Weizen

Weizen, gemeint ist Weichweizen, unser mitteleuropäischer Brotweizen, ist eine der ältesten Kulturpflanzen Europas. Er entstand bereits vor Jahrtausenden durch Kreuzung verschiedener Arten von wilden Süßgräsern und entwickelte sich zur wirtschaftlich bedeutendsten Weizenart. Sein weiches, mehliges Korn eignet sich besonders zur Herstellung von Weiß- und Mischbrot, anderen Backwaren, Stärkegewinnung, Malz und Futtermittel. Weizen-Vollkornmehl  enthält im Unterschied zum Weißmehl durch seine Quell- und Ballaststoffe weniger Kalorien, aber lebenswichtige Vitamine, Mineralstoffe und Aminosäuren,  sodass auf Nahrungsergänzungsmittel verzichtet werden kann. 

 

Management: Standard Staple Crop: Balanced carb Under Development An easily grown plant, it prefers a sunny position in a rich well-drained soil. Wheat is widely cultivated in most parts of the world, but less so in Asia, for its edible seed. There are many named varieties. This is a hexaploid species. Grows well with maize and with camomile in small quantities. Dislikes dogwood, cherry, tulips, pine and poppies. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2].

Edible Parts: Seed Edible Uses: Seed - cooked. The seed can be cooked as a whole grain but it is more usually ground into a powder and used as a flour for making bread, fermented foods, pasta, cakes, biscuits etc. High in gluten, it is the most common flour used for making bread. The seed can also be sprouted and then added to salads or juiced to make a healthy drink. A nutritional analysis is available.

Biomass Mulch Paper Size Starch Thatching The straw has many uses, as a biomass for fuel etc, for thatching, as a mulch in the garden etc. A fibre obtained from the stems is used for making paper. The stems are harvested in late summer after the seed has been harvested, they are cut into usable pieces and soaked in clear water for 24 hours. They are then cooked for 2 hours in lye or soda ash and then beaten in a ball mill for 1½ hours in a ball mill. The fibres make a green-tan paper. The starch from the seed is used for laundering, sizing textiles etc.

Heimisch: India, Iran, Lebanon-Syria Eingeführt: Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Amur, Antipodean Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chad, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, DR Congo, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira