Einkorn

Einkorn was one of the first cereals to be domesticated in the Old World 10,000 years ago and to spread towards Europe and North Africa. Einkorn became widely distributed throughout the Near East, Transcaucasia, the Mediterranean region, southwestern Europe, and the Balkans, and was one of the first cereals cultivated for food. Einkorn is still cultivated in harsh environments and poor soil in Italy (Perrino and Hammer 1984). Einkorn selections produced protein and yield equal to or higher than barley and durum wheat when grown under adverse growing conditions (Vallega 1979).

Einkorn

Einkorn was one of the first cereals to be domesticated in the Old World 10,000 years ago and to spread towards Europe and North Africa. Einkorn became widely distributed throughout the Near East, Transcaucasia, the Mediterranean region, southwestern Europe, and the Balkans, and was one of the first cereals cultivated for food. Einkorn is still cultivated in harsh environments and poor soil in Italy (Perrino and Hammer 1984). Einkorn selections produced protein and yield equal to or higher than barley and durum wheat when grown under adverse growing conditions (Vallega 1979).

Ploidy

Diploid (2x)

Species

Triticum monococcum ssp. monococcum

Common names(s)

Cultivated einkorn, einkorn

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