Question

Explain the process of threshing and Winnowing ​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Threshing

→ The process of beating out grains from stems is called threshing.

→ Threshing helps to lose grains from the scale surrounding them.

→ It is either done manually, by draught animals or by using machine called thresher.

→ Rice is threshed by hand.

→ Wheat and millet are threshed by making bullock walk over the bundle of crops.

Winnowing

→ It is the process of separating the grain from the chaff.

→ Grains mixed with chaffs are poured from the basket.

→ Heavy grains drop off while lighter chaffs are blown away by wind.

→ Mechanical threshers are also used to perform winnowing.

→ A combine harvester is used in commercial farming where all the process of harvesting, threshing, winnowing occur n sequence.