Wheat Evolution and Domestication

This open access book covers a century of research on wheat genetics and evolution, starting with the discovery in 1918 of the accurate number of chromosomes in wheat. We re-evaluate classical studies that are pillars of the current knowledge in light of recent genomic data in the wheat group compri...

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Main Authors: Feldman, Moshe (Author), Levy, Avraham A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Taxonomy and Evolution of the tribe Triticeae Dumort
  • 3. Genome structure of Triticeae species
  • 4. B Chromosomes
  • 5. Orphan genera of the subtribe Triticineae Simmonds
  • 6. Secale L
  • 7. Classification of the wheat group (the genera Amblyopyrum, Aegilops, and Triticum)
  • 8. Amblyopyrum (Jaub. &Spach) Eig
  • 9. Aegilops L
  • 10. Triticum L.
  • 11. Evolution of the diploid species of the sub-tribe Triticineae
  • 12. Evolution of the allopolyploid species
  • 13. Evolution of wheat under cultivation
  • 14. Future prospects
  • 15. References. .