Oats: Difference between revisions
From Mistipedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
[[Category:Flowering Plant]] | [[Category:Flowering Plant]] | ||
[[Category:Plant]] | [[Category:Plant]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cultivated]] | ||
[[Category:Harvested]] | |||
[[Category:Agricultural Commodity]] | [[Category:Agricultural Commodity]] | ||
[[Category:Cereal]] | [[Category:Cereal]] | ||
[[Category:Grain]] | |||
[[Category:Fodder]] | [[Category:Fodder]] | ||
[[Category:Milled]] | [[Category:Milled]] | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 27 October 2011
Oats denote both a type of flowering grass and the grain of this plant. Oats are cultivated in climates too cool and wet for wheat. Its grain and stem are harvested. The grain may be milled into a flour. The grain is used as food, to make beer, and is an important source of fodder. The dried stem is gathered as Straw.