Comparing two approaches for introgression of germplasm from Aegilops tauschii into common wheat

• Published in: The Crop journal Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 355 - 362
• Main Authors: Cox, Thomas S., Wu, Jizhong, Wang, Shuwen, Cai, Jin, Zhong, Qiaofeng, Fu, Bisheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2017; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Aegilops tauschii; Direct hybridization; Origin of wheat; Synthetic hexaploid; Triticum aestivum; Wheat breeding; Origin of wheat; Wheat breeding; Synthetic hexaploid; Direct hybridization; Triticum aestivum; Aegilops tauschii

Allelic diversity in the wild grass Aegilops tauschii is vastly greater than that in the D genome of common wheat (Triticum aestivum), of which Ae. tauschii is the source. Since the 1980s, there have been numerous efforts to harness a much larger share of Ae. tauschii's extensive and highly var...