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    Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species. About 95% of wheat produced worldwide is common wheat; it...
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    the second most cultivated species of wheat after common wheat, although it represents only 5% to 8% of global wheat production. It was developed by artificial...
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    (/ˈtrɪtɪkəm/); the most widely grown is common wheat (T. aestivum). The archaeological record suggests that wheat was first cultivated in the regions of...
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    cultivated for its grains, Khorasan wheat looks very similar to common wheat. However, its grains are twice the size of modern wheat kernel, with a thousand-kernel...
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    Gluten (redirect from Wheat gluten)
    The types of grains that contain gluten include all species of wheat (common wheat, durum, spelt, khorasan, emmer and einkorn), and barley, rye, and...
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    Spelt (redirect from German wheat)
    Spelt (Triticum spelta), also known as dinkel wheat or hulled wheat, is a species of wheat. It is a relict crop, eaten in Central Europe and northern Spain...
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  • Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of common wheat used for human consumption. Wheat varieties are called "soft" or "weak" if gluten content...
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    Semolina (redirect from Semolina wheat)
    farina, which is common-wheat flour), and it is used more often for desserts than for savory foods. On the Indian subcontinent, common-wheat semolina may...
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    Manitoba flour, a name chiefly used in Italy, is a flour of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) originating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a...
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    naming of wheats. Genetic and morphological characteristics of wheat influence its classification; many common and botanical names of wheat are in current...
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    Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are...
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    Wheatgrass (redirect from Wheat grass)
    Wheatgrass is the freshly sprouted first leaves of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), used as a food, drink, or dietary supplement. Wheatgrass...
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    Emmer (redirect from Emmer wheat)
    Emmer or hulled wheat is an awned type of wheat. It is a tetraploid (4n = 28 chromosomes). The domesticated types are Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum...
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    into spring wheat versus winter wheat is common and traditionally refers to the season during which the crop is grown. For winter wheat, the physiological...
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    similarity of their seed heads or ears to common wheat. However, wheatgrasses generally are perennial, while wheat is an annual. It has gained the Royal Horticultural...
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    Wheat leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) is a fungal disease that affects wheat, barley, rye stems, leaves and grains. In temperate zones it is destructive...
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    Seitan (redirect from Wheat meat)
    vegetarian, vegan, Buddhist, and macrobiotic cuisines. Mock duck is a common use. Wheat gluten first appeared during the 6th century as an ingredient for...
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  • Common root rot is a disease of wheat caused by one or more fungi. Cochliobolus sativus, Fusarium culmorum and F. graminearum are the most common pathogens...
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    but the term "whole-wheat bread" is still used. The common term for whole-wheat bread in Canada is "brown bread". The term "wheat bread" is sometimes...
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    Bulgur (redirect from Bulgur wheat)
    cracked wheat foodstuff found in South Asian cuisine and West Asian cuisine. Bulgur is sometimes confused with cracked wheat, which is crushed wheat grain...
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  • wheat is a type of wheat that has been genetically modified by introducing sunflower genes, with the objective of improving crop productivity. Wheat,...
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    Wheat allergy is an allergy to wheat that typically presents itself as a food allergy, but can also be a contact allergy resulting from occupational exposure...
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    compactum or club wheat is a species of wheat adapted to low-humidity growing conditions. T. compactum is similar enough to common wheat (T. aestivum) that...
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    and can be supplied in substantial quantities. Common plant-based staples include cereals (e.g. rice, wheat, maize, millet, barley, oats, rye, spelt, emmer...
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    As a formula, for wheat 2n = 6x = 42, so that the haploid number n is 21 and the monoploid number x is 7. The gametes of common wheat are considered to...
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  • Cream of Wheat is an American brand of farina, a type of breakfast porridge mix made from wheat middlings. It looks similar to grits, but is smoother in...
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    Flour (category Wheat)
    hexaploid species of wheat. Spelt dough needs less kneading than common wheat or durum wheat dough.[citation needed] Compared to hard-wheat flours, spelt flour...
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    Japanese noodles made primarily from buckwheat flour, with a small amount of wheat flour mixed in. It has an ashen brown color, and a slightly grainy texture...
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    DNA repair genes. In Thinopyrum intermedium a perennial relative of common wheat Triticum aestivum, conditions of freezing stress were shown to be associated...
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    The wheat weevil (Sitophilus granarius), also known as the grain weevil or granary weevil, is an insect that feeds on cereal grains, and is a common pest...
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