The contribution of the discovery of wild emmer to an understanding of wheat evolution and domestication and to wheat improvement

Authors
Feldman, M Millet, E
Citation
M. Feldman et E. Millet, The contribution of the discovery of wild emmer to an understanding of wheat evolution and domestication and to wheat improvement, ISR J PL S, 49, 2001, pp. S25-S35
Citations number
82
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
ISSN journal
07929978 → ACNP
Volume
49
Year of publication
2001
Supplement
S
Pages
S25 - S35
Database
ISI
SICI code
0792-9978(2001)49:<S25:TCOTDO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Wild emmer wheat, Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides. the progenitor of mos t domesticated wheats, was discovered by Aaron Aaronsohn in 1906 in the Lev ant. The contribution of this discovery to the study of the cytogenetic str ucture and evolution of the wheats, to an understanding of the processes an d site of their domestication and evolution under cultivation, and to the i mprovement of domesticated wheat is discussed.