Aegilops umbellulata explained

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]}

External links

• GrainGenes Species Report: Aegilops umbellulata
• USDA Plants Profile: Aegilops umbellulata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . . . 30 October 2023 . en.
2. Book: Sears, Ernest . The transfer of leaf-rust resistance from Aegilops umbellulata to wheat. . Brook-haven Symposia in Biology . 1956 . 9 . 1–21.
3. Wang . Yajun . Abrouk . Michael . Gourdoupis . Spyridon . Koo . Dal-Hoe . Karafiátová . Miroslava . Molnár . István . Holušová . Kateřina . Doležel . Jaroslav . Athiyannan . Naveenkumar . Cavalet-Giorsa . Emile . Jaremko . Łukasz . Poland . Jesse . Krattinger . Simon G. . 2023-05-22 . An unusual tandem kinase fusion protein confers leaf rust resistance in wheat . Nature Genetics . 55 . 6 . 914–920 . en . 10.1038/s41588-023-01401-2 . 37217716 . 10260399 . 1061-4036. 10754/679926 . free .