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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Aegilops |
| Species: | A. umbellulata
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The hybridisation between this species and wheat is known to produce rust resistant plants.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Rhodes, L.; Bradley, I. & Maxted, N. (2017). "Aegilops umbellulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T172255A19390531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172255A19390531.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Sears, Ernest (1956). The transfer of leaf-rust resistance from Aegilops umbellulata to wheat. Vol. 9. Brook-haven Symposia in Biology. pp. 1–21.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01401-2. hdl:10754/679926. ISSN 1061-4036. PMC 10260399. PMID 37217716.
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