Rajiv Sharma

Genome assemblies of climatically distinct Aegilops mutica reveal extensive structural variation

Bread wheat harbours low genetic diversity due to bottlenecks during speciation, domestication, and selection; wild relatives therefore provide critical reservoir for climate-resilient breeding. Aegilops mutica, one of the few self-incompatible diploids in the Aegilops–Triticum species complex, is a putative parent in...