Durum Wheat and the Expansion of Dry Farming in the Soviet Union

Jackson, W. A. Douglas

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1956.tb01517.x

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“…Historical durum wheat area (%) to all wheat area in the nine main durum wheat-growing countries in 1800-2020. Sources of information: [14,15,17,19,20,23,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]46,48,50].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The growth of DW area was much lower and mainly attributable to an increase in the cultivation of this crop in Russia in 1870-1920. From 1930 to 1950, a decrease in the DW acreage was observed, which was associated with the decline in cultivation of this crop in Russia [30,31]. During the period 1930-1970, total wheat acreage expanded by about 80 million ha globally, but most of this expansion again involved BW [29].…”

Section: Historical Global Durum Wheat Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the 1960s, new BW spring cultivars were starting to be released by the breeding program, which would later become CIMMYT (Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo) or the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement, which were semi-dwarf, resistant to lodging, resistant to diseases (especially stem and leaf rust), and highly responsive to fertilizers that became very popular among farmers worldwide [52], further making BW more attractive to farmers than DW. India and the former USSR are examples of this preferential expansion of BW in that period [12,30].…”

Section: Historical Global Durum Wheat Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…DW landraces such as Arnautka, Kubanka, Chernokoloska, Garnovka, and Beloturka from the Caucasus and Volga region (many of them of Turkish origin [58]) were brought to the east [59]. DW was mainly cultivated in four regions (from west to east): Lower Don (north of Black Sea), Middle Volga (north of Caspian Sea), southern Urals, and Altai Krai [30]. A great share of the DW production in the European side of Russia was exported through the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea, to Italy and France.…”

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“…In the period 1920-1940, DW acreage fell from 28% of the spring wheat area (roughly 6 million ha) to 17% (around 4 million ha). In the Kostanai oblast (today northern Kazakhstan), DW dropped from 13.1% of the spring wheat acreage in 1939 to 4.1% in 1952 [30]. After the World War II, DW area continues to recede, being replaced by BW, with more yield, more yield stability, and better response to intensive cultivation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Global Changes in Cultivated Area and Breeding Activities of Durum Wheat from 1800 to Date: A Historical Review

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Durum wheat is grown globally on 13.5 million ha in 2020/2021, which amounts to 6.2% of the wheat area. It is assumed that in the past it was more important, but the extent of that importance is unknown. In this work, a historical estimation of the durum wheat area globally was carried out, based on data of the main cultivating countries. Many of the data from the earliest period were based on percentage to all wheat. During the nineteenth century, the percentage of durum wheat to all wheat globally was around 14–16%. However, throughout the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, in America (USA, Canada, Argentina), Asia (Russia, China, India), and Australia, new land was sown with bread wheat, and therefore the percentage of durum wheat fell steadily to 7–9% from 1950 to 2005, and to 6–7% since then. For many years, Russia was the country with more durum wheat cultivation, with around six million ha in the period 1910–1940. Turkey, Italy, Algeria, and India were also big historical players regarding cultivation of this crop. Currently, Canada, Algeria, Italy, and Turkey have the largest durum wheat acreage. The main breeding activities and the future of durum wheat are discussed.

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