triticale

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Also, combined stocks of oats, triticale, sorghum, other feed grains and pulses are over double the December 2007 level while oilseeds are 51\% higher.

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  • The 7 whole grains are whole hard red winter wheat, whole long grain grown rice, whole oats, whole barley, whole triticale, whole rye, and whole buckwheat. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Semolina, seitan, triticale, couscous, and tabouleh should also be avoided, along with any product containing the word "gluten" (or a variation of this word) in its ingredient list. —  The World's Healthiest Foods
  • CTBI will help position Canada as an international leader in triticale production research. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
  • Gluten is the protein of wheat, rye, barley, triticale and oats. —  The Canberra Times
  • Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) - This parasitic fungus, which affects grains such as wheat, barley, and oats, but most readily attacks rye and triticale, has played a prominent, if notorious, role in human history.
 

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  1. Latin trīticum, wheat (from trītus, past participle of terere, to rub, thresh; see trite) + sēcale, rye.
 

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