Sentence examples for wheat years from inspiring English sources

In general, weed density was higher in wheat years (30.41 and 53.72, in 1999 and 2001, respectively) than in sunflower ones (20.67 and 24.03, in 2000 and 2002, respectively).

When N fertilizer was applied wheat (years 1, 2 and 4) and maize (year 3) grain yield increased significantly (P < 0.05) (> 30%), with no significant yield differences in normal rainfall years (Years 1, 2 and 3) for N application at the commonly application rate and at 2/3 of this rate.

Amber waves of grain are an iconic image of American agricultural bounty, but the genetic improvements that have increased wheat yields year after year may have hit a wall, according to new research.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10005.003 Smith et al. analyzed sediments from Bouldnor Cliff, a submerged archeological site in the United Kingdom, and suggested the presence of domesticated wheat 8000 years ago based on sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA).

Partly because of drought but also because of punitive taxes, it may have to import wheat next year for the first time since records began.

India loses 40m tonnes of fruits and vegetables as well as 21m tonnes of wheat a year because of inadequate storage and distribution.

China imports some high-grade wheat every year for use in bread and pastries, which are becoming increasingly popular in its cities.

Owned by a company called Ensus, the Tees-side plant, which cost almost £300m to build and was temporarily closed due to teething problems, will use some 1.2m tonnes of wheat a year when at full capacity.

Lambke checked the state's records and found that Somerset County alone produced about 7,000 tons of wheat per year at its peak in 1837 – enough to feed more than 100,000 people – far more than the local demand at the time.

The U.S. harvests around 68 million metric tons of wheat each year.

Table 1 Comparison of observed (statistical data) and predicted (modelled) yields for maize and winter wheat, 1981 2007 Year Maize         Winter wheat           obs.