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[[File:Bhaaliya Wheat field1.jpg|thumbnail|Farm of Bhal region with Bhalia Wheat crop.]]<br />
[[File:Bhalia Wheet.jpg|thumbnail|Bhalia Wheat in the market for sale.]]<br />
'''Bhalia Wheat''', also known as''' Daudkhani Wheat''' is a type of long grain [[Wheat]] cultivated in [[Bhal region]] in the north of [[Gulf of Khambhat]], [[Gujarat]], India. It received registration as [[Geographic Indication]] in 2011.<ref name="db">{{Cite news|url = http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MGUJ-AHM-c-69-784023-2357368.html|title = કેસર કેરી પછી હવે ભાલીયા ઘઉંને 'જીઆઇ' ટેગ અપાયો|work = દિવ્ય ભાસ્કર |language=gu |date = 16 August 2011 |accessdate=26 January 2016 |author= Gautam Purohit}}</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
Bhal region is situated between [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Bhavnagar]] districts<ref name="gm2011">{{cite web | title=GI tag for Gir Kesar mango, Bhalia wheat | website=The Times of India | date=28 July 2011 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/GI-tag-for-Gir-Kesar-mango-Bhalia-wheat/articleshow/9390931.cms | accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> where this wheat are cultivated starting much before independence of India.<ref name="Watt2014">{{cite book|author=George Watt|title=A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HChOAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA136|date=23 January 2014|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-108-06881-9|page=136}}</ref> They are widely cultivated in [[Dhandhuka]], [[Dholka]] and [[Bavla]] [[taluka]]s of Ahmedabad district; [[Limbdi]] of [[Surendranagar district]]; Vallabhipur of [[Bhavnagar district]]; Tarapur and Khambhat of [[Anand district]]; Matar of [[Kheda district]]; [[Jambusar]] and [[Vagra]] of [[Bharuch district]].<ref name="th"/><br />
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Bhalia Wheat were registered as [[Geographic Indication]] in 2011 with help of state-run Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation and [[Anand Agricultural University]]. They are widely used for preparing [[semolina]] which is used for making [[pasta]], [[macaroni]], pizza, [[spaghetti]], [[vermicelli]], noodles etc. Gujarat Wheat-1, a variety of Bhalia Wheat, is popular in Gujarat.<ref name="th"/><br />
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== Production ==<br />
The sowing starts in late October to the first week of November after rain water gets drained to the gulf. The produce is reaped in March&nbsp;— April. Every year 1.7 to 1.8 [[Lakh]] ({{convert|170,000|to|180,000|MT|LT|disp=out}}) of wheat is produced across {{nowrap|2 lakh}} hectares ({{convert |200,000|ha|acres |disp=out}}). Bhalia wheat does not require irrigation or rain as they are cultivated on conserved soil moisture.<ref name="th"/><br />
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== Nutrition ==<br />
Bhalia Wheat are rich in [[gluten]], a type of [[amino acid]]. It is also rich in protein. It has high amount of [[carotene]] and has low absorption of water.<ref name="th">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/bhalia-wheat-gets-gi-tag/article2358793.ece|title = Bhalia wheat gets GI tag|work = Business Line - The Hindu|date = 15 August 2011|accessdate = 26 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="ie">{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/geographical-indication-tag-for-bhalia-wheat/833018/0|title = Geographical Indication tag for Bhalia wheat|work = The Indian Express|date = 17 August 2011|accessdate = 26 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cereals]]<br />
[[Category:Wheat cultivars]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Gujarat]]</div>FWQGina861152045