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{{Taxobox begin | color = lightgreen | name = Emmer wheat}} |
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{{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''T. dicoccoides'''''}} |
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{{Taxobox section binomial botany | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = triticum dicoccoides | author = }} |
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'''Emmer Wheat''' is an ancient grain officially known as ''Triticum dicoccoides''. It is a ] species. The ] variant was used in ancient times in ] and the ]. It is the second-oldest grain in the world. Emmer is a low yielding, tall (2m) awned ] (wheat) with elongated, full-sized grains. |
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Closely related to the modern ] used for ], emmer dates from approximately 7000 ]. This wheat, along with ], has been found on sites, including the ], all over the ] and ] from the earliest times. First cultivated by the ], emmer wheat was the staple cereal of ], the real reason why early ] actually worked. After its domestication, it became an important crop in the Middle East, soon spreading to Europe and the ]. Around 4000 BCE, more productive wheats took emmer's place as the dominant cereal crop. |
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Today, it is grown in remote areas of ], ], ], and Europe; it is usually cultivated as fodder except in Ethiopia. |
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