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Text 5. WHEAT.

Wheat is widely cultivated throughout the world. It is one of the most valuable crop plants. The countries leading in wheat production are the Soviet Union, the United States, China, Canada, India, France and Italy.

Wheat is known to be adapted to different soil and climatic conditions. Only rye, barley, potatoes and some other crops are grown under colder conditions than wheat.

The wheat plant is an annual. There are spring wheat varieties sown early m spring and harvested in the late summer. There are also winter wheat varieties sown in the fall and maturing early the following summer.

Wheat grows best when it is sown in a well-prepared, fine and mellow seedbed. Sufficient moisture should be present for wheat seed to germinate quickly and for young plants to grow well. Most of the wheat grown is sown with a drill. The rate and depth of sowing are more ассuratе and uniform with this method of sowing and less seed is required. To obtain more and higher-quality grain and to reduce labour costs farmers harvest wheat with combines. Wheat is considered to be ready for combine harvesting when moisture content of the grain is 14% or less.

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cultivated	культивируется
wheat seed	семя пшеницы
conditions	условия
rye	рожь
valuable	ценные
depth	глубина
ассuratе	точные
moisture	влаги
grain	зерна
harvesting	сбор урожая
sufficient	достаточно
soil	почвы
well-prepared	хорошо подготовленный
annual	годовой
reduce	уменьшить
germinate	прорастают
higher-quality	высшего качества
content	содержание

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