Wheat

Wheat is a grass grown throughout the world for its seed, and it makes up the genus Triticum. Three commonname types of wheat are Einkorn, Durum, and Bread Wheat. Einkorn, sicentific name being Triticum monococcum, is a wheat that has one seed per spikelet. A spikelet is teh absic unit of a grass flower with one or two florets on the tip. Einkorn wheat is not widely cultivated, and the glumes fit tightly around the seed, providing a seed covering. Durum wheat, scientific name being Triticum durum, is grown in Spain, Italy, and the US. Unlike Einkorn, Durum has naked seeds with no covering, and it is good for making pasta. Bread wheat, scientific name being Triticum aestivum, has several different subspecies and is used for making bread. A big difference between these three types of wheat is that they all have different chromosome counts. Einkorn has 7 pairs of chromosomes, Durum has 14 pairs, and Bread wheat has 21 pairs.