Triticum aestivum, the common bread wheat is____________.

→ Hexaploid: 21 pairs of chromosomes (Total: 42 chromosomes)
→ Tetraploid: 14 pairs of chromosomes (Total: 28 chromosomes)
→ Diploid: 7 pairs of chromosomes (Total: 14 chromosomes)

📌 Additional Information

Common Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum):
→ Hexaploid, 2n = 42, mostly grown in India.
→ Occupies about 87% of wheat area.
→ Best for chapati making and bakery products.
→ Introduced in India by Borlaug from Mexico, also called Mexican dwarf wheat, responsible for the Green Revolution.

Durum/Macaroni Wheat (Triticum durum):
→ Tetraploid, 2n = 28.
→ Used for suji and semya preparation.
→ Occupies 12% of wheat area, particularly in Central and Southern India.
→ Durum varieties: Jairam, Malavika.

Emmer Wheat (Triticum diccocum):
→ Tetraploid, 2n = 28.
→ Occupies about 1% of wheat area, confined to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka.
→ Used for making the South Indian dish Uppumav.

Diploid Species:
→ Triticum monococcum: 2n = 14
→ Triticum aegiloploid: 2n = 14

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