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What is wheat like?

Wheat is a monocotyledonous plant and a gramineous plant widely cultivated all over the world. Wheat caryopsis is one of the staple foods of human beings. After grinding into flour, it can be made into bread, steamed bread, biscuits, noodles and other foods, and after fermentation, it can be made into beer, alcohol, white wine (such as vodka) or biofuel.

Wheat is one of the three major cereals, almost all of which can be eaten, and only about one-sixth of which is used as feed. The two river basins are the earliest areas for growing wheat in the world, and China is one of the earliest countries for growing wheat in the world.

Extended data growth environment: the soil layer is deep, the structure is good, and the plough layer is deep, which is conducive to water storage and fertilizer conservation and promotes root development. Soil structure refers to the proportion of solid (organic and inorganic), liquid and gas, which is closely related to soil moisture, air, temperature and nutrients. For example, sandy soil and heavy clay have poor structure and are difficult to form high yield.

Distribution range:

1. North China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi;

2. East China: Shandong, Jiangsu, northern and central Anhui;

3. Central China: Jiangxi and Hubei;

4. Northwest China: Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang;

5. Northeast China: Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang;

6. Southwest China: Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou;

7. Northern regions: Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang.

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