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Descriptor: Threshability (Threshability)


 
Definition:
The ease of which seed is able to be threshed from pod by machine
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
Responsible Site:
Australian Pasture Genebank (APG)

Distribution of Values for Threshability (Threshability)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
1Pod sample easily threshed, only one pass through machinery required185
2Pod sample requires multiple passes through machine, much pod material remains attached to the seed168
3Pod sample extremely difficult to thresh, pod hard to break and pod material remains attached to the seed. Heat treatment required (oven 50 degrees C for 3 hours)96



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