Each seed of the wild oat plant (Avena sterilis) is contained within a husk with two long arms known as sister awns, which protrude out to one end. When the seed lands on the soil after being released ...
A group of farmers in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota have started growing more oats. A new mill provides them with hope ...
The Plant Cell, Vol. 1, No. 9 (Sep., 1989), pp. 913-924 (12 pages) We have isolated and characterized cDNA clones encoding avenins, the prolamine storage proteins of oat seeds. Sequence analysis shows ...