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Iran is one of the primary centers of diversity for wheat and its relatives. Wild wheats, in particular diploid species, are extensively distributed in various parts of Iran. Of these, the existence of two “A" genome donor species, i.e., T. baeoticum and T. monococcum, has already been reported in Iranian floras. However, the existence of the other important “A" genome donor, i.e., T. urartu, has not been clearly reported. In a germplasm collection survey in several regions of Iran, T. urartu was identified, collected, and described, and is reported here for the first time. In a detailed and extensive taxonomic program, the collected germplasms of the above three species were studied. Morphological characters and species-specific traits of the three species were evaluated and compared. Using the monographs by Gandilyan (1980) and Dorofeev et al. (1979) for the collected germplasms, 14 varieties were identified of T. boeoticum, 3 varieties of T. urartu, 2 forms of T. monococcum. Of these 5 varieties of T. baeoticum ssp. baeoticum (var. albinigrum, var. garniense, var. zuccarinii, var. baeoticum, var. pseudobaeoticum), 3 varieties of T. baeoticum ssp. thaoudar (var. abovjanii, var. albinigrescens, var. ebrahimzadehae, var. viridinigrireuteri) and 1 variety of T. monococcum (var. mansfeldii) are new to Iran. In addition, 1 variety of T. baeoticum ssp. baeoticum (var. khorramabadicum), 3 varieties of T. baeoticum ssp. thaoudar (var. ebrehimeadena var. taleghanicum, var. ilamicum) and 2 varieties of T. urartu (var. iranicum, var. sardashticum) are new to the wheat botany.
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Salimi, A., Ebrahimzadeh, H. & Taeb, M. Description of Iranian Diploid Wheat Resources. Genet Resour Crop Evol 52, 351–361 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-005-2256-y
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