The most primitive cultivated wheat is a grass called "einkorn" (Triticum monococcum). From Wordnik.com. [5 Breeding Triticale] Reference
Sweden, such as einkorn wheat and sea lettuce - are collected in a visually arresting new cookbook. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Cultivated einkorns proved closely related to one another and to weedy einkorn. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
As mentioned above einkorn T. monococcum is the least cultivated form of farro in Italy. From Wordnik.com. [FARRO MINESTRONE WITH WINTER SQUASH AND GREENS] Reference
According to farro.com, Farro and its cousins emmer and einkorn are know as 'hulled wheats'. From Wordnik.com. [FARRO MINESTRONE WITH WINTER SQUASH AND GREENS] Reference
Thousands of years ago, before the dawn of civilisation, einkorn hybridized with another diploid wild grass. From Wordnik.com. [5 Breeding Triticale] Reference
Grains and husks of domesticated einkorn and emmer wheat were plentiful, as were well-preserved barley and peas. From Wordnik.com. [The Goddess and the Bull] Reference
Until recently everyone thought that einkorn, perhaps the earliest of all cultivated wheats, was essentially extinct. From Wordnik.com. [13. Other Cultivated Grains] Reference
She was tempted first by the covey of gray partridges she saw pecking at the ripe seeds of ryegrass and einkorn wheat. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
What they basically are saying is that all three of those grain varieties, emmer, spelt and einkorn can be called farro. From Wordnik.com. [FARRO MINESTRONE WITH WINTER SQUASH AND GREENS] Reference
The wild einkorn from that area proved to be distinct from other wild types and may be the forebear of the domestic variety. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
About 8000 B.C.E., they switched abruptly to domestic sheep and goats and to growing einkorn, pulses, and other cereal crops. From Wordnik.com. [K. Early Food Production in the Old World (c. 10,000 B.C.E. and Later)] Reference
In cultivated einkorn the stalk is tougher (which makes the grain easier to harvest), and the seeds are larger and more numerous. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
Like einkorn and emmer, spelt never disappeared entirely, but until recently it was grown in only a few isolated pockets in Germany, Belgium. From Wordnik.com. [13. Other Cultivated Grains] Reference
Significantly, both cultivated and weedy varieties are closely related to wild einkorn found in one region, the Karacadag Mountains of southeastern Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
Wild or cultivated einkorn grains have been found at several early Neolithic sites in Turkey near the Karacadag Mountains, including Cafer Höyük, Cayönü, and Nevali Cori. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
When einkorn (AA) hybridized with the species resembling Aegilops speltoides (BB), it gave rise to the tetraploid durum wheats, whose chromosome composition is designated AABB. From Wordnik.com. [5 Breeding Triticale] Reference
The first phase, about 11,500 to 11,000 years ago, was marked by findings of fruit stones and seeds of hackberries, plums, and pears, along with wild einkorn wheat and wild rye. From Wordnik.com. [The Goddess and the Bull] Reference
The chromosome set of einkorn is designated A; the chromosome set from the species that resembles Aegilops speltoides is designated B; and the chromosome set from Aegilops squarrosa is designated D. From Wordnik.com. [5 Breeding Triticale] Reference
The wild progenitor of einkorn wheat, one of the first crops to be domesticated (ca. 9000 B.C.), has been identified genetically in southeastern Turkey, according to a report in the journal Science. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
Eleven of 19 lines of wild einkorn from the Karacadag Mountains are particularly close to cultivated einkorn but have clear wild characteristics, including a brittle stalk yielding a few small grains. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
A DNA fingerprinting study of einkorn wheat carried out by scientists from Norway, Germany, and Italy and published in the journal Science traced the wild species to the Karacadag Mountains of southeastern Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [The Goddess and the Bull] Reference
Prehistoric people would have gazed upon herds of gazelle and other wild animals; gently flowing rivers, which attracted migrating geese and ducks; fruit and nut trees; and rippling fields of wild barley and wild wheat varieties such as emmer and einkorn. From Wordnik.com. [More on Gobekli Tepe, Turkey] Reference
If you're wondering: einkorn is an ancient coarse- grained wheat. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
The grain from both meals was a highly processed einkorn wheat bran. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Tutankhamun – the secrets of the tomb go online] Reference
Worldwide wheat species descend from einkorn wheat - first cultivated on the hills near Gobekli. From Wordnik.com. [Zach Klein's Universal Feed] Reference
It combines spelt with the two grains from which it was developed around 4000BCE, emmer and einkorn. From Wordnik.com. [FoodNavigator RSS] Reference
© 1998 by the Archaeological Institute of America www. archaeology.org/9801/newsbriefs/einkorn. html. From Wordnik.com. [Einkorn's Debut] Reference
They border fields of potatoes, onions, shallots, primitive heritage wheat varieties spelt and einkorn, and camelina. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference
CSM is introducing a new mix of ancient cereals spelt, emmer and einkorn, in a bid to tap opportunities in the specialty bread segment. From Wordnik.com. [FoodNavigator RSS] Reference
I’ve never tried einkorn, so that’s obviously on my list. From Wordnik.com. [Bento #147 – Eggplant sugo « Were rabbits] Reference
9000 - 7000 BC Grains (3): Emmer and einkorn wheat, rye Legumes (5): Lentils, peas, faba beans, chickpeas, bitter vetch Flax for oil and fiber. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
But here is a quote from the above-mentioned report, "Farro in Italy": "It is very difficult to make the distinction between the three different farros einkorn, emmer and spelt as particularly the term spelt and farro are often used as synonyms. From Wordnik.com. [FARRO MINESTRONE WITH WINTER SQUASH AND GREENS] Reference
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