The renewed focus on cereal landraces is a response to some negative consequences of
modern agriculture and conventional breeding which led to a reduction of genetic diversity …

Durum wheat is grown globally on 13.5 million ha in 2020/2021, which amounts to 6.2% of
the wheat area. It is assumed that in the past it was more important, but the extent of that …

Durum wheat landraces have huge potential for the identification of genetic factors valuable
for improving resistance to biotic stresses. Tunisia is known as a hot spot for Septoria tritici …

Understanding the genetic bases of economically important traits is fundamentally important
in enhancing genetic gains in durum wheat. In this study, a durum panel of 208 lines …

Simple Summary Many crops including wheat have a narrow genetic base after hundreds of
years of breeding and selection. This makes it difficult to breed new varieties with increased …

Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA). In the highlands of Ethiopia and the oases of the Sahara this crop has been …

Background Ethiopia has been considered as a center of diversity and the second possible
center of domestication of durum wheat. Genetic diversity and population structure analysis …

Representative, broad and diverse collections are a primary resource to dissect genetic
diversity and meet pre-breeding and breeding goals through the identification of beneficial …

A three-year study was conducted to assess the ability of satellite-based vegetation index
(VI) images to track evapotranspiration over wheat. While the ability of using VIs, notably …

Following the boom in durum wheat breeding, ancient wheat disappeared from the human
diet and old durum wheat varieties were replaced by what is believed to be their better …