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Aegilops umbellulata

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Aegilops umbellulata (syn. Triticum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Bowden, Kiharapyrum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Á.Löve, Aegilops ovata var. anatolica Eig) is a species in the family Poaceae.

The hybridisation between this species and wheat is known to produce rust resistant plants.^[1]^[2]

^ 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. doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01401-2. ISSN 1061-4036.

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Aegilops umbellulata (syn. Triticum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Bowden, Kiharapyrum umbellulatum (Zhuk.) Á.Löve, Aegilops ovata var. anatolica Eig) is a species in the family Poaceae.

The hybridisation between this species and wheat is known to produce rust resistant plants.