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Aegilops speltoides (syn. Sitopsis speltoides (Tausch) Á.Löve) is an edible plant in the family Poaceae native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, which is often used for animal feed, and it has grown in cultivated beds. This plant is an important natural source of disease resistance in wheat, and it is known or likely to be susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.

Aegilops speltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Aegilops
Species:	A. speltoides
Binomial name
Aegilops speltoides Tausch

References

• Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). Barley mild mosaic bymovirus. Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20 August 1996.

External links

• "Aegilops speltoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• Plants For A Future: Aegilops speltoides
• "Aegilops speltoides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• USDA Plants Profile: Aegilops speltoides
• "Aegilops speltoides" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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