Triticum carthlicum
Nevski
Persian black wheat, Persian wheat
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTriticum carthlicum Nevski, 1934, the Persian wheat, is a wheat with a tetraploid genome. Some scholars refer to it as T. turgidum subspecies carthlicum. Recent research suggest that T. carthlicum originated from a cross between domesticated emmer wheat and T. aestivum.
Description
A tetraploid grass in the wheat family with four sets of chromosomes. It is grown as a grain crop in the Turkish Caucasus region up to 2,100 m altitude in temperate climates.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as cereal.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It is grown as a grain crop in the Turkish Caucasus region up to 2,100 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, Caucasus, Georgia, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, Türkiye,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Dik'a
References (9)
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- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 13
- Chemonics International Inc., 2000, Biodiversity Assessment of Georgia. USAID Contract. (As Triticum carthlicum)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 182 (As Triticum carthlicum)
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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