Organisms

Hordeum

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The EDIBLE GRAIN, barley, is widely used as food.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The EDIBLE GRAIN, barley, is widely used as food.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Barley
  • Hordeum vulgare

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

malted barley = HORDEUM + SEEDLINGS

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History Note

2003; use BARLEY 1991-2002, CEREALS 1985-1990, GRAIN 1963-1984

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.822w.481w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hordeum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001467. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001467
  2. Hordeum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordeum
  3. Hordeum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518044