A History of Agriculture in India v1.c14.s2.9
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c14.s2.9
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The 21-chromosome wheats comprise five species and are widely cultivated. Of these, *T. aestivum* (common), *T. sphaerococcum* (shot) and *T. compactum* (club) are true bread wheats which comprise 90 per cent of the wheat grown today. Grains of *T. sphaerococcum*, the common wheat of northern and central India, found from Mohenjo-daro are dated about 2300 B.C. This wheat seems to have been grown widely in the Indus Valley.