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Wheat

A cereal used in a large number of products, especially food. Wheat is contained in bread, cake, beer, pasta and even some fuels. Wheat is a major commodity and its contracts are traded on exchanges.

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The study focused on six varieties of durum wheat (Triticum durum)

The effect of water stress on some physiological and biochemical parameters of adaptation in some durum wheat genotypes

Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today and in Turkey.

ESTIMATE OF HETEROSIS, CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR GRAIN YIELD PER SPIKE AND SOME AGRONOMIC TRAITS ON DURUM WHEAT (TRITICUM DURUM DESF)

The experiment was designed as factorial in randomized complete block design with three replications comprising four nitrogen treatments (control/no nitrogen applied, 23, 46 and 69 kg N [ha.sup.-1]) and seven durum wheat cultivars (Table 1).

Effect of different nitrogen fertilizer rates on yield and yield related traits for seven durum wheat (triticum turgidum L. var durum) cultivars grown at Sinana, South Eastern Ethiopia

Durum wheat, used for making such food products as pasta and couscous, is particularly susceptible to soil salinity.

New salt-tolerant wheat may combat food shortages

Transfer of high molecular weight glutenins from spring wheat to durum wheat. p.

Registration of four durum germplasms carrying glutenin allele Glu-Dld on a 1AS.1AL-1DL translocation chromosome

Dreamfields pasta is made almost exclusively of durum wheat semolina combined with a small amount of a unique fiber and protein blend that results in fewer carbs being absorbed into your system, much like whole grains.

ARB management with flavor

It has succeeded in a highly competitive industry characterized by wide swings in the price and availability of the key input: durum wheat. The price paid to member-producers for durum wheat has been substantially higher than the market price once the processing net margin is distributed to members.

Finding a niche

Tunisia's state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase up to 100,000 tons of durum wheat, European traders said on Tuesday.

Tunisia to buy 100,000 T of durum wheat

Besides, Algerian cereals are largely dominated by durum wheat crop [23].

Morphological and agricultural diversity of durum wheat varieties sown in a semi-arid area

Scientists at Italy's Universita degli Studi di Foggia evaluated the antioxidant activity of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seeds; durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.

Quinoa antioxidants may be more readily accessible than antioxidants from wheat

The quantities collected are distributed between 8.7 million quintals of durum wheat, 748 thousand quintals of soft wheat, 3.3 million quintals of barley and 9.3 million quintals of triticale.