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The wild diploid progenitors of wheat and their breeding value

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The wild diploid progenitors of wheat constitute large gene pools largely unexplored and untapped by plant breeders. Information on the geographic distribution, ecological amplitude, and morphological variability of the three donor species is presented. The mode and place of origin of the hexaploid wheats are discussed and suggestions are made concerning techniques for exploitation of the wild diploid species in wheat breeding programs.

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  1. Laboratory of Genetics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    D. Zohary & A. Vardi

  2. Agronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.

    J. R. Harlan

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  1. D. Zohary
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The studies discussed in this article were supported in part by U.S. Department of Agriculture grant FG-Is-129 to D.Z. and A.V. and National Science Foundation grant GS 50 to J.H.

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Zohary, D., Harlan, J.R. & Vardi, A. The wild diploid progenitors of wheat and their breeding value. Euphytica 18, 58–65 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021982

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