Triticum araraticum that "T. araraticum" was of genome composition AAGG. The araraticum subspecies of "T. araraticum" grows primarily in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq and Turkey, while the "kurdistanicum" subspecies grows in Iraq and the nearby areas of Iran and Turkey. In Armenia, the subspecies can be found in Voghjaberd and Vedi villages near capital Yerevan and the villages of Areni, Arpi and Aghavnadzor in Vayots Dzor Province. Triticum araraticum Triticum araraticum (Araratian wild emmer or Armenian wild emmer) is a wild tetraploid species of wheat. "T. araraticum" is one of the least studied wheat species in the world. The "T. araraticum"
Cereal leaf beetle Cereal leaf beetle The cereal leaf beetle ("Oulema melanopus") is a significant crop pest, described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. One generation of this beetle is produced a year. Adults feed before winter and spend most of their overwintering time in protected areas such as wind rows, crop stubble, and tree bark crevices. Adults mate once the temperature warms to above 9–10 degrees Celsius (or 44.6 degrees F) and females have a relatively long laying period (about 45–60 days), when they deposit eggs on the undersides of leaves. The larvae hatch in 7–15 days, and start the most damaging eating