Famine relief crops

Japanese: 救荒作物 - きゅうこうさくもつ
Famine relief crops
Crops grown to eat as substitutes for common crops such as rice and wheat when the harvest is poor. Although it varies by era and region, they are plants that are resistant to weather changes and can be grown in barren land, such as barnyard millet, buckwheat, sweet potato, and potato. Famine relief plants refer to wild plants that are not normally eaten but are eaten in times of famine.

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Japanese:
イネ,麦類など一般の作物が凶作のとき,代用として食するために栽培する作物。時代や地域により異なるがヒエ,ソバ,サツマイモ,ジャガイモ等天候異変に強く荒地でも育成可能なもの。救荒植物という場合は,通常は食用にしないが飢饉(ききん)の際食用にする野生の植物をさす。

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