Study of intraspecific diversity of emmer - Triticum dicoccum (Schrank) Schuebl. in Ukraine conditions revealed samples which may be sources of economic - valuable characters for durum wheat breeding: resistance to common bunt, dusty smut, leaf rust, powdery mildew, septoria disease; early ripeness; productive tillering, spikelet number per ear; ecological stability of yield capacity; protein content in grain. In emmer - durum hybrids, high macaroni qualities may develop. Emmer could be grown as groat crop, of which one may prepare kasha of high quality. It may be used as dietary dish.