Taxonomy of Wheat - Artificial Species and Mutants

Artificial Species and Mutants

Russian botanists have given botanical names to hybrids developed during genetical experiments. As these only occur in the laboratory environment, it is questionable whether botanical names (rather than lab. numbers) are justified. Botanical names have also been given to rare mutant forms. Examples include:

  • Triticum × borisovii Zhebrak - (T. aestivum × T. timopheevi)
  • Triticum × fungicidum Zhuk. - Hexaploid, artificial cross (T. carthlicum × T. timopheevi)
  • Triticum jakubzineri Udaczin & Schachm.
  • Triticum militinae Zhuk. & Migush. - mutant form of T. timopheevi.
  • Triticum petropavlovskyi Udaczin & Migush.
  • Triticum sinskajae A.A.Filatenko & U.K.Kurkiev - mutant, free-threshing form of T. monococcum.
  • Triticum × timococcum Kostov
  • Triticum timonovum Heslot - Hexaploid, artificial cross.
  • Triticum zhukovskyi Menabde & Ericzjan (T. timopheevi × T. monococcum)

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