谷子(Setaria italica)和黍(Panicum miliaceum)是中国北方种植的最重要的传统谷物。在大约7,000年前的新石器时代遗址中,曾发现最早的谷子和黍。本文探讨中国粟类的起源,进而论述数千年来中国农民培育出的众多的粟类品种,他们的栽培方法和粟的产量。 Setaria italica and Panicum miliaceum are the most important traditional cereals grown in northern China. The earliest millet and millet were found in Neolithic sites some 7,000 years ago. This article explores the origins of the millet in China and then discusses the numerous millet cultivars, their cultivation methods, and millet yields that have been cultivated by Chinese farmers for thousands of years.