Emmer wheat (front) and Einkorn wheat back (Triticum Monocaccum) grown at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England as part of an experimental program
Emmer wheat (front) and Einkorn wheat back (Triticum Monocaccum) grown at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England as part of an experimental program of growing prehistoric crops. Emmer wheat, Triticum dioccum, (front) and Einkorn wheat (back), Triticum Monocaccum, grown at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England as part of an experimental program of growing prehistoric crops. Both Emmer and Einkorn wheats were first cultivated over 10,000 years ago in the Near East, like Spelt wheat, they are hulled wheats with strong glumes (husks) that enclose the grains. After threshing they requires milling or pounding to release the grains from the glumes. They are valued for their ability to give good yields on poor soils. Einkorn can grow in cooler climates than other wheats.
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Location: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
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