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Agriculture · Q652

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 652

Q652

Indian dwarf wheat belongs to

A.
Triticum aestivum
B.
T. durum
C.
T. spherococcum
Answer
D.
T. spelta

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Triticum spherococcum is the first Indian dwarf wheat. this is found in limited areas of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh of India. It is a hexaploid species and this belongs to the club wheat of western countries. It is characterized by very short and compact heads having shorter grains. It contains 42 chromosomes.