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Agriculture · Q853

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 853

Q853

Most widely grown and edible species of wheat is

A.
Triticum duram
B.
Triticum vulgare
C.
Triticum aestivum
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Triticum aestivum is a hexaploid species that is a widely grown and edible species of wheat. It has a hexaploid genome arrangement, with six copies of each chromosome.
Wheat is an important source of carbohydrates, source of multiple nutrients, and dietary fiber.