Triticum durum
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Triticum durum is a hard wheat species primarily used to make pasta, couscous, and other semolina-based products.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cereal crop
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
Mediterranean climate
ⓘ
semiarid regions ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | tetraploid wheats ⓘ |
| breedingUse | source of pasta quality traits ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=28 ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
durum wheat
ⓘ
hard wheat ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | grain ⓘ |
| domesticated | true ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major food crop ⓘ |
| endospermType | glassy ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Triticum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glutenStrength | strong ⓘ |
| glutenUse | pasta quality ⓘ |
| grainColor | amber ⓘ |
| grainTexture | hard ⓘ |
| growthHabit | annual ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| majorProducerRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ploidy | tetraploid ⓘ |
| pollination | self-pollinating ⓘ |
| primaryProduct |
durum flour
ⓘ
semolina ⓘ |
| proteinContent | high ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Triticum aestivum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Desf. ⓘ |
| seedType | caryopsis ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bread blends
ⓘ
bulgur ⓘ couscous production ⓘ dry pasta ⓘ flatbreads ⓘ noodles ⓘ pasta production ⓘ semolina production ⓘ |
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