biostudies-literatureMichikawa ATojuro Iijima Foundation for Food Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyBio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionJapan Science and Technology Agencye0284408https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10138484biostudies-literatureUnknown18(4)Allopolyploid speciation is a major evolutionary process in wheat (Triticum spp.) and the related Aegilops species. The generation of synthetic polyploids by interspecific crosses artificially reproduces the allopolyploidization of wheat and its relatives. These synthetic polyploids allow breeders to introduce agriculturally important traits into durum and common wheat cultivars. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic and phenotypic diversity in wild einkorn Triticum monococcum ssp. aegilopoides (Link) Thell., to generate a set of synthetic hexaploid lines containing the various Am genomes from wild einkorn, and to reveal their trait characteristics. We examined the genetic diversity of 43 wild einkorn accessions using simple sequence repeat markers covering all the chromosomes and reveaPloS onePhenotypic effects of Am genomes in nascent synthetic hexaploids derived from interspecific crosses between durum and wild einkorn wheat.PMC10138484JP16H04862Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Moonshot R&D Program for Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesJP19H04863part of a Joint Research Program implemented at the Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, JapanJPMJPR15QBNagaki KMichikawa AOkada MIkeda TMYoshida KTakumi SfalsePhenotypic effects of Am genomes in nascent synthetic hexaploids derived from interspecific crosses between durum and wild einkorn wheat.Allopolyploid speciation is a major evolutionary process in wheat (Triticum spp.) and the related Aegilops species. The generation of synthetic polyploids by interspecific crosses artificially reproduces the allopolyploidization of wheat and its relatives. These synthetic polyploids allow breeders to introduce agriculturally important traits into durum and common wheat cultivars. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic and phenotypic diversity in wild einkorn Triticum monococcum ssp. aegilopoides (Link) Thell., to generate a set of synthetic hexaploid lines containing the various Am genomes from wild einkorn, and to reveal their trait characteristics. We examined the genetic diversity of 43 wild einkorn accessions using simple sequence repeat markers covering all the chromosomes and revea2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232025-04-18T16:31:34.424Z2025-04-07T03:52:13.116ZS-EPMC101384843710448010.1371/journal.pone.0284408