Question

The botanical name of macroni wheat is:

1. Triticum monococcum
2. Triticum durum
3. Triticum dicoccum
4. Triticum aestivum

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Triticum durum

The correct answer is Triticum durum.

• The botanical name of macroni wheat is Triticum durum.
• It is the hardest of all types of wheat.
• It is the second most cultivated species of wheat after bread wheat, which is also called common wheat or Triticum aestivum.
• It is typically planted in the spring and harvested in the fall.
• Durum wheat grains can be ground into semolina - a type of coarse flour commonly used in pasta, including couscous.
• They can also be used to make breakfast cereals, puddings or ground into a finer flour to make bread or pizza dough.