Triticum boeoticum ssp thaoudar “exists” in Iran!

Assessment of genetic diversity inTriticum urartuThumanjan ex Gandilyan accessions using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) and CAAT-box derived polymorphism (CBDP) markers

“…The main geographical origins of T. urartu are in the eastern and central parts of the Fertile Crescent region, which are parts of Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Syria and Lebanon [2]. According to reports, the west areas of Iran are a main centre of distribution of Einkorn wheat with associated compositions of Aegilops species, as the richest wheat gene pool has been explored in different parts of this country [3]. Hence, distribution of this germplasm in the different parts of Iran, suggest that this area is an ideal source of diversity for discovering useful genes to transfer into modern wheat.…”

Expression changes in theTaNAC2andTaNAC69-1transcription factors in drought stress tolerant and susceptible accessions ofTriticum boeoticum

“…The natural habitat of T. boeoticum is located in the northern and eastern parts of the Fertile Crescent (Dvorak et al ., 1998). Iran, located in the east of the Fertile Crescent, is considered as one of the main centres for the distribution of wild wheat, including T. boeoticum (Tabatabaei and Maassoumi, 2001). The origins of wild wheat, especially T. boeoticum in the northwest and west regions of Iran (east of the Fertile Crescent), have high levels of genetic diversity, and includes suitable genes to be transferred into cultivated wheat (Pour-Aboughadareh et al ., 2017).…”