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Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 grain
GRAIN

GRAIN is an international non-governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world's food crops are being drastically eliminated....
 from the scaly, inedible chaff
Chaff

Chaff is the inedible, dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material such as scaly parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw....
 that surrounds it. It is the step in grain preparation before winnowing, which separates the loosened chaff from the grain. Threshing does not remove the bran
Bran

Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with cereal germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains....
 from the grain.

Threshing may be done by beating the grain using a flail
Flail (agriculture)

A flail is an agriculture tool used for threshing to separate cereals from their husks.It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks....
 on a threshing floor
Threshing floor

A threshing floor is a specially flattened surface made either of rock or beaten earth where the farmer would threshingSee also*Winnowing*Threshing...
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Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 grain
GRAIN

GRAIN is an international non-governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world's food crops are being drastically eliminated....
 from the scaly, inedible chaff
Chaff

Chaff is the inedible, dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material such as scaly parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw....
 that surrounds it. It is the step in grain preparation before winnowing, which separates the loosened chaff from the grain. Threshing does not remove the bran
Bran

Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with cereal germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains....
 from the grain.

Threshing may be done by beating the grain using a flail
Flail (agriculture)

A flail is an agriculture tool used for threshing to separate cereals from their husks.It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks....
 on a threshing floor
Threshing floor

A threshing floor is a specially flattened surface made either of rock or beaten earth where the farmer would threshingSee also*Winnowing*Threshing...
. However, in developed areas it is now mostly done by machine
Machine

A machine is any device that uses energy to perform some activity. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work....
, usually by a combine harvester
Combine harvester

The combine harvester, or simply combine, also known as a thresher is a machine that combines the tasks of harvesting, threshing, and cleaning cereal crops....
, which threshes as as well as harvest
Harvest

In agriculture, the harvest is the process of gathering mature crop from the field s. Reaping is the cutting of grain or Pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper....
ing the plant and cleaning the grain).

Another traditional method of threshing is to make donkeys or oxen walk in circles on the grain on a hard surface. A modern version of this in some areas is to spread the grain on the surface of a country road so the grain may be threshed by the wheels of passing vehicles.

See also

  • combine harvester
    Combine harvester

    The combine harvester, or simply combine, also known as a thresher is a machine that combines the tasks of harvesting, threshing, and cleaning cereal crops....
  • threshing-board
    Threshing-board

    A threshing-board is an obsolete farm implements used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to threshing. It is a thick board, made with a variety of slats, with a shape between rectangular and trapezoidal, with the frontal part somewhat narrower and curved upward and whose bottom is covered with stone shards , or razor-like meta...
  • threshing machine
    Threshing machine

    The thrashing machine, or, in modern spelling, threshing machine , was a machine first invented by Scotland mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture....
  • winnowing