Aegilops tauschii

Aegilops tauschii, also known as Tausch's goatgrass and rough-spike hard grass, is an annual grass species.[1]

Aegilops tauschii
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

Aegilops squarrosa auct. non L.
Patropyrum tauschii (Coss.) Löve
Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmalh.

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.

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References

  1. "Aegilops tauschii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. 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. doi:10.1038/nature12028. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 23535592.
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