tritordeum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name, New Latin Tritordeum, apparently a blend of Triticum (“wheat”) +‎ Hordeum (“barley”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɹɪˈtɔː(ɹ)di.əm/

Noun[edit]

tritordeum

  1. An amphiploid cereal derived from the cross between a South American wild barley (Hordeum chilense) and durum wheat.
    • 2012, Indra K. Vasil, editor, Molecular improvement of cereal crops, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 372:
      In terms of yield, breeding in Tritordeum has allowed an increase to up to 80% of that of commercial wheat cultivars, maintaining a protein content approximately 5% higher than in wheat.

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