Wheat is a gramineous plant, which is cultivated all over the world and is also one of the staple foods. Can be processed into bread, steamed bread, biscuits, noodles and other foods, and can be made into beer, alcohol, liquor or biomass fuel after fermentation.

Wheat is also called bran wheat, floating wheat, floating wheat, empty wheat, soft wheat and wheat. The main wheat varieties are Yumai No.7, Miannong No.6, Young Mai 12, McKee 38 and Lumai 15.

Wheat planting conditions

Wheat is a long-day crop, and the daily illumination time needs 8- 12 hours. If the sunshine condition is insufficient, it is difficult to pass the illumination stage, and the fruit setting rate will decrease. The photoperiod of wheat is after vernalization.

Climate and temperature of wheat planting

When sowing wheat, the temperature should not be too high, but if the temperature is too low, it is not conducive to the later growth of wheat. In general, the average daily temperature is between 16- 18 degrees, which is the most suitable for sowing and has a high survival rate.

Suitable for wheat planting area

Suitable wheat planting areas are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Linxia, Gannan Autonomous Prefecture, Hexi Corridor, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Tibet. Strong adaptability to the environment, distributed in areas from 2500 meters to 4500 meters above sea level, from humid and semi-humid areas to semi-arid and arid areas.

Wheat planting time

Winter wheat is generally sown in September and June of each autumn 10, and harvested in April and May of the following year. Spring wheat is mainly sown after the Spring Festival and harvested in August and September of that year.

Wheat planting benefit

In general, the sales price of high-quality wheat with strong gluten is higher than the average price of ordinary wheat 10-20 yuan in the same period. At the end of 2005, the planting area of high-quality special wheat in Henan Province ranked first in China. If the income of one mu of high-quality wheat is higher than that of ordinary wheat, farmers in the province can increase their income by nearly 2 billion yuan a year.