Corn
Sorghum
Wheat
Definitions
Misc.
100

These are the types of corn grown in the United States. List 4

White

Yellow

Sweet

Popcorn

Seed

100

These are the three main types of sorghum

Grain, forage and sweet

100

There are six classes of wheat grown in the United States. Name four of the six classes.

Hard red winter

Hard red spring

Durum

Soft red winter

Soft White

Hard White

100

This term means the multidimensional components and drivers that interact in complex ways to influence production sustainability.

Production system

100

This variety of millet is most commonly grown in western Nebraska.

Proso millet

200

The depth a corn seed should be planted.

1.5" to 2.5"

200

These are two advantages of planting narrow rows (20" to 30" rows) of sorghum.

Weed control and increased yields

200

This is the proper planting depth for wheat seeds

1" to 2"

200

This substance is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.

Herbicide

200
The width of millet rows are this and the depth to plant millet seed is this.

Width = 8" to 9"

Depth = 1/2" to 1"

300

This nutrient is used in greatest abundance by the corn plant.

Nitrogen

300

The soil temperature to plant sorghum seed should be this for three consecutive days.

60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. 

300

This type of wheat is preferred to make pasta.

Durum

300

This word means the cooling of seed during germination in order to accelerate flowering when it is planted

Vernalization

300

These are the five drivers in agriculture production systems.

Livestock production, Environmental quality, crop production, economics, and social quality

400

These broadleaf weeds and grasses are controlled for with the use of herbicides.

Ragweed, Cockelbur, Lambsquarter

400

This is the most common disease  of grain sorghum.

Fusarium

400

This is the amount of water needed, on average, each growing season for wheat.

18 inches

400

This stage of wheat production is when the head begins to form inside the flag leaf.

Booting

400

This is the weight of one bushel of #2 yellow corn.

56 pounds

500

What should the moisture content be of the corn plant at harvest if drying the corn in the field?

15% to 16% moisture

500

This is the moisture content elevators prefer to accept grain sorghum at harvest.

14% moisture

500

This is the average yield for irrigated dryland wheat fields.

30-70 bushels per acre

500

This refers to the proteins in cereal grains such as wheat, barley, and rye. This item is found in the endosperm and nourishes plant embryos during germination.

Gluten

500

Sorghum harvest occurs during this time of year.

Mid-September - October

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