Organisms

Triticum

A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is the source of EDIBLE GRAIN. A hybrid with rye (SECALE CEREALE) is called TRITICALE. The seed is ground into FLOUR and used to make BREAD, and is the source of WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is the source of EDIBLE GRAIN. A hybrid with rye (SECALE CEREALE) is called TRITICALE. The seed is ground into FLOUR and used to make BREAD, and is the source of WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS.

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Synonyms

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  • Durum Wheat
  • Triticum aestivum
  • Triticum durum
  • Triticum spelta
  • Triticum turgidum
  • Triticum turgidum subsp. durum
  • Triticum vulgare
  • Wheat
  • Durum Wheats
  • Wheat, Durum

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

wheat germ: index under TRITICUM, not TRITICUM / embryol; the rye-wheat hybrid TRITICALE is also available

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Triticum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014908
  2. Triticum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triticum
  3. Triticum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12106