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Cereals at the Mill
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A range of cereals were grown at the Mill
during 2003 and 2004, including wheat and barley, the commonest cereals
now grown in Britain. The picture shows wheat in the foreground, with
barley ripening in the middle, and some taller oats at the back. Other
pictures show the cereals growing and ripening.
Some additional information is available for the range
of cereals grown at the Mill.
The Evolution of Wheat
During 2008, the cereals cage
will again be growing a living display of the Evolution
of Wheat. This illustrates the evolution from the wild grasses
of the prehistoric Stone Age to the Durum and Bread Wheats of today.
A permanent display of the evolution
of wheat has also been recreated in the Garner exhibition area.
Cultivated Wheats of the World
During 2006, the cereals cage was used to demonstrate
some cultivated wheats originally grown
in different parts of the world. Unfortunately, many of these older
wheat species are now being superseded by Bread Wheat and are therefore
at risk of being lost to cultivation. None of these rarer species
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