Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. (2n = 28, PPPP), one of the wild relatives of wheat, exhibits resistance to stripe rust. In this study, wheat-A. cristatum 6P disomic addition line 4844-12 also exhibited resistance to stripe rust. To identify the s...

flow cytometry (fcm) was used to determine the ploidy levels of six different populationsof agropyron cristatum (l.) gaertn. (poaceae) in iran, using a diploid cultivated barley (hordeumvulgare l.) as an internal reference. according to flow cytometric data, tetraploid (2n = ± 28) andhexaploid (2n = ± 42) levels were detected among the examined populations and these results weresupported by chr...

Agropyron cristatum, which is a wild grass of the tribe Triticeae, grows widely in harsh environments and provides many desirable genetic resources for wheat improvement. However, unclear interspecific phylogeny and genome-wide variation has limited the utilization of A. cristatum in the production of superior wheat varieties. In this study, by sequencing the transcriptome of the representative...

Creation of wheat-alien disomic addition lines and localization of desirable genes on alien chromosomes are important for utilization of these genes in genetic improvement of common wheat. In this study, wheat-Agropyron cristatum derivative line 5113 was characterized by genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) and specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq), and was demonstrated to be ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Leaf longevity is an important plant functional trait that often varies with soil nitrogen supply. Ethylene is a classical plant hormone involved in the control of senescence and abscission, but its role in nitrogen-dependent leaf longevity is largely unknown. METHODS Pot and field experiments were performed to examine the effects of nitrogen addition on leaf longevity and...

Introduced perennial grasses are one of the greatest constraints to prairie restoration. Herbicides suppress but do not eliminate introduced grasses, so we explored the interaction of herbicide with two additional controls: heavy clipping (to simulate grazing) and competition from native species. A 50-year-old stand of the introduced perennial grass Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass) in t...

this study was conducted to investigate allelopathic effect of the essential oil of artemisia herba-alba asso., on seed germination characteristics of  agropyron desertorum and agropyron cristatum in a laboratory experiment. essential oil was extracted from the aerial parts of artemisia herba-alba using a clevenger-type apparatus. the volatile chemical compositions of artemesia herba-alba were ...

This study was conducted to investigate allelopathic effect of the essential oil of Artemisia herba-alba Asso., on seed germination characteristics of  Agropyron desertorum and Agropyron cristatum in a laboratory experiment. Essential oil was extracted from the aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba using a Clevenger-Type apparatus. The volatile chemical compositions of Artemesia herba-alba were ...