Talk:Wheat/Draft

Problems to solve

Fixed Edit link on template. Now points to CZ. Derek Harkness 05:10, 26 December 2006 (CST) Thanks Derek David Tribe 04:54, 27 December 2006 (CST)

Image needed in Cereals links table template at end : currently shows code garbage

Stages of growth photos are incomplete

Need to go over Euro costings to verify validity or delete it

David Tribe 04:55, 27 December 2006 (CST)

Replaced Euro cost with sourced US ERS 2002 cost data. David Tribe 19:59, 28 December 2006 (CST)

A major content weakness still is the section on wheat diseases, and the wiki linked article is not readable either

David Tribe 20:58, 2 January 2007 (CST)

A number of grammar, spelling and syntax errors corrected as minor edits on 3 Jan 2007.

The following are comments that seem to need further input from others with appropriate expertise:

With population growth rates falling, while yields continue to rise, the acreage devoted to wheat may now begin to decline for the first time in modern human history.[13][10]

Is there empirical evidence that total global population growth rates are falling such that the comment can fairly be substantiated?

Genes for the dwarfing trait, which changes plant stature, have had a huge effect on wheat yields world-wide and were major factors in the success of the Green revolution in Mexico and Asia. By 1997, 81% of the developing world was planted to semidwarf wheats, giving both increased yields and better response to nitrogenous fertilizer.

The problem called 'lodging' in taller varieties may merit a mention. 'Lodging' is when a ear stalk bends, or breaks (usually under adverse weather conditions) and does not recover to the vertical position for the seed head to mature.

Pests. Wheat is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Flame, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Turnip Moth.

Should storage pests be included here? E.g. Indian meal moth, grain weevil?

Soft White — Soft, light colored, very low protein wheat grown in temperate moist areas. Used for pie crusts and pastry. Pastry flour, for example, is sometimes made from soft white winter wheat.

The last two sentences appear to contain a redundancy, but I was hesitant to edit it.

--Perry Spiller 02:51, 3 January 2007 (CST)