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Agriculture: Crop Rotation and Planting
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Agriculture: Crop Rotation and Planting

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When is the flax plant usually cultivated?

  • At the beginning of summer
  • At the end of June (correct)
  • In the spring
  • After the harvest season
  • What crop usually precedes the flax plant in a crop rotation?

  • Oat
  • Wheat (correct)
  • Soybean
  • Corn
  • What type of plant is the flax plant classified as?

  • Triennial
  • Annual (correct)
  • Perennial
  • Biennial
  • During which month does the flax plant typically start growing?

    <p>June</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical growth pattern of the flax plant?

    <p>Grows in a specific rotation pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is done to the flax plants before the capsules ripen?

    <p>Pulled by hand and tied in sheaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the seeds often removed from the flax plants?

    <p>By machine, like some grains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of tying the flax plants in sheaves?

    <p>To prevent the seeds from falling out</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the flax plants typically dried after harvesting?

    <p>On the field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common processing step for flax seeds after harvesting?

    <p>Threshing them out by machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What forms in certain families as a special nutrient tissue?

    <p>Nucellus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of a seed in flowering plants?

    <p>From the mature ovule after fertilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the plant part that originates from the mature ovule after fertilization in flowering plants?

    <p>Seed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the nutrient tissue that forms in certain plant families?

    <p>Nucellus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of fertilization in flowering plants?

    <p>Seed formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Cultivation and Preparation

    • The plant is an annual crop, typically grown in rotation after a wheat crop, usually at the end of June.
    • Before the capsules ripen, the plants are harvested by hand, tied in sheaves, and left to dry on the field.
    • The seeds can be threshed out by machine, similar to grains.

    Seeds

    • A seed is the plant part that originates from the mature ovule after fertilization of flowering plants.
    • The nucellus is a part of the seed that may form a special nutrient tissue in certain plant families.

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    Learn about the cultivation and preparation of an annual crop, typically planted after wheat in late June.

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