Alternating rows of Emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) and Celtic beans (Vicia faba L), an experimental crop at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England
Alternating rows of Emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) and Celtic beans (Vicia faba L) grown at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, England as part of an experimental program of growing prehistoric crops. Seen on a wet July day. Celtic beans, also known as Faba, Fava, or Broad beans, are an ancient crop which is thought to have originated in Western Asia as early as 7,000 – 4,000 BC. and cultivated in Europe, Africa and central Asia. The bean prefers cooler temperatures and grows best in well-drained soils with a neutral pH of around and is fairly intolerant to waterlogging or drought. It has a high protein content and the seeds are eaten either green, or dried. The dried plant can be used as straw or as fuel. Emmer wheat was first cultivated over 10,000 years ago in the Near East, Like Einkorn and Spelt wheats, Emmer is a hulled wheat with strong glumes (husks) that enclose the grains, and a semibrittle rachis. After threshing it requires milling or pounding to release the grains from the glumes. It is valued for its ability to give good yields on poor soils.
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Location: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
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