Straw

:This article is about the agricultural product. For the drinking implement, see Drinking straw.

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Straw is the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of a cereal crop such as wheat, oats, rye or barley. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by-product of the harvest, but with the advent of the combine harvester, straw has become more of a burden, almost a nuisance to farmers.

Related Topics:
Stalk - Cereal - Nutrient - Grain - Seed - Wheat - Oat - Rye - Barley - By-product - Harvest - Combine harvester

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However, straw can be put to many uses, old and new.

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