Einkorn (Triticum monococcum) was the first domesticated wheat species, and was central
to the birth of agriculture and the Neolithic Revolution in the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 …

Wheat, including durum and common wheat, respectively, is an allopolyploid with two or
three homoeologous subgenomes originating from diploid wild ancestral species. The …

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina Eriksson (Pt), is one of the most severe foliar diseases
of wheat. Breeding for leaf rust resistance is a practical and sustainable method to control …

Introgressions from crop wild relatives (CWRs) have been used to introduce beneficial traits
into cultivated plants. Introgressions have traditionally been detected using cytological …

Stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici. is a major bread wheat
disease worldwide with yield losses of up to 100% under severe disease pressure. The …

Wheat leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) is one of the most significant fungal diseases of wheat,
causing substantial yield losses worldwide. Infestation is currently being reduced by …

Triticum monococcum subsp. monococcum (2n= 2x= 14, AmAm), commonly known as
einkorn wheat, is one of the oldest cereal crops and was domesticated in southeastern …

Wheat rusts are considered major biotic stresses due to immense yield losses incurred by
the rust pathogens. Continuous incursions and evolution among populations of rust …

Wheat stem (or black) rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), has been
historically among the most devastating global fungal diseases of wheat. The recent …

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a devastating disease of wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.). Deployment of resistant wheat cultivars is one of the best strategies to …