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<span>Gardening</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gardening-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Hats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Horticulture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Horticulture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Horticulture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Horticulture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Music</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Packaging" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Packaging"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>Packaging</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Packaging-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Paper" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Paper"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>Paper</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Paper-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rope" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rope"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>Rope</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rope-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Shoes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Shoes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>Shoes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Shoes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Targets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Targets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>Targets</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Targets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thatching" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thatching"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.19</span> <span>Thatching</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thatching-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Health_and_safety" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Health_and_safety"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Health and safety</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Health_and_safety-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul 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lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Palla" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27aphu" title="K'aphu – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="K'aphu" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC" title="খড় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="খড়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Салома – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Салома" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Салома – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Салома" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE" title="पूअरा – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="पूअरा" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Слама – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Слама" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plouz" title="Plouz – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Plouz" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palla" title="Palla – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Palla" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BB%C4%83%D0%BC" title="Улăм – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Улăм" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl%C3%A1ma" title="Sláma – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sláma" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halm" title="Halm – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Halm" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh" title="Stroh – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Stroh" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5hk" title="Põhk – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Põhk" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CF%87%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF" title="Άχυρο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Άχυρο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A0ja" title="Pàja – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Pàja" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%BE" title="Олго – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Олго" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paja" title="Paja – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Paja" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pajlo" title="Pajlo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Pajlo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasto" title="Lasto – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lasto" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%87" title="کاه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کاه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paille" title="Paille – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Paille" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strie" title="Strie – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Strie" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palla" title="Palla – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Palla" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A7%9A" title="짚 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="짚" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BE%D5%B2%D5%B8%D5%BF" title="Ծղոտ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ծղոտ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A3" title="तृण – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="तृण" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slama" title="Slama – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Slama" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio" title="Palio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Palio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerami" title="Jerami – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jerami" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palea" title="Palea – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Palea" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%A1" title="Strá – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Strá" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paglia" title="Paglia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Paglia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A9" title="קש – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קש" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam%C3%A8n" title="Damèn – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Damèn" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay" title="Pay – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Pay" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stramen" title="Stramen – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Stramen" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmi" title="Salmi – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Salmi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iaudai" title="Šiaudai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šiaudai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stru%C3%A8" title="Struè – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Struè" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paja" title="Paja – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Paja" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a 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It makes up about half of the <a href="/wiki/Crop_yield" title="Crop yield">yield</a> by weight of cereal crops such as <a href="/wiki/Barley" title="Barley">barley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oat" title="Oat">oats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rye" title="Rye">rye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a>. It has a number of different uses, including <a href="/wiki/Fuel" title="Fuel">fuel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Livestock_bedding" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestock bedding">livestock bedding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fodder" title="Fodder">fodder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thatching" title="Thatching">thatching</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basket_making" class="mw-redirect" title="Basket making">basket making</a>. </p><p>Straw is usually gathered and stored in a <b>straw bale</b>, which is a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bale" class="extiw" title="wikt:bale">bale</a>, or bundle, of straw tightly bound with twine, wire, or string. Straw bales may be square, rectangular, star shaped or round, and can be very large, depending on the type of <a href="/wiki/Baler" title="Baler">baler</a> used. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current and historic uses of straw include: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animal_feed">Animal feed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Animal feed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg/220px-A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg/330px-A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg/440px-A_traditional_method_of_storing_wheat_hay_in_Punjab.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>A traditional method of storing wheat hay in Punjab.</figcaption></figure> <p>Straw may be fed as part of the <a href="/wiki/Roughage" class="mw-redirect" title="Roughage">roughage</a> component of the diet to cattle or horses that are on a near maintenance level of energy requirement. It has a low digestible energy and nutrient content (as opposed to <a href="/wiki/Hay" title="Hay">hay</a>, which is much more nutritious). The heat generated when microorganisms in a herbivore's gut digest straw can be useful in maintaining body temperature in cold climates. Due to the risk of <a href="/wiki/Impaction_(animals)" title="Impaction (animals)">impaction</a> and its poor nutrient profile, it should always be restricted to part of the diet. It may be fed as it is, or chopped into short lengths, known as <a href="/wiki/Chaff" title="Chaff">chaff</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketry">Basketry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Basketry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bee_skep" class="mw-redirect" title="Bee skep">Bee skeps</a> and linen <a href="/wiki/Basket" title="Basket">baskets</a> are made from coiled and bound together continuous lengths of straw. The technique is known as lip work. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bedding">Bedding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bedding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw is commonly used as bedding for ruminants and horses. It may be used as bedding and food for small animals, but this often leads to injuries to mouth, nose and eyes as straw is quite sharp. </p><p>The straw-filled mattress, also known as a <a href="/wiki/Palliasse" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliasse">palliasse</a>, is still used by people in many parts of the world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bioplastic">Bioplastic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bioplastic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rice straw, an agricultural waste which is not usually recovered, can be turned into <a href="/wiki/Bioplastic" title="Bioplastic">bioplastic</a> with mechanical properties akin to <a href="/wiki/Polystyrene" title="Polystyrene">polystyrene</a> in its dry state.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chemicals">Chemicals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chemicals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw is being investigated as a source of <a href="/wiki/Fine_chemical" title="Fine chemical">fine chemicals</a> including <a href="/wiki/Alkaloid" title="Alkaloid">alkaloids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flavonoid" title="Flavonoid">flavonoids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lignin" title="Lignin">lignins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phenols" title="Phenols">phenols</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steroid" title="Steroid">steroids</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid24138469_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid24138469-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_material">Construction material</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Construction material"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Straw-bale_construction" title="Straw-bale construction">Straw-bale construction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alternative_natural_materials" title="Alternative natural materials">Alternative natural materials</a></div> <p>In many parts of the world, straw is used to bind clay and <a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a>. A mixture of clay and straw, known as <a href="/wiki/Cob_(building)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cob (building)">cob</a>, can be used as a building material. There are many recipes for making cob. </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Baler" title="Baler">baled</a>, straw has moderate insulation characteristics (about R-1.5/inch according to Oak Ridge National Lab and Forest Product Lab testing). It can be used, alone or in a post-and-beam construction, to build <a href="/wiki/Straw-bale_construction" title="Straw-bale construction">straw bale houses</a>. When bales are used to <a href="/wiki/Building_construction" class="mw-redirect" title="Building construction">build</a> or <a href="/wiki/Thermal_insulation" title="Thermal insulation">insulate</a> buildings, the straw bales are commonly finished with <a href="/wiki/Earthen_plaster" title="Earthen plaster">earthen plaster</a>. The plastered walls provide some <a href="/wiki/Thermal_mass" title="Thermal mass">thermal mass</a>, compressive and ductile structural strength, and acceptable fire resistance as well as thermal resistance (insulation), somewhat in excess of North American <a href="/wiki/Building_code" title="Building code">building code</a>. Straw is an abundant agricultural waste product, and requires little energy to bale and transport for construction. For these reasons, straw bale construction is gaining popularity as part of <a href="/wiki/Passive_solar" class="mw-redirect" title="Passive solar">passive solar</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">renewable energy</a> projects.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wheat straw can be used as a fibrous filler combined with polymers to produce <a href="/wiki/Composite_lumber" title="Composite lumber">composite lumber</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Enviroboard" title="Enviroboard">Enviroboard</a> can be made from straw. </p><p>Strawblocks are strawbales that have been recompressed to the density of woodblocks, for compact <a href="/wiki/Cargo_container" class="mw-redirect" title="Cargo container">cargo container</a> shipment, or for <a href="/wiki/Straw-bale_construction" title="Straw-bale construction">straw-bale construction</a> of <a href="/wiki/Load-bearing_wall" title="Load-bearing wall">load-bearing walls</a> that support roof-loads, such as a "living" or <a href="/wiki/Green_roof" title="Green roof">green roofs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crafts">Crafts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Crafts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Solomka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Solomka.jpg/220px-Solomka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Solomka.jpg/330px-Solomka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Solomka.jpg/440px-Solomka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="491" data-file-height="451" /></a><figcaption>Belarusian Straw Dolls</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG/220px-Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG/330px-Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG/440px-Latvie%C5%A1u_puzurs.JPG 2x" data-file-width="570" data-file-height="570" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Latvian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Latvian people">Latvian</a> traditional <a href="/wiki/Ziemassv%C4%93tki" title="Ziemassvētki">Ziemassvētki</a> <a href="/wiki/Himmeli" class="mw-redirect" title="Himmeli">straw art</a> <a href="/wiki/Mobile_(sculpture)" title="Mobile (sculpture)">mobile</a> <i>puzuris</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Craft usages of straw include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corn_dolly" title="Corn dolly">Corn dollies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_marquetry" title="Straw marquetry">Straw marquetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_mobile" title="Straw mobile">Straw mobile</a> (straw art)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_painting" title="Straw painting">Straw painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straw_plaiting" title="Straw plaiting">Straw plaiting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarecrows" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarecrows">Scarecrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neko_chigura" title="Neko chigura">Japanese Traditional Cat's House</a></li> <li>Japanese <a href="/wiki/Wara_art" title="Wara art">wara art</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_site_sediment_control">Construction site sediment control</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Construction site sediment control"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw bales are sometimes used for <a href="/wiki/Sediment_control" title="Sediment control">sediment control</a> at <a href="/wiki/Construction" title="Construction">construction</a> sites.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, bales are often ineffective in protecting <a href="/wiki/Water_quality" title="Water quality">water quality</a> and are maintenance-intensive. For these reasons the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</a> (EPA) and various state agencies recommend use of alternative sediment control practices where possible, such as <a href="/wiki/Silt_fence" title="Silt fence">silt fences</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiber_roll" title="Fiber roll">fiber rolls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geotextiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Geotextiles">geotextiles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They can also be used as <a href="/wiki/Burned_area_emergency_response" title="Burned area emergency response">burned area emergency response</a>, as ground cover or as in-stream check dams. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fuel_source">Fuel source</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fuel source"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The use of straw as a carbon-neutral energy source is increasing rapidly, especially for <a href="/wiki/Biobutanol" class="mw-redirect" title="Biobutanol">biobutanol</a>. Straw or hay briquettes are a <a href="/wiki/Biofuel" title="Biofuel">biofuel</a> substitute to coal. </p><p>Straw, processed first as <a href="/wiki/Briquette" title="Briquette">briquettes</a>, has been fed into a <a href="/wiki/Anaerobic_digestion" title="Anaerobic digestion">biogas plant</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aarhus_University" title="Aarhus University">Aarhus University</a>, Denmark, in a test to see if higher <a href="/wiki/Gas" title="Gas">gas</a> yields could be attained.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of straw in large-scale <a href="/wiki/Energy_crop" title="Energy crop">biomass power plants</a> is becoming mainstream in the EU, with several facilities already online. The straw is either used directly in the form of bales, or densified into pellets which allows for the feedstock to be transported over longer distances. Finally, <a href="/wiki/Torrefaction" title="Torrefaction">torrefaction</a> of straw with pelletisation is gaining attention, because it increases the energy density of the resource, making it possible to transport it still further. This processing step also makes storage much easier, because torrefied straw pellets are hydrophobic. Torrefied straw in the form of pellets can be directly co-fired with coal or natural gas at very high rates and make use of the processing infrastructures at existing coal and gas plants. Because the torrefied straw pellets have superior structural, chemical and combustion properties to coal, they can replace all coal and turn a coal plant into an entirely biomass-fed power station. First generation pellets are limited to a <a href="/wiki/Co-firing" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-firing">co-firing</a> rate of 15% in modern <a href="/wiki/Integrated_gasification_combined_cycle" title="Integrated gasification combined cycle">IGCC</a> plants. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gardening">Gardening</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gardening"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw bale gardening<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is also popular among gardeners who do not have enough space for <b>soil gardening</b>. When properly conditioned, straw bales can be used as a perfect <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> substitute. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hats">Hats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Hats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg/250px-Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg/330px-Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg/500px-Texas_straw_hat_with_the_ornament_made_of_a_rattlesnake%27s_skin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3425" data-file-height="2389" /></a><figcaption>A straw hat</figcaption></figure> <p>There are several styles of <a href="/wiki/Straw_hat" title="Straw hat">straw hats</a> that are made of woven straw. </p><p>Many thousands of women and children in England (primarily in the <a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a> district of Bedfordshire),<sup id="cite_ref-eb9_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eb9-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and large numbers in the United States (mostly <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>), were employed in <a href="/wiki/Straw_Plaiting" class="mw-redirect" title="Straw Plaiting">plaiting straw</a> for making hats. By the late 19th century, vast quantities of plaits were being imported to England from Canton in China,<sup id="cite_ref-eb9_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eb9-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the United States most of the straw plait was imported.<sup id="cite_ref-ac_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A fiber analogous to straw is obtained from the plant <i><a href="/wiki/Carludovica_palmata" title="Carludovica palmata">Carludovica palmata</a></i>, and is used to make <a href="/wiki/Panama_hats" class="mw-redirect" title="Panama hats">Panama hats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ac_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Traditional Japanese rain protection consisted of a straw hat and a <a href="/wiki/Mino_(straw_cape)" title="Mino (straw cape)">mino cape</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Horticulture">Horticulture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Horticulture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw is used in <a href="/wiki/Cucumber" title="Cucumber">cucumber</a> houses and for <a href="/wiki/Mushroom" title="Mushroom">mushroom</a> growing. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, certain trees are wrapped with straw to protect them from the effects of a hard winter as well as to use them as a trap for parasite insects. (see <a href="/wiki/Komomaki" title="Komomaki">Komomaki</a>) </p><p>It is also used in ponds to reduce <a href="/wiki/Alga" class="mw-redirect" title="Alga">algae</a> by changing the nutrient ratios in the water. </p><p>The soil under <a href="/wiki/Strawberry" title="Strawberry">strawberries</a> is covered with straw to protect the ripe berries from dirt, and straw is also used to cover the plants during winter to prevent the cold from killing them. </p><p>Straw also makes an excellent <a href="/wiki/Mulch" title="Mulch">mulch</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In areas of pastoral Europe, straw may be used to create a type of simple, reeded <a href="/wiki/Wind_instrument" title="Wind instrument">wind instrument</a> known to English speakers as the <a href="/wiki/Oaten_pipe" title="Oaten pipe">oaten pipe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although similar <a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">instruments</a> are known to be made in Turkey and the Middle east, and north Africa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Packaging">Packaging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Packaging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw is resistant to being crushed and therefore makes a good <a href="/wiki/Packing_material" class="mw-redirect" title="Packing material">packing material</a>. A company in France makes a straw mat sealed in thin plastic sheets. </p><p>Straw envelopes for wine bottles have become rarer, but are still to be found at some wine merchants. </p><p>Wheat straw is also used in compostable <a href="/wiki/Food_packaging" title="Food packaging">food packaging</a> such as compostable plates. Packaging made from wheat straw can be certified compostable and will biodegrade in a commercial composting environment.<sup id="cite_ref-VBC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VBC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paper">Paper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Paper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Straw can be pulped to make <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rope">Rope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Rope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rope made from straw was used by thatchers, in the packaging industry and even in iron foundries. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Saekki" title="Saekki">Saekki</a> is a traditional Korean rope made of woven straw. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shoes">Shoes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Shoes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chinese wore <a href="/wiki/Cailu" class="mw-redirect" title="Cailu">cailu</a> or <a href="/wiki/Caixie" class="mw-redirect" title="Caixie">caixie</a>, shoes and sandals made of straw, well into modernity. </p><p>Koreans wear <a href="/wiki/Jipsin" title="Jipsin">jipsin</a>, sandals made of straw. </p><p>Several types of traditional Japanese shoes, such as <a href="/wiki/Waraji" title="Waraji">waraji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Z%C5%8Dri" class="mw-redirect" title="Zōri">zōri</a>, are made of straw. </p><p>In some parts of Germany like <a href="/wiki/Black_Forest" title="Black Forest">Black Forest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hunsr%C3%BCck" title="Hunsrück">Hunsrück</a> people wear straw shoes at home or at carnival. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Targets">Targets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Targets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Heavy-gauge straw rope is coiled and sewn tightly together to make <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a> targets. This is no longer done entirely by hand, but is partially mechanised. Sometimes a paper or plastic target is set up in front of straw bales, which serve to support the target and provide a safe backdrop. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thatching">Thatching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Thatching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Thatching" title="Thatching">Thatching</a> uses straw, <a href="/wiki/Reed_(plant)" title="Reed (plant)">reed</a> or similar materials to make a waterproof, lightweight roof with good insulation properties. Straw for this purpose (often <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> straw) is grown specially and harvested using a <a href="/wiki/Reaper-binder" title="Reaper-binder">reaper-binder</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_and_safety">Health and safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Straw&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Health and safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dried straw presents a fire hazard that can ignite easily if exposed to sparks or an open flame. 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style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Barley.jpg/100px-Barley.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Barley.jpg/150px-Barley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Barley.jpg/200px-Barley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Types of barley</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Genus: <i><a href="/wiki/Hordeum" title="Hordeum">Hordeum</a></i></li> <li>Cultivars: <a href="/wiki/Bere_(grain)" title="Bere (grain)">Bere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Promise" title="Golden Promise">Golden Promise</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agronomy" title="Agronomy">Agronomy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_barley_diseases" title="List of barley diseases">Barley diseases</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grain_trade" title="Grain trade">Trade</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABB_Grain" title="ABB Grain">Australian Barley Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Wheat_Board" title="Canadian Wheat Board">Canadian Wheat Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_exchange" title="Corn exchange">Corn exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_barley_production" title="List of countries by barley production">Production by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_pools_in_Canada" title="Wheat pools in Canada">Wheat pools in Canada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Plant_morphology" title="Plant morphology">Parts of the plant</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bran" title="Bran">Bran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cereal_germ" title="Cereal germ">Germ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husk" title="Husk">Husk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">Kernel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gluten" title="Gluten">Gluten</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Straw</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Food_preparation" class="mw-redirect" title="Food preparation">Basic preparations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Mill_(grinding)" title="Mill (grinding)">Milling</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Flour" title="Flour">Flour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Flour" title="Category:Flour">types</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groat_(grain)" title="Groat (grain)">Groats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlings_purifier" title="Middlings purifier">Middlings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parboiling" title="Parboiling">Parboiling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">As an <a href="/wiki/Ingredient" title="Ingredient">ingredient</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_barley-based_drinks" title="List of barley-based drinks">List of barley-based drinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barley_bread" title="Barley bread">Barley bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barley_honey" title="Barley honey">Barley honey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barley_tea" title="Barley tea">Barley tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barley_water" title="Barley water">Barley water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer" title="Beer">Beer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caff%C3%A8_d%27orzo" title="Caffè d'orzo">Caffè d'orzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_whiskey" title="Irish whiskey">Irish whiskey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_whisky" title="Japanese whisky">Japanese whisky</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1chica" title="Máchica">Máchica</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink)" title="Malta (soft drink)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotch_whisky" title="Scotch whisky">Scotch whisky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talbina" title="Talbina">Talbina</a></li> <li>see also: <i><a href="/wiki/Category:Barley-based_drinks" title="Category:Barley-based drinks">Category:Barley-based drinks</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated human diseases</th><td 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title="Food riot">Bread riot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattle_feeding" title="Cattle feeding">Cattle feeding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_breeding" title="Plant breeding">Plant breeding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Refined_grains" title="Refined grains">Refined grains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staple_food" title="Staple food">Staple food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whole_grain" title="Whole grain">Whole grain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 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title="Wheat">Wheat</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_of_wheat" title="Taxonomy of wheat">Types</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_wheat" title="Common wheat">Common</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marquis_wheat" title="Marquis wheat">Marquis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norin_10_wheat" title="Norin 10 wheat">Norin 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Fife_wheat" title="Red Fife wheat">Red Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_wheat" title="Winter wheat">Winter wheat</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durum_wheat" title="Durum wheat">Durum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Einkorn" title="Einkorn">Einkorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmer" title="Emmer">Emmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khorasan_wheat" title="Khorasan wheat">Khorasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spelt" title="Spelt">Spelt</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USDA_wheat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/USDA_wheat.jpg/120px-USDA_wheat.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/USDA_wheat.jpg/250px-USDA_wheat.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="3151" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%">Agronomy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_diseases" title="Wheat diseases">Wheat diseases</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wheat_diseases" title="List of wheat diseases">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_mildew" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheat mildew">Wheat mildew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hessian_fly" title="Hessian fly">Hessian fly</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grain_trade" title="Grain trade">Trade</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AWB_Limited" title="AWB Limited">Australian Wheat Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Wheat_Board" title="Canadian Wheat Board">Canadian Wheat Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_exchange" title="Corn exchange">Corn exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wheat_exports" title="List of countries by wheat exports">Exports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Grains_Council" title="International Grains Council">International Wheat Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peak_wheat" title="Peak wheat">Peak wheat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_wheat_production_statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="International wheat production statistics">Production statistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protein_premium" title="Protein premium">Protein premium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_pools_in_Canada" title="Wheat pools in Canada">Wheat pools in Canada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%">Plant parts and their uses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Plant_stem" title="Plant stem">Stalk</a></dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Straw</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">Seed</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bran" title="Bran">Bran</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cereal_germ" title="Cereal germ">Germ</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chaff" title="Chaff">Chaff</a> (husk)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">Endosperm</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Gluten" title="Gluten">Gluten</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Germinated_wheat" title="Germinated wheat">Sprouts</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%">Basic preparation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>None</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wheat_berry" title="Wheat berry">Berries</a> or <a href="/wiki/Groats" class="mw-redirect" title="Groats">groats</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Mill_(grinding)" title="Mill (grinding)">Milling</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Farina_(food)" title="Farina (food)">Farina</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wheat_flour" title="Wheat flour">Flour</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wheat_middlings" title="Wheat middlings">Middlings</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Semolina" title="Semolina">Semolina</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Parboiling" title="Parboiling">Parboiling</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bulgur" title="Bulgur">Bulgur</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: wheat;width:1%">As an ingredient</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bread" title="Bread">Bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couscous" title="Couscous">Couscous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cracker_(food)" title="Cracker (food)">Cracker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatbread" title="Flatbread">Flatbread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasta" title="Pasta">Pasta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_beer" title="Wheat beer">Wheat beer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_germ_oil" title="Wheat germ oil">Wheat germ oil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheat gluten (food)">Wheat gluten</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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