Aegilops tauschii

Aegilops tauschii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
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.

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

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.

See also

  • Grasses of Asia
  • Grasses of Europe

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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