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1 CE
Spelt
- derivied from a species which is a hexaploid
- now marketed as a health food
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8
Durum
- considered the oldest tetraploid-said to have come from the Neolithic of Syria around 8.9-8.6 thousand years ago
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10
Hyrbridization
- occured around 10,000 years ago
- started from the grass species T. uratu and T. speltoides
- created the first tetraploid
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10
Emmer Wheat
- cultivated in Jordan around 10,000 years ago
- later evidence of cultivation has also been seen in Iran
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40
Eikorn
- said to be cultivated in Southeastern Turkey around 40,000 years ago
- considered the species where all types of wheat descended from
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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
