GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOIL AND AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Triticum aestivum, the common bread wheat is -
A
Diploid
B
Haploid
C
Hexaploid
D
Tetraploid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Hexaploid’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Currently, two major wheat species, hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum; 2 n = 6x = 42) and tetraploid durum wheat (Triticum durum; 2 n = 4x = 28), are commercially important.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species. About 95% of wheat produced worldwide is common wheat; it is the most widely grown of all crops and the cereal with the highest monetary yield.

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