Aegilops umbellulata explained

Aegilops umbellulata, the umbel goatgrass, is an annual grass that is closesly related to wheat. It is native to southeastern Europe (including the East Aegean Islands), Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, the 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 .