Question

what is the difference threshing and winnowing in detail

Answer 1

Threshing: it is done by beating the sheaves against the wooden bars to separate the grains from the stalks. 

Winnowing: it is the process of removing the unwanted husk from the grains. It is done by pouring the grains from a height on a windy day when the grains fall on the ground and the chaff is blown away.

Answer 2

Threshing :

• The method in which the mixture of solid with solid are separated.

• This is a general method used by the farmers to separate grains from the stalks.

• The dried stalks are beaten or theresed to separated the grains.

Winnowing -

• The method which is used to separate heavier substances from the lighter ones.

• The mixture is allowed to fall from a height. The light components get separated from the heavier ones of wind blow or air blow. This method is used to separate lighter husk from heavier grains like wheat.