Variation in Stripe Rust Resistance and Morphological Traits in Wild Emmer Wheat Populations
Wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides), the tetraploid progenitor of cultivated wheats, is indigenous to the Near East Fertile Crescent.An important center of distribution is found today in and around the catchment area of the upper Jordan Valley in Israel and surrounding regions.In the current study, the field stripe rust resistance and morpholog