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 …

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 …

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 …

The productivity of durum wheat [Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (Desf.) van Slageren] is
affected by drought and/or high temperatures, challenges to be amplified by climate change …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are a good source of useful alleles for climate change adaptation.
Here, 19 durum wheat, 24 barley, and 24 lentil elites incorporating CWR in their pedigrees …

Durum wheat in the Mediterranean grows under rainfed conditions, where unpredictable
climatic conditions result in substantial variation in grain yield and quality. Climate change …

Heat stress occurring during the reproductive stage of wheat has a detrimental effect on
productivity. A durum wheat core set was exposed to simulated terminal heat stress by …

Allotetraploid durum wheat is the second most widely cultivated wheat, following hexaploid
bread wheat, and is one of the major protein and calorie sources of the human diet …

Crop wild relatives (CWRs) are an important source of genetic diversity for crop
improvement. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of deploying CWRs in …

Abstract Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is a major crop of North Africa. Here, its
production is affected by Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor, HF) epidemics. Genetic …