高粱在我国已有五千多年的栽培历史。约二千年前,高粱已遍布于我国的黄河和长江流域的广大地区。据明代《本草纲目》中记载:“蜀黍,北地种之,以备缺粮,余及牛马,谷之最长者,南人呼为芦穄。”在历史上,高粱就是一种抗灾力强、毁灭性病害少、适应性广的好庄稼。除食用、酿酒、制糖外,还是北方人民编席、筐,扎扫帚,盖房等重要原料,是农家不可缺少的好燃料。在世界各类作物中,高粱栽培面积仅次于小麦、水稻、玉米,居第四位。尤其在亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的一些地区,高粱已成为当地人民的重要粮食之一;在欧洲和北美的许多国家,高粱还是重要的饲料作物。高粱在我国种植很广,东自沿海各省、西到新疆西部;北起黑龙江嘉荫,南至海南岛;从平原到海拔三千多米的青藏高原,都有高粱的足迹。东北及华北、西北的 Sorghum has been cultivated for more than 5,000 years in our country. About 2,000 years ago, sorghum had spread throughout vast areas of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River basin in our country. According to the Ming Dynasty, “Compendium of Materia Medica” records: “Sorghum, the north of the species, in order to prepare food, more than cattle, the valley of the longest, the South call Lulu.” In history, sorghum is a kind of resilience Strong, less devastating disease, good adaptability of good crops. In addition to food, wine, sugar, but also the northern people’s braiding, baskets, bar brooms, housing and other important raw materials, is an indispensable farm fuel. In all kinds of crops in the world, sorghum cultivation area is second only to wheat, rice, corn, ranking fourth. Especially in parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, sorghum has become one of the important foodstuffs for the local people; sorghum is also an important feed crop in many countries in Europe and North America. Sorghum is widely planted in China. From the coastal provinces in the east to west of Xinjiang in the east, Jiayin in Heilongjiang in the north and Hainan Island in the south are located. From the plain to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which has an elevation of more than 3000 meters, there are sorghum trails. Northeast and North China, Northwest