WHEAT
Wheat is locally known as Gehun/Kanak. In India, it is second important staple food crop after rice, which contributes nearly one-third of the total food grains production. The area under wheat is increasing since last three decades but its production has been increased by four fold due to improved varieties, increase in irrigation and fertilizers use with modern production technologies. Throughout the country only spring type wheat varieties are grown, though these are raised in winter.
Botanical name
Triticum aestivum L.
Family
Gramineae
Origin
South Western Asia
Application
- Wheat grain flour is used in form of chapati, puri, bread, cake, halwa etc.
- It provides 20 per cent of total calories for human race. Wheat grain contains 10-12 per cent protein, which is more than other cereals.
- Wheat provide characteristic substance gluten, which is very essential for bakers, because gluten provides the structural frame work for the spongy, cellular texture of bread and other baked products. Flours of other cereals are lacking gluten and hence, not good for bread making.
- Wheat straw is also a good source of feed as well as bedding material for livestock.
- Straw is also used in paper industries and for making temporary huts and roof.
- The husk and other portion of grain and straw are valuable feed for livestock.
- The ripe unthreshed earheads are used to make decorative items.
Suppliers Packaging Information
- Bag Type: Laminated
- Weight Capacity: as per customer requirement
- Colour Natural, White
- Labelling Printing with water based ink