What kind of crop is buckwheat? What family of plants does it belong to?

What kind of crop is buckwheat

Buckwheat is a common grain crop belonging to the Polygonales, Polygonaceae, and Fagopyrum genus. It is also called intestinal cleansing grass, triangle wheat, and black wheat. It is cultivated all over the world. It not only has comprehensive nutritional value, but also has many functions such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, and anti-aging.

Buckwheat Origin Distribution

Buckwheat has a history of thousands of years of cultivation in the world. It is grown all over the world except Antarctica. my country is the country with the largest planting area. Common producing areas include Shanxi, Yunnan, Gansu, Ningxia, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces.

Buckwheat yield and economic benefits

Buckwheat is a high-yield crop. Under normal circumstances, the yield per mu can reach about 4,000-6,000 jin. If you want to increase the yield of buckwheat, you need to plant it according to the growth habits of the plant, so that it may be possible to increase it.

The current market price of buckwheat is about 3.5 yuan per catty. Although the output is large, it is still a commodity with tight supply and sales. Therefore, if we seize this opportunity and carry out reasonable planting of buckwheat, we can obtain higher economic benefits and it is a profitable planting industry.