Team:Marburg/Cell-Free/Plants Used/Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Colloquial name
Wheat
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Triticum
Habitat
Wheat is adapted to dry and warm summers
Germ type
Light neutral
Germination time
2-3 days
Planting conditions
Compost soil, supplement soil with sand, cover seeds with dirt"
Light requirements
16h white light
Temperature requirements
Optimal temperature ~23°C
Water requirements
Water once every 2 days
Moisture requirements
Soil should be kept moist not wet
Fertilizer
NKP 20-20-20 fertilizer
Size
0,5- 1 m
Usage
Was the second most widely grown cereal in 2019 after corn, staple food and major role in animal fattening
Sources
- Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623