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triticale

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trit·i·ca·le  (trt-kl)
n.
1. A hardy hybrid of wheat and rye having a high yield.
2. The grains of this hybrid.

[Latin trticum, wheat (from trtus, past participle of terere, to rub, thresh; see trite) + scale, rye.]

triticale [ˌtrɪtɪˈkɑːlɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a fertile hybrid cereal, a cross between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale), produced by polyploidy
[from Tritic(um) + (Sec)ale]


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The quintal of barley and triticale is being sold at 30 dinars, that of soft wheat at 35 dinars and that of durum wheat at 43 dinars.
The farm is run by David Evans, who grows winter oats, spring barley and triticale to feed his beef cattle for breeding stock sales.
Summary: Figures released today by the Ministry of agriculture and water resources show that the 2009 wheat crop is estimated at 10,7 million quintals, including 6,2 million quintals of hard wheat, 1,8 million quintals of tender wheat, 2,6 million quintals of barley and 50,000 quintals of triticale.
 
 
 
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