The evolution of modern wheat

The evolution of modern wheat (Triticum aestivum), spelt wheat (T. spelta), durum pasta wheat (T. turgidum), and other modern species from crosses of ancestral speciesThe evolution of modern wheat (Triticum aestivum), spelt wheat (T. spelta), durum pasta wheat (T. turgidum), and other modern species from crosses of ancestral species

Years BCE Ancestral sEcies Modern species 12,000 Triticum searsii Triticum urartu, Triticum (possibly another wild einkorn monococcum, Triticum species), wheat cultivated wild grass 2n = 14 (AA) einkorn wheat 2n=14(88) 2n=14(AA) Tn'a'cum dicoccum, cultivated emmer wheat Triticum tauschii, Triticum dicoccoides, wild grass wild emmer wheat 2n =14(DD) 4n=28 (AABB) Tn'a'cum turgidum, durum pasta wheat 4n = 28 (A483) Triticum spe/ta, spelt wheat 6n = 42 (AABBDD) g) L; 7000 Triticum aestivum, hexaploid wheat 6n = 42 (AABBDD) Triticum aestivum, common bread wheat 6n = 42 (AABBDD)