Triticum spelta: Origin, biological characteristics and perspectives for use in breeding and agriculture

• Published in: Regulatory mechanisms in biosystems Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 250 - 257
• Main Authors: Babenko, L. M., Hospodarenko, H. M., Rozhkov, R. V., Pariy, Y. F., Pariy, M. F., Babenko, A. V., Kosakivska, I. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oles Honchar Dnipro National University 14.05.2018
• Subjects: hulled wheat; free-threshing wheat; phylogeny; wheat genome; economically essential features; selection process

In today’s wheat production, the trends focused on the revival, selection and implementation of forgotten regional grain crops, the so-called "antique" cereals, have been clearly identified. One of these is the ancient hexaploid species of wheat – spelt (Triticum spelta). One of the main r...