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TRITICUM SPELTA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
- Grain Growing
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- farro
1, record 1, English, farro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Farro is a strictly ethnobotanical concept deeply rooted in Italian traditions. The term is reserved for three cultivated hulled wheat species :Triticum monococcum(einkorn), [Triticum] dicoccon(emmer) and [Triticum] spelta(spelt). 2, record 1, English, - farro
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
- Culture des céréales
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- farro
1, record 1, French, farro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- speltoid
1, record 2, English, speltoid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mutants occurring in cultures of common wheat, "Triticum vulgare", and possessing characters of "Triticum spelta", spelt wheat. 1, record 2, English, - speltoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- speltoïde
1, record 2, French, spelto%C3%AFde
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'hybridation interspécifique chez les blés. [...] La systématique du genre «Triticum» est établie actuellement sur des bases assez solides [...] La stérilité, à peu près complète de la F 1, est due aux anomalies de la méiose. [...] Les grains obtenus donnent naissance, en F 2, à de nombreux types aberrants : compactoïdes, speltoïdes, etc., plus ou moins stériles en raison de l'irrégularité de leur stock chromosomique. 1, record 2, French, - spelto%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de cereales
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espeltoide
1, record 2, Spanish, espeltoide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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