Poulard wheat , Triticum turgidum L. Poulard wheats may be winter or spring in habit. Stems are usually tall, thick, and solid or pithy. Leaves are broad. Spikes are long and dense, sometimes compound or branched. They are near square in cross-section, with long awns.
Kernels are short, ovate and humped in shape.
Poulard wheat is closely related to durum but is somewhat inferior in this country both in production and in macaroni making quality, so has practically disappeared from cultivation. It is grown quite extensively in Mediterranean countries. Polish wheat , Triticum polonicum L. Polish wheat varieties are spring wheats with tall stems. Spikes are large, open or dense, awned, and square or rectangular in cross-section. Kernels are very long, narrow, and hard.