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1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 40, No 10 (2003), Pagination: 363-368
Abstract
Dicoccum is a hulled wheat commonly called by the name Jave or KAPTI wheat. In India it is traditionally cultivated in Northern Karnataka, Southern Maharashtra, Saurastra region of Gujarat, parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and grown in one lakh hectares with a total production of 2.5 lakh tonnes. This wheat possess high degree of temperature stress tolerance and resistance to rust diseases compared to other wheat.