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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Triticum aestivum macha is a ANNUAL.
It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:

Seed - cooked[46, 61, 105]. It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal for making bread, biscuits etc[183].

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Medicinal Uses

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Other Uses

Biomass Mulch Paper Starch Thatching

The straw has many uses, as a biomass for fuel etc, for thatching, as a mulch in the garden etc[141]. A fibre obtained from the stems is used for making paper[189]. The stems are harvested in late summer after the seed has been harvested, they are cut into usable pieces and soaked in clear water for 24 hours. They are then cooked for 2 hours in lye or soda ash and then beaten in a ball mill for 1½ hours in a ball mill. The fibres make a green-tan paper[189]. The starch from the seed is used for laundering, sizing textiles etc[46, 61]. It can also be converted to alcohol for use as a fuel.

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in most well-drained soils in a sunny position. One of the more modern species of wheat, probably developed around 8,000 years ago as a result of a cross between T. dicoccum and Aegilops squarrosa. It is still sometimes cultivated for its edible seed in Georgia and other areas in W. Asia though it is of little economic value[46, 105, 183]. Closely related to T. spelta[46]. A hexaploid species[142].

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Propagation

Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within a few days[K].

Other Names

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Triticum aestivum	Bread Wheat, Common wheat	Annual	1.5	10-12	LMH	N	M	4	2	2
Triticum aestivum compactum	Club Wheat	Annual	0.6	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum aestivum spelta	Spelt Wheat	Annual	1.0	-	LMH	N	M	4	0	3
Triticum aestivum sphaerococcum	Shot Wheat	Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum bicorne		Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum georgicum		Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum monococcum	Einkorn	Annual	1.0	-	LMH	N	DM	3	0	3
Triticum monococcum aegilopoides	Wild Einkorn	Annual	1.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum sovieticum		Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum timopheevii	Sanduri, Timopheev's wheat	Annual	0.0	0-0	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum turgidum	Rivet Wheat	Annual	1.5	-	LMH	N	M	4	0	3
Triticum turgidum carthlicum	Persian Wheat	Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum turgidum dicoccoides	Wild Emmer	Annual	1.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum turgidum dicoccon	Emmer	Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	DM	3	0	3
Triticum turgidum durum	Durum Wheat	Annual	1.0	10-12	LMH	N	M	3	0	2
Triticum turgidum polonicum	Polish Wheat	Annual	1.3	-	LMH	N	M	3	0	3
Triticum turgidum turanicum	Khurasan Wheat	Annual	1.2	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Triticum vavilovi	Vavilov's Wheat	Annual	0.0	-	LMH	N	M	2	0	3

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Triticum aestivum macha - (Dekapr.&A.M.Menabde.)Mackey.