Biology:Aegilops umbellulata
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Short description: Species of grass
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Aegilops |
| Species: | A. umbellulata
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| Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk.
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Aegilops umbellulata, the umbel goatgrass, is an annual grass that is closesly related to wheat. It is native to the East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, and Turkey.[1]
The hybridisation between this species and wheat is known to produce rust resistant plants.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384662-1.
- ↑ Sears, Ernest (1956). The transfer of leaf-rust resistance from Aegilops umbellulata to wheat.. 9. Brook-haven Symposia in Biology. pp. 1–21.
- ↑ Wang, Yajun; Abrouk, Michael; Gourdoupis, Spyridon; Koo, Dal-Hoe; Karafiátová, Miroslava; Molnár, István; Holušová, Kateřina; Doležel, Jaroslav et al. (2023-05-22). "An unusual tandem kinase fusion protein confers leaf rust resistance in wheat" (in en). Nature Genetics. doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01401-2. ISSN 1061-4036. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-023-01401-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4687584 entry
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