Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Grown mainly in the highland cereal belt (Rift Valley, Narok, Uasin Gishu) for flour and animal feed.
Family
Poaceae
Temperature
15-23°C (absolute 5-27°C)
Rainfall
750-900mm (absolute 300-1600mm)
Altitude
4500m
Soil pH
6-7 (absolute 5.5-8.5)
Soil types
Deep, well-drained loams to clay loams, pH 5.5-7.5