PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED STRAINS OF FARRO (TRITICUM-MONOCOCCUM L, TRITICUM-DICOCCUM SCHUBLER, TRITICUM-SPELTA L) AND DURUM-WHEAT (TRITICUM-DURUM DESF CV TRINAKRIA) IN THE DIFFICULT FLAT ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHERN ITALY

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of three species of unhulled-wheat (Triticum monococcum L., Triticum dicoccum Schubler and Triticum spelta L.) with respect to durum wheat (Triticum durum D esf. cv. Trinakria) in southern Italy's flat environment. As far as yi eld is concerned, the mean yield was significantly different among spe cies. Durum wheat yielded 16.1 %, 37.6 % and 69.5 % more than dicoccum , spelta and monococcum, species, respectively. Among unhulled-wheat s pecies, only Triticum dicoccum showed some similarity with durum wheat , such as one-thousand kernels weight, plant height and number of spik es per m(2). Among the factors studied, the days to reach heading repr esented the factor chat mostly influenced yield.