Black wheat is semi-winter and has high cold resistance. The plant height is 74 ~ 76 cm, the seedlings are creeping, the tillering ability is strong, the root system is developed, the lodging resistance is low, the plants are compact, the ear layer is neat, and the disease resistance is strong. The spike is rectangular, long-stemmed, white, black, rectangular and hard, with a spike length of 8.8 cm and many flowers and fruits. The yield per mu is about 400 kilograms, and the yield per mu in high-yield fields is 500 kilograms. In 2000, the planting area in xintai city was 22,500 mu.
Black wheat has high nutritional value, and it is a kind of nutritional and health food that integrates functionality and dietotherapy. Tested by the Agricultural Products Inspection and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Shandong Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection, it contains 18 amino acids and trace elements such as zinc, phosphorus and calcium necessary for human body. Its unique elements such as selenium and iodine make it a health care product for preventing and treating cancer, and it is listed as a cross-century alternative variety with broad development prospects.