Knowra Einkorn Einkorn Einkorn is a diploid wheat species, Triticum monococcum, domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. Its grains remain enclosed in tough hulls after threshing, and its genome has two chromosome sets.
Wheat : Wheat is a group of cereal grasses cultivated for edible grains, especially species of the genus Triticum. Einkorn is one of the earliest domesticated members of this crop group.
Neolithic Revolution : The Neolithic Revolution was the transition in some societies from foraging to farming and settled life. Einkorn cultivation formed part of this transition in Southwest Asia.
Domestication syndrome : Domestication syndrome describes inherited traits that distinguish domesticated plants from their wild ancestors. Einkorn’s domesticated forms differ in how seeds disperse and how ears break apart.
Einkorn flour : Einkorn flour is milled from the grain of Triticum monococcum. It is the most direct way einkorn enters breads, pasta, and other foods.
Emmer : Emmer is a hulled tetraploid wheat, Triticum dicoccum, domesticated in Southwest Asia. Emmer is also ancient and hulled, but has four chromosome sets rather than einkorn’s two.
Diploid : A diploid organism has two complete sets of chromosomes in each cell. Einkorn’s two chromosome sets distinguish it from polyploid bread and durum wheats.
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A : Pre-Pottery Neolithic A is an early Neolithic period in the Levant, before widespread pottery use. Einkorn cultivation and early farming settlements are associated with this period.
Non-shattering rachis : A non-shattering rachis is a cereal ear axis that resists breaking apart and dropping seeds when ripe. This harvest-friendly trait helped domesticated einkorn grains remain on the plant.
Sourdough : Sourdough is leavened dough fermented by a community of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. Einkorn flour is used in sourdough baking, where fermentation shapes dough behavior and flavor.
Spelt : Spelt is a hulled hexaploid wheat, Triticum spelta, cultivated in parts of Europe. Spelt shares einkorn’s retained hulls but is genetically more complex and has larger grains.
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