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straw

Agricultural byproduct of cereal crops

EntityQ160066

Subclass of: plant material

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Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has a number of different uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and basket making.

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Has use: gardening
fodder
combustion
motor fuel
mulch
handicraft
musical instrument making
Permanent duplicated item: Q25634243
Different from: Stro criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Paja
Palla
By-product of: grain production

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