Einkorn wheat
Einkorn wheat can refer either to the wild species of
wheat,
Triticum boeoticum , or to the domesticated form,
Triticum monococcum. The wild and domesticated forms are either considered separate species, as here, or as subspecies of
T. monococcum. Einkorn is a diploid species of hulled wheat, with tough glumes that tightly enclose the grains. The cultivated form is similar to the wild, except that the ear stays intact when ripe and the seeds are larger.
Einkorn wheat was one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, alongside
emmer wheat .
Encyclopedia
Einkorn wheat can refer either to the wild species of
wheat,
Triticum boeoticum , or to the domesticated form,
Triticum monococcum. The wild and domesticated forms are either considered separate species, as here, or as subspecies of
T. monococcum. Einkorn is a diploid species of hulled wheat, with tough glumes that tightly enclose the grains. The cultivated form is similar to the wild, except that the ear stays intact when ripe and the seeds are larger.
Einkorn wheat was one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, alongside
emmer wheat . Grains of wild einkorn have been found in Epi-Paleolithic sites of the
Fertile Crescent. It was first domesticated approximately 9000 years ago, in the Pre Pottery Neolithic A or B periods. Its cultivation decreased in the
Bronze Age, and today it is considered a relict crop that is rarely planted. It remains as a local crop, often for
bulgur or as animal feed, in mountainous areas of France, Morocco, Yugoslavia, Turkey and other countries.
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External links
- 4. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Hulled Wheats 21-22 July 1995, Castelvecchio Pascoli, Tuscany, Italy
