestication of wheat. It is not until the last ...