Evolution of Wheat

By katie_warren
  • Spelt
    1 CE

    Spelt

    • derivied from a species which is a hexaploid
    • now marketed as a health food
  • Durum
    8

    Durum

    • considered the oldest tetraploid-said to have come from the Neolithic of Syria around 8.9-8.6 thousand years ago
  • Hyrbridization
    10

    Hyrbridization

    • occured around 10,000 years ago
    • started from the grass species T. uratu and T. speltoides
    • created the first tetraploid
  • Emmer Wheat
    10

    Emmer Wheat

    • cultivated in Jordan around 10,000 years ago
    • later evidence of cultivation has also been seen in Iran
  • Eikorn
    40

    Eikorn

    • said to be cultivated in Southeastern Turkey around 40,000 years ago
    • considered the species where all types of wheat descended from
  • Pollenated Grass
    80

    Pollenated Grass

    • may have first appeared around 60-70 million years ago
    • earliest might have been around 80 million years ago according to other studies