ICSE Class 8 Answered

Threshing

Winnowing

• It is the process of beating out grains from stems.

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

• It is done by striking harvested crop against a hard surface.

• It is with the help of wind separation of grain alone.

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

• It is carried out by winnowing machine.

• It is done before winnowing.

• It is done immediately after threshing.