1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Chi Yen (Author), Junliang Yang (Author), Zhongwei Yuan (Translator), Shunzong Ning (Translator), Lianquan Zhang (Translator), Ming Hao (Translator), Dengcai Liu (Translator)
This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of
Triticeae, and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive
studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family
(Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye and
triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera.
The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of Triticeae
was published in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2011, and 2013, and included the 30
genera, 2 subgenera, 464 species, 9 subspecies, and 186 varieties of
Triticeae identified to date. This completely revised English edition
features up-to-date international research and the latest advances in
the field.
The book is divided into five volumes, covering a wide range of disciplines from traditional taxonomy and cytogenetics, to molecular phylogeny.
Volume I, Triticum-Aegilops complex focuses on the taxonomy and generic relationships of Triticum and Aegilops, discussing the origin of common wheat as a crop.
Volume II highlights the taxonomy and systematics of Secale, Tritiosecale, Pseudosecale, Eremopyrum, Henrardia, Taeniantherum, Heteranthelium, Crithopsis, and Hordeum.
Volume III describes perennial genera and species including Kengyilia, Douglasdeweya, Agropyron, Australopyrum, and Anthosachne.
Volume IV addresses perennial genera and species including Stenostachys, Psathyrostachys, Leymus, Pseudoroegneria, and Roegeneria.
Volume V presents perennial genera and species such as Campeiostachys, Elymus,Pascopyrum, Lophopyrum, Trichopyrum, Hordelymus, Festucopsis, Peridictyon, and Psammopyrum.
