Common wheat
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Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species.[1][2][3][4] About 95% of the wheat produced is common wheat.
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Ears of common wheat | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Triticum |
Species: | T. aestivum |
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Triticum aestivum | |
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Common wheat has been got by many generations of artificial selection by farmers choosing the most productive plants which occurred in their crops.[4]