Triticum urartu
Triticum urartu , also known as red wild einkorn wheat, is a diploid grass species related to wheat and native to western Asia. It is an important genetic resource for wheat improvement programs due to its high photosynthetic rate and disease resistance. The species has a simple genome structure and is the A genome donor of the allopolyploid hexaploid bread wheat Triticum aestivum.
| Species: |
Triticum urartu |
| Abbreviation: |
T. urartu |
| Ploidy: |
diploid |
| Chromosomes: |
14 |
| Genomic SSRs: |
109,938 |
| Genic SSRs: |
20,822 |
| Genome size: |
4.85G |
| Assembly: |
Tu2.1 |
| Genome URL: |
T. urartu Genome URL |
| Accession: |
PI428198 |
