谷子是我区粮草兼用作物之一。由于它具有耐旱、耐瘠薄,同时也耐水肥,适应性强等优点,因之西部地区各盟市均有栽培,在粮食总播面积中占有相当比重。近年来,由于早熟品种的推广应用,已把谷子逐步扩种到阴山丘陵北部高寒地区,成为我区的新谷 Millet is one of the staple crops in our region. Because of its drought tolerance, infertility, but also resistant to water and fertilizer, adaptability and other advantages, because the western region has cultivated alliance, occupy a considerable proportion of the total grain sown area. In recent years, due to the popularization and application of precocious varieties, the millet has been gradually expanded to the alpine region in the northern part of the Yinshan hills and become the new valley in our region