Aegilops tauschii
Aegilops tauschii, also known as Tausch's goatgrass and rough-spike hard grass, is an annual grass species.[1]
| Aegilops tauschii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Aegilops |
| Species: | A. tauschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegilops tauschii Coss.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aegilops squarrosa auct. non L. | |
It is native to temperate Asia and the tropical Asian Indian Subcontinent, the Caucasus region in Eurasia, and Ukraine in Eastern Europe.[1]
Taxonomy
Aegilops tauschii is part of the tribe Triticeae, along with wheat and some other cereals.
It is a diploid (2n = 2x = 14, DD) goat grass species[2] which has contributed the D genome in common wheat.[3]
References
- "Aegilops tauschii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- Jia, Jizeng; Zhao, Shancen; Kong, Xiuying; Li, Yingrui; Zhao, Guangyao; He, Weiming; Appels, Rudi; Pfeifer, Matthias; Tao, Yong (2013-04-04). "Aegilops tauschii draft genome sequence reveals a gene repertoire for wheat adaptation". Nature. 496 (7443): 91–95. Bibcode:2013Natur.496...91.. doi:10.1038/nature12028. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 23535592.
- Kishii, Masahiro (2019-05-09). "An Update of Recent Use of Aegilops Species in Wheat Breeding". Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers Media SA. 10: 585. doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.00585. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 6521781. PMID 31143197.
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