| Value |
681
million tonnes
|
| Organism |
Bread wheat Triticum aestivum |
| Reference |
Brenchley et al., Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing. Nature. 2012 Nov 29 491(7426):705-10. doi: 10.1038/nature11650. abstract and p.705 left column top paragraphPubMed ID23192148
|
| Primary Source |
United States Department of Agriculture. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. Report No. WASDE-511 link (2012). |
| Comments |
"Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a globally important crop, accounting for 20 per cent of the calories consumed by
humans...With a global output of 681 million tonnes in 2011 (primary source), bread wheat
accounts for 20% of the calories consumed by humans (BNID 110562) and is an
important source of protein, vitamins and minerals." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110563 |