Wheat

 

Wheat Wheat, which can be produced in a wide range of climates and soil conditions, grows in areas as far north as the Arctic Circle and as far south as the equator. The production of wheat is so widespread that it is being harvested somewhere in the world in any given month. But wheat grows best in regions having temperate climates with rainfall between 12 and 36 inches per year. The United States ranks fourth in world wheat production, following: 1) China; 2) the Commonwealth of Independent States; and 3) the European Community (whose major producers are France, the United Kingdom and Germany). Wheat is the dominant grain of world commerce. It is easily transported and stored and it is used to produce a large variety of foods that include many kinds and types of breads, cakes, noodles, crackers, breakfast foods, biscuits, cookies, and confectionary items. Wheat is the staple food of millions of people. It is also an important part of the daily diet of many millions more. Only rice challenges wheat for the title of most important food grain in the world. Approximately two-thirds of the wheat produced in the world is used for human food and about one-sixth is used for livestock feed. Industrial uses, seed requirements, and post-harvest losses account for the remaining withdrawals from the world wheat granaries.

 

Wheat Varieties in India (Wheat-Comparision Chart)

Crop/ Variety
Maturity period Time of Sowing
Yield qts / hectare
Suitable Sowing Areas
PBW 343
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight
55-60
Punjab, All U.P. and Haryana
PBW 373
130 to 132 Days
November second fortnight to December third week
55-60
Punjab, All U.P., Delhi and Haryana
PBW 502
130 to 140 Days
November second fortnight
48-50
Punjab, U.P., Rajasthan and Haryana
PBW 154
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight
50-55
Punjab, Eastern U.P., Delhi Haryana and Eastern Rajasthan
PBW 443
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight
50-55
All U.P.
PBW 226
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight
40-45
Punjab, Western U.P. and Haryana
UP 2338
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight to December second fortnight
55-60
Punjab, Western U.P., Delhi and Haryana
UP 2382
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight
55-60
Punjab, Western U.P., Delhi and Haryana
UP 2425
125 to 129 Days
December second fortnight
40-45
Punjab, U.P., Delhi and Haryana
UP 2003
140 to 145 Days
November first week to November last week
55-60
All U.P. & Bihar
UP 262
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight
45-50
Eastern U.P.,Bihar, Assam, Western Bangal, Orrisa and all Eastern area
RAJ 3765
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight to December first fortnight
50-55
Western U.P., Delhi , Haryana and Rajasthan
RAJ 3077
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight to December first fortnight
40-45
Punjab, Western U.P., Delhi Haryana and Rajasthan
HD 2329
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight
50-55
Punjab, Eastern U.P., Delhi , Haryana
HD 2643
125 to 130 Days
December second fortnight
50-55
Eastern U.P., Bihar, Assam,West Bengal,Orrisa andother Eastern areas
HD 2285
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight to December third week
45-50
Eastern U.P.
HD 2687
130 to 135 Days
November second fortnight
45-50
Western U.P.,Delhi and Rajasthan
HUW 234
125 to 130 Days
November second fortnight to December first fortnight
40-45
Eastern U.P., Bihar, Assam,West Bengal, Orrisa and other Eastern areas
LOK-1
130 to 135 Days
November first fortnight
50-55
EasternU.P.,Rajasthan,Maharashtra and Bihar
KUNDAN
125 to 130 Days
Mid November
40-45
All U.P.
RR 21
120 to 125 Days
December second fortnight
40-45
Suitable in all late sowing areas
WH 542
140 to 145 Days
November second fortnight
55-60
Western U.P., Delhi, Bihar and Haryana
WH 896
140 to 145 Days
November first fortnight
55-60
Punjab, Delhi, Western U.P. and Haryana
HALNA
85 to 100 Days
December second fortnight
30-40
All U.P.
 

Agricultural Seeds

 

Wheat
Paddy