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Straw

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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RoughageHayImpactionBiomass power plantsCo-firing
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Overview

ByproductCerealGrainChaffYield
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Health and safety

Allergic rhinitis
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Straw

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples35
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
Components1

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Straw

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see also · 6
Straw → Agriculture, Agronomy, Corn, Crop, Goat, Sheaf
related to External links · 5
Straw → Encyclopædia Britannica, Media, Straw Manufactures, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 4
Straw → abundant agricultural waste product, agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed, feedstock for conversion into various fine biofuels including biomethane, type of lignocellulosic biomass
related to Fuel source · 4
Straw → EU, First, IGCC, The
related to Animal feed · 3
Straw → Due, It, The
related to Chemical feedstock · 2
Straw → Pyrolysis, Some
related to Health and safety · 2
Straw → Dried, It
related to Horticulture · 1
Straw → In Japan
related to Uses · 1
Straw → Current

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used made also construction bales wheat structural bale energy known plants makes may uses bedding soil thatching make pellets making

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Strawis aagricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed0.90text
Strawis atype of lignocellulosic biomass0.90text
Strawis aabundant agricultural waste product0.90text
Strawis afeedstock for conversion into various fine biofuels including biomethane0.90text
barleyinstance ofIt makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops0.80text
oatsinstance ofIt makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops0.80text
riceinstance ofIt makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops0.80text
ryeinstance ofIt makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops0.80text
wheatinstance ofIt makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops0.80text
compostable platesinstance ofbut are still to be found at some wine merchants.Wheat straw is also used in compostable food packaging0.80text
straw dustinstance ofIt can also trigger allergic rhinitis in people who are hypersensitive to airborne allergens0.80text
Strawrelated to Animal feedIt0.60section

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