Aegilops umbellulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Aegilops
Species:
A. umbellulata
Binomial name
Aegilops umbellulata
Zhuk.
Synonyms
  • Aegilops umbellulata var. typica Eig
  • Kiharapyrum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Á.Löve
  • Triticum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Bowden

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

  1. ↑ "Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Sears, Ernest (1956). The transfer of leaf-rust resistance from Aegilops umbellulata to wheat. Vol. 9. Brook-haven Symposia in Biology. pp. 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. doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01401-2. hdl:10754/679926. ISSN 1061-4036.


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