Abstract
THE idea prevails that Indian wheats are weak and do not behave well in milling; their chief points of excellence are their great dryness and, owing to the thinness of the bran, the large proportion of flour obtained from them when milled. Mainly as the result of trials, carried out by Messrs. Mac-Dougal in 1882, the cultivation of weak, soft white wheats for the purpose of export has been consistently advocated in India. Inquiry amongst the natives has shown> however, that a stronger type of wheat is preferred for their own use.
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A., E. The Improvement of Indian Wheat 1 . Nature 88, 282–283 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/088282a0
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