Aegilops speltoides explained

Aegilops speltoides (syn. Sitopsis speltoides (Tausch) Á.Löve) is an edible goatgrass in the family Poaceae native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, which is often used for animal feed, and it has grown in cultivated beds. This plant is an important natural source of disease resistance in wheat, and it is known or likely to be susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.

Genome

Aegilops speltoides is a diploid of 2n = 2x = 14. A. speltoides is divided into two morphotypes, the dominant and the recessive .^[1]

Sources

• Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). Barley mild mosaic bymovirus. Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20 August 1996.

External links

• • Plants For A Future: Aegilops speltoides
  • USDA Plants Profile: Aegilops speltoides

Notes and References

1. 4. 2013. . Olga. Alexander. Raskina. Belyayev. 531–538. 111. Annals of Botany Company. Annals of Botany. 1095-8290. 22354673. 10.1093/aob/mct023. Chromosome evolution in marginal populations of Aegilops speltoides: causes and consequences. 23393097 . 3605956.