Wild wheat falls to the ground to reseed itself when ripe, but domesticated wheat stays on the stem for easier harvesting.
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This spread to Western Asia, which domesticated its wild grains, wheat and barley.
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Their diet, and that of their animals, also included species of wild plant, peas, acorns, carob seeds, pistachios and wild wheat.
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The dish that always elicits a smile is the green eggs and ham with two organic eggs, wild wheat sourdough and a glistening green herb sauce.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Dubcovsky is co-author of a paper published this week in the journal Science reporting the discovery of a novel resistance gene in wild wheat in Israel.
From the voanews.com
Scientists transferred a resistant gene, known as Yr36, from a race of wild wheat into a handful of domesticated pasta and bread wheat varieties.
From the sciencedaily.com
Stone Age humans in the Fertile Crescent appear to have harvested wild wheat and barley by scooping fallen grains from the ground with their fingers.
From the newscientist.com
Farming arose early in the Fertile Crescent because the area had a great quantity of wild wheat and pulse species that were nutritious and easy to domesticate.
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The project will also look for useful resistance genes in wild plants related to wheat.