Emmer wheat refers to a type of grain that is grown for its edible seeds. It has a long history and has been used as a staple food in some parts of the world. Full definition
It is also known as Emmer Wheat in some parts of the world since it belongs to the wheat family. (true-elements.com)
They also performed an exome capture — based analysis of domestication among wild and domesticated genotypes of emmer wheat. (science.sciencemag.org)
Wheat breeder Jorge Dubcovsky of the University of California, Davis, led an international team that discovered the gene — dubbed gpc - B1 for its effect on grain protein content — in a wild emmer wheat that has grown naturally in the Middle East for millennia. (scientificamerican.com)