Description

• Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food.
• The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum the most widely grown is common wheat (T. aestivum).
• The archaeological record suggests that wheat was first cultivated in the regions of the Fertile Crescent around 9600 BCE.
• Botanically, the wheat kernel is a type of fruit called a caryopsis.