Kerrnels remain in the spikelets after threshing. They are ovate, white and hard. This wheat is grown somewhat in the U.S.S.R., but not commercially in the United States. Shot wheat , Triticum aestivum subsp. This is an early maturing spring wheat with short, stiff stems.
Spikes are awnless or short-awned and dense.
They appear square in cross-section. Spikelets contain 6 or 7 flowers and develop 4 or 5 kernels. Kernels are short and almost spherical, unique among wheats, and thresh free. Shot wheat is grown in Northwest India, but not commercially in the United States. Oriental wheat , Triticum turanicum jakubz.