Emmer wheat

Emmer was one of the first domesticated crops. It was first grown in the Near East. Nowadays it is very rare.

Emmer wheat is one of the eight neolithic founder crops, which were plant species that were domesticated by early farming communities in the Fertile Crescent region.

Names

Scientific
   Triticum dicoccum
Synonym
   Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccon
English
   Emmer
   Emmer wheat
   Farro
Dutch
   Emmer
   Emmertarwe
   Tweekoren
Spanish
   Farro
French
   Amidonnier
German
   Emmer
   Zweikorn
Italian
   Farro
   Farro dicocco
   Farro medio

Taxonomy

Order
   Poales
Family
   Poaceae
Genus
   Triticum
Species
   Triticum dicoccum (Emmer wheat)

Crop categories

Cereals
Cool temperate crops
Major crops
Mediterranean crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops

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