Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) is the 10th most cultivated cereal worldwide, with a total production of about 38 million tons. [23] Most of the durum grown today is amber durum, the grains of which are amber-colored due to the extra carotenoid pigments and are larger than those of other types of wheat.

2023年2月27日 · Durum wheat, or Triticum turgidum, is the second most cultivated species of wheat after bread wheat, which is also called common wheat or Triticum aestivum.

2024年2月20日 · What is Durum Wheat? The two most popular species of wheat are bread wheat (also known as common wheat or Triticum aestivum vulgare) and durum wheat (Triticum turgidum durum). Durum...

Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In the highlands of Ethiopia and the oases of the Sahara this crop has been cultivated for thousands of years. Today, smallholder farmers still grow it on marginal lands to assure production for their own consumption.

Durum wheat is a tetraploid species of wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum) compared with hexaploid common or bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). It is widely grown in Canada, North America and southern Europe, with only a very small area being grown in the UK.

The main use of durum wheat (Triticum durum) is for pasta, and the end-product quality is related to the durum grain characteristics, which, in turn, are mainly determined not only by the genotype, but also by the environment (weather and nutrition) and crop management. Durum is generally considered to have the hardest kernel among wheats; it ...

2024年12月23日 · Durum wheat, (species Triticum durum), hard wheat (q.v.) producing a glutenous flour. The purified middlings of durum wheat are known as semolina, used for pasta.

Durum wheat, scientifically known as Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, is a type of wheat that is highly valued for its superior quality and unique nutritional properties.

Wheat is a staple food, with the two most common species being Triticum aestivum and Triticum turgidum ssp. durum. Moreover, the latter, T. turgidum, includes other tetraploid subspecies, among which the sspp. turanicum (Khorasan wheat) and ...

2023年9月1日 · Durum wheat is one of the earliest forms of domesticated wheat and is a tetraploid wheat, meaning it has four sets of chromosomes. Its scientific name, “Triticum durum,” is quite fitting, as “durum” translates to “hard,” referring to its hard endosperm.