黍子是山西省晋北、晋西等干旱、半干旱地区的主要粮食作物 ,也是山西省忻定盆地以南二年三作区麦茬复播的重要作物 ,而且是山西省主要的抗旱救灾作物 ,在山西省的旱作农业生产中占有重要地位。“九五”期间针对山西省黍子生产上仍以农家种为主 ,品种混杂退化、产量低、品质差 Millet is a major grain crop in arid and semi-arid areas such as Jinbei and Jinxi in Shanxi Province and is also an important crop of secondary stubble replanting in Sanzuo area two years south of Xinding basin in Shanxi Province. It is also a major drought-relief crop in Shanxi Province , Which occupies an important position in dry farming in Shanxi Province. During the “Ninth Five-Year” period, millet production in Shanxi Province was still dominated by farmer families, and the varieties were mixed and degraded with low yield and poor quality