Topic : Wheat Crop (Most Commonly cultivated wheat sp)

Topic :  Wheat Crop
Commonly cultivated wheat sp

There are 7 in the world,  only 4 is important in India,  they are:


1. Common wheat {Asked in BHU AG & IBPS AFO }

• Another name : Bread wheat
• Botanical name : T vulgare / aestivum
• Cultivated throughout India
• Most suited for chapati and bakery
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2. Duram wheat {Asked in JRF Agronomy 2016, BHU AG & IBPS AFO }

• Another name : Macroni wheat
• Botanical name : T durum 
• Cultivated in Central & Southern India
• Best suited for noodles, vermicelli
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3. Emmer wheat  [Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in/]

• Botanical name : T dicoccum
• Winter / spring wheat
• Wheat suitable for Maharastra, AP & TN {Asked in JRF Agronomy 2016}
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4. Indian dwarf wheat (T sphaerococcum) {Asked in JRF Agronomy 2016, BHU AG & IBPS AFO }

• Another name : Shot wheat
• Practically gone out of cultivation due to low productivity

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