谷子又叫粟,学名setaria italica(L)Beauv。在我国北方通称谷子,去壳后为小米,是我国北方地区重要粮食作物之一。谷子为1a生草本。秆粗壮,分蘖、叶鞘无毛,叶片线状披针形,叶舌短而厚,具纤毛。圆锥花序,主轴密生柔毛。穗形有圆锥、圆筒、纺锤、棍棒形等,通常下垂;小穗具短柄,基部有剌毛。颖果,稃壳红、橙、黄、白、紫、黑等色。子实卵圆形,黄白色。谷子种植面积约占全国粮作播种面积的5%左右。在世界上,我国的谷子播种面积较大,产量较高。谷子喜温暖,耐干旱,耐瘠薄,对土壤要求不严,抗逆性 Millet also known as millet, scientific name setaria italica (L) Beauv. Known as the millet in the north of our country and millet after the crust, it is one of the important grain crops in northern China. Millet is a raw herb. Culms stout, tiller, leaf sheath glabrous, leaf linear-lanceolate, short and thick ligule, with cilia. Panicle, spindle dense pilose. Spike cone, cylinder, spindles, sticks, etc., usually drooping; spikelet with a short handle, the base has assassination hair. Caryophyllus, shell red, orange, yellow, white, purple, black and other colors. Sub-oval, yellow-white. The area under millet planting accounts for about 5% of the sown area of ​​grain in the country. In the world, the cereal area of ​​our country is larger and the output is higher. Millet hi warm, drought-resistant, resistant to infertility, lax requirements of the soil, resistance