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Title
Wheat evolution and domestication / Moshe Feldman, Avraham A. Levy.
ISBN
9783031301759 (electronic bk.)
3031301757 (electronic bk.)
9783031301742
3031301773
9783031301773
3031301749
Published
Cham : Springer, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 673 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-30175-9 doi
Call Number
QK495.G74
Dewey Decimal Classification
584/.926
Summary
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 comprising 31 species from the genera Amblyopyrum, Aegilops, Triticum, and other more distant relatives. For these species, we describe morphology, ecogeographical distribution, phylogeny as well as cytogenetic and genomic features. For crops, we also address evolution under human selection, namely pre-domestication cultivation and domestication. We re-examine the genetic and archeological evidence of where, when, and how domestication occurred. Several species are polyploids, including bread wheat which is a young allohexaploid. We discuss unique aspects of genome evolution and maintenance under polyploidization. Finally, we propose some thoughts on the future prospects of wheat improvement. As such, it can be of great interest to wheat researchers and breeders as well as to plant scientists and students interested in plant genetics, evolution, domestication, and polyploidy.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 16, 2023).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783031301742
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. .
