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Cereal, mainly dedicated for 58 % to the manufacturing of flour and pastas and 34 % used for animal food.
- Origin : Mideast, 5000 years before JC
- Family: Poaceae
- Duration: Annual
- Culture : world-wide, 600 millions tons per year
Cereal, present under two forms :
Triticum aestivum L.: common wheat
Cultivated in high latitude, grains rich in starch, used for the manufacturing of flour for the bread
- Reproduction : autogamous, annual
- Genome : hexaploid (6n = 42)
Triticum durum : Durum wheat
Is the only tetraploid species of wheat widely cultivated today. Durum is the hardest of all wheats. Its high protein content and gluten strength make durum good for pasta and bread. It is not, however, good for cakes, which are made from soft wheat to prevent toughness.
- Reproduction : autogamous, annual
- Genome : tetraploid (4n = 28)
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