Glossary
- Cereals:
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Monocotyledon plant grains that accumulate starch as the main storage substance for subsequent germination.
- Genotype × environment interaction:
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Relative changes in genotype performance when grown under different environments.
- Grain development:
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Structural and functional changes that occur in the fertilized ovary after cell division and differentiation, ultimately producing a mature grain capable of germinating.
- Grain growth:
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Irreversible increase in grain weight and size caused by reserves accumulation.
- Grain quality:
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Group of grain characteristics and measurable attributes (objectively or subjectively) to meet the clients’ requirements (i.e., customer, industry, consumers).
- Oilseeds:
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Dicotyledon plant grains that accumulate oil as the main storage substance for subsequent germination. Oilseed crop seeds (sunflower, rapeseed, ground pea) are composed of 40–50% oil and 20–30% protein while proteo-oil crop seeds (soybean, lupine) comprise 15–30% oil and 30–40% protein.
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Rondanini, D.P., Borrás, L., Savin, R. (2019). Improving Grain Quality in Oil and Cereal Crops. In: Savin, R., Slafer, G. (eds) Crop Science. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8621-7_108
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