Wheat Status MP
Wheat Status MP
Wheat Status MP
Status of
Madhya Pradesh
Director of Agriculture,
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh,
Bhopal (M.P.)
Wheat Scenario
T. aestivum occupies Durum is
2nd most important species grown
in the country. almost 96%. The
aestivum wheat is invariably
consumed as chapatti. Durum wheat
is consumed in the form of Suji,
Macaroni noodles, sevai, vermicelli,
pasta and some local product like
``bati`` and ``baffle``.
Area under wheat in
various district of
Madhya Pradesh
Name of District Area under Durum
Vidisha 233.0
Sagar 228.6
Guna 212.5
Ujjain 189.4
Satana 186.4
Raisen 179.8
Name of District Area under Durum
Rewa 169.8
Sehore 163.8
Hoshangabad 161.4
Dhar 146.7
Dewas 120.1
Shajapur 109.4
Seoni 104.6
Chhindwada 104.2
Jabalpur 103.9
Total 2413.6
In M.P. area is about 2 lakh hect. of estimate
production will be about 5 to 6 lakh/tones.
Best Durum varieties
Variety Grain Hectolit Protei Sedimen Yellow 1000
appeara er/weig n (%) tation berry grain
nce ht (Kg) value (%) weigh
(ml) t (gm)
HI 8381 6.6 80.7 12.5 26.0 8.1 46
HI8498 7.2 83.0 13.7 33.5 1.5 50