AFLP Analysis of a collection of tetraploid wheats indicates the origin of emmer and hard wheat domestication in southeast Turkey

Abstract

In the Fertile Crescent, archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that Western agriculture originated in southeastern Turkey around 10,000 years ago. Einkorn wheat (Triticum urartu), the first domesticated crop, was identified through molecular analysis. Domesticated emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum), a tetraploid wheat, is closely related to wild populations in southeastern Turkey and is believed to have originated there as well. This region is also believed to be the origin of other early crops like peas, chickpeas, lentils, and barley. – AI-generated abstract.