| Aegilops tauschii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Aegilops |
| Species: | A. tauschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegilops tauschii | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Aegilops tauschii, the Tausch's goatgrass or rough-spike hard grass, is an annual grass species. [1] It is native to Crimea, the Caucasus region, western and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalaya, and parts of China, and has been introduced to other locales, including California. [2]
Aegilops tauschii is part of the tribe Triticeae, along with wheat. It is a diploid (2n=2x=14, DD) goatgrass species [3] which has contributed the D genome to common wheat. [4]
Zimin et al., 2016 provides a genome assembly. [5]
The Lr42 nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (NLR) is a resistance gene used in hexaploid wheat but originating in this species. [6] Lr42 confers all-stage resistance to leaf rust. [6] Lin et al., 2022 localize Lr42 to AET1Gv20040300 by cloning and sequence- and functional-analyses. [6]
The following subspecies are accepted: [2]