Khorasan wheat

Khorasan wheat (Triticum turanicum) is an ancient cereal which probably originates from the Fertile Crescent. It is probably a natural hybrid between Triticum durum and Triticum polonicum. The ears and grains of this type of wheat are longer than in modern wheat (Triticum aestivum).

Khorasan is not widely cultivated. It has been grown at small scales in the Near East, Central Asia and Northern Africa, but has hardly been cultivated commercially. In recent years it has been getting some interest on the health food market. Since 1990 it has been registered under the trade name Kamut.

Names

Scientific
   Triticum turanicum
Synonym
   Triticum turgidum ssp. turanicum
   Triticum turgidum x polonicum
English
   Khorasan wheat
   Oriental wheat
Dutch
   Kamut
   Khorasantarwe
French
   Blé de Khorasan
German
   Khorasan-Weizen
Italian
   Frumento orientale
   Grano Khorasan
   Grano turanicum

Taxonomy

Genus
   Triticum
Family
   Poaceae
Order
   Poales

Crop categories

Cereals
Food crops
Temperate crops

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