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Assessing the potential of using the Langdon 5D(5B) substitution line for the introgression of Aegilops tauschii into durum wheat (2022)
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Othmeni, M., Grewal, S., Walker, J., Yang, C., King, I. P., & King, J. (2022). Assessing the potential of using the Langdon 5D(5B) substitution line for the introgression of Aegilops tauschii into durum wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, Article 927728. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.927728

Aegilops tauschii, the D-genome donor of hexaploid wheat, provides a source of genetic variation that could be used for tetraploid (durum) wheat improvement. In addition to the genes for wheat quality on the D-genome, which differentiate between brea... Read More about Assessing the potential of using the Langdon 5D(5B) substitution line for the introgression of Aegilops tauschii into durum wheat.

Introgression of the Triticum timopheevii Genome Into Wheat Detected by Chromosome-Specific Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR Markers (2022)
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King, J., Grewal, S., Othmeni, M., Coombes, B., Yang, C., Walter, N., …King, I. (2022). Introgression of the Triticum timopheevii Genome Into Wheat Detected by Chromosome-Specific Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR Markers. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, Article 919519. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.919519

Triticum timopheevii (2n = 28, AtAtGG) is a tetraploid wild relative species with great potential to increase the genetic diversity of hexaploid wheat Triticum aestivum (2n = 42, AABBDD) for various important agronomic traits. A breeding scheme that... Read More about Introgression of the Triticum timopheevii Genome Into Wheat Detected by Chromosome-Specific Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR Markers.

Chromosome-specific KASP markers for detecting Amblyopyrum muticum segments in wheat introgression lines (2022)
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Grewal, S., Coombes, B., Joynson, R., Hall, A., Fellers, J., Yang, C. Y., …King, J. (2022). Chromosome-specific KASP markers for detecting Amblyopyrum muticum segments in wheat introgression lines. Plant Genome, The, 15(1), Article e20193. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20193

Many wild-relative species are being used in prebreeding programs to increase the genetic diversity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genotyping tools such as single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based arrays and molecular markers have been widely use... Read More about Chromosome-specific KASP markers for detecting Amblyopyrum muticum segments in wheat introgression lines.

Generation of Doubled Haploid Wheat-Triticum urartu Introgression Lines and Their Characterisation Using Chromosome-Specific KASP Markers (2021)
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Grewal, S., Guwela, V., Newell, C., Yang, C. Y., Ashling, S., Scholefield, D., …King, J. (2021). Generation of Doubled Haploid Wheat-Triticum urartu Introgression Lines and Their Characterisation Using Chromosome-Specific KASP Markers. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, Article 643636. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.643636

Wheat is one of the most important food and protein sources in the world and although, in recent years wheat breeders have achieved yield gains, they are not sufficient to meet the demands of an ever-growing population. Development of high yielding w... Read More about Generation of Doubled Haploid Wheat-Triticum urartu Introgression Lines and Their Characterisation Using Chromosome-Specific KASP Markers.

The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome (2021)
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Przewieslik-Allen, A. M., Wilkinson, P. A., Burridge, A. J., Winfield, M. O., Dai, X., Beaumont, M., …Edwards, K. J. (2021). The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome. Nature Plants, 7, 172-183. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-00845-2

© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the world’s most important crops; however, a low level of genetic diversity within commercial breeding accessions can significantly l... Read More about The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome.

The use of pentaploid crosses for the introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-genome chromosome segments into durum wheat (2019)
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Othmeni, M., Grewal, S., Hubbart-Edwards, S., Yang, C., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., …King, J. (2019). The use of pentaploid crosses for the introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-genome chromosome segments into durum wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article 1110. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01110

The wild relatives of wheat provide an important source of genetic variation for wheat improvement. Much of the work in the past aimed at transferring genetic variation from wild relatives into wheat has relied on the exploitation of the ph1b mutant,... Read More about The use of pentaploid crosses for the introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-genome chromosome segments into durum wheat.

Development of a New A –Genome-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Marker Set for the Molecular Characterization of Wheat– Introgression Lines (2019)
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Cseh, A., Megyeri, M., Hubbart-Edwards, S., Yang, C., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S. S., …Grewal, S. (2019). Development of a New A –Genome-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Marker Set for the Molecular Characterization of Wheat– Introgression Lines. Plant Genome, The, 12(3), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3835/plantgenome2018.12.0098

© 2019 The Author(s). Cultivated einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum, 2n = 2x = 14, AmAm) and its wild relative T. monococcum subsp. aegilopoides are important sources of economically useful genes that can be exploited for wheat (... Read More about Development of a New A –Genome-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Marker Set for the Molecular Characterization of Wheat– Introgression Lines.

Development and characterisation of interspecific hybrid lines with genome-wide introgressions from Triticum timopheevii in a hexaploid wheat background (2019)
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Devi, U., Grewal, S., Yang, C., Hubbart-Edwards, S., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., …King, J. (2019). Development and characterisation of interspecific hybrid lines with genome-wide introgressions from Triticum timopheevii in a hexaploid wheat background. BMC Plant Biology, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1785-z

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Triticum timopheevii (2n = 4x = 28; AtAtGG), is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement with genes for potential disease resistance and salt tolerance. By generating a range of interspecif... Read More about Development and characterisation of interspecific hybrid lines with genome-wide introgressions from Triticum timopheevii in a hexaploid wheat background.

Development and validation of an exome-based SNP marker set for identification of the St, Jr and Jvs genomes of Thinopyrym intermedium in a wheat background (2019)
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Cseh, A., Yang, C., Hubbart-Edwards, S., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S. S., Burridge, A. J., …Grewal, S. (2019). Development and validation of an exome-based SNP marker set for identification of the St, Jr and Jvs genomes of Thinopyrym intermedium in a wheat background. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 132(5), 1555–1570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03300-9

Thinopyrum intermedium (2n = 6x = 42, StJrJvs) is one of the most promising reservoirs of useful genes including tolerance to abiotic stresses, perenniality and disease resistance not available in the cultivated bread wheat. The transfer of genetic d... Read More about Development and validation of an exome-based SNP marker set for identification of the St, Jr and Jvs genomes of Thinopyrym intermedium in a wheat background.

Detection of T. urartu introgressions in wheat and development of a panel of interspecific introgression lines (2018)
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Grewal, S., Edwards, S. H., Yang, C., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., Burridge, A., …King, J. (2018). Detection of T. urartu introgressions in wheat and development of a panel of interspecific introgression lines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01565

Tritcum urartu (2n = 2x = 14, AuAu), the A genome donor of wheat, is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement due to its high photosynthetic rate and disease resistance. By facilitating the generation of genome-wide introgr... Read More about Detection of T. urartu introgressions in wheat and development of a panel of interspecific introgression lines.

Introgression of Aegilops speltoides segements in Triticum aestivum and the effect of the gametocidal genes (2017)
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King, J., Grewal, S., Yang, C., Hubbart Edwards, S., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., …King, I. P. (2018). Introgression of Aegilops speltoides segements in Triticum aestivum and the effect of the gametocidal genes. Annals of Botany, 121(12), https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx149

• Background and Aims Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been through a severe genetic bottleneck as a result of its evolution and domestication. It is therefore essential that new sources of genetic variation are generated and utilized. This study... Read More about Introgression of Aegilops speltoides segements in Triticum aestivum and the effect of the gametocidal genes.

Characterisation of Thinopyrum bessarabicum chromosomes through genome-wide introgressions into wheat (2017)
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Grewal, S., Yang, C., Hubbart Edwards, S., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., Burridge, A., …King, J. (2018). Characterisation of Thinopyrum bessarabicum chromosomes through genome-wide introgressions into wheat. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 131(2), 389–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-017-3009-y

Thinopyrum bessarabicum (2n = 2x = 14, JJ) is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement due to its salinity tolerance and disease resistance. Its practical utilisation in wheat improvement can be facilitated through developm... Read More about Characterisation of Thinopyrum bessarabicum chromosomes through genome-wide introgressions into wheat.

Transcription factor MYB26 is key to spatial specificity in anther secondary thickening formation (2017)
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Yang, C., Song, J., Ferguson, A. C., Klisch, D., Simpson, K., Mo, R., …Wilson, Z. A. (2017). Transcription factor MYB26 is key to spatial specificity in anther secondary thickening formation. Plant Physiology, 175(1), https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00719

Successful fertilization relies on the production and effective release of viable pollen. Failure of anther opening (dehiscence), results in male sterility, although the pollen may be fully functional. MYB26 regulates the formation of secondary thick... Read More about Transcription factor MYB26 is key to spatial specificity in anther secondary thickening formation.

Wheat landrace genome diversity (2017)
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Wingen, L. U., West, C., Leverington-Waite, M., Collier, S., Orford, S., Goram, R., …Griffiths, S. (2017). Wheat landrace genome diversity. Genetics, 205(4), https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.194688

Understanding the genomic complexity of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a cornerstone in the quest to unravel the processes of domestication and the following adaptation of domesticated wheat to a wide variety of environments across the globe.... Read More about Wheat landrace genome diversity.

A step change in the transfer of interspecific variation into wheat from Amblyopyrum muticum (2016)
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King, J., Grewal, S., Yang, C., Hubbart, S., Scholefield, D., Ashling, S., …King, I. P. (2017). A step change in the transfer of interspecific variation into wheat from Amblyopyrum muticum. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15(2), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12606

Despite some notable successes, only a fraction of the genetic variation available in wild relatives has been utilized to produce superior wheat varieties. This is as a direct result of the lack of availability of suitable high-throughput technologie... Read More about A step change in the transfer of interspecific variation into wheat from Amblyopyrum muticum.