What is the crop of wheat?
Wheat crop is a lot of usable, harvested, ripe wheat, a grain that is often used to make flour for bread. The term may apply to different amounts of wheat depending on the context in which it is used, from a single field throughout the farm or even the annual production of the world. Estimates of wheat crops and their yields affect food economies and supplies around the world, because wheat is one of the best agricultural products in the world in terms of tons produced annually.
As the world's population grows, wheat cultivation becomes more important and the world's wheat crop is a source of a large part of world food supply. A good crop of wheat ensures sufficient reserves of this important grain for feeding livestock and humans. Relative abundance or lack of annual crop of wheat affects the price of wheat that varies almost daily, as crops from different regions of the world are harvested during the year.
The quality of wheat crop is influenced by a number of factors, some of which are uncontrollable people. Weather patterns, including temperatures and precipitation, can significantly affect wheat crop yields and while irrigation can alleviate some negative effects of drought, it is not a possibility for many wheat breeders who have to rely on nature to provide expected precipitation. Insects pests, soil quality and disease can also affect wheat crop yields. Modern agricultural methods use pesticides, wheat varieties resistant to diseases and fertilizers to help maximize yield.
Methods for harvesting crops of wheat varies greatly depending on the technological level available for farmers. In primitive areas, wheat crops can still be harvested using methods that have been over centuries, with the stems cut and gathered into bundles by hand and collecting on a wheelchair drawn by animal pull. On a huge industrial farm, a giantOvské machines called combinations can harvest hundreds of wheat acres a day and many of these machines also process wheat to remove the usable grain from the track, extend the waste material or reserve it for further use, such as livestock feed.