Experimental studies on species relationships in T. turgidum sbsp. carthlicum and T. aestivum sbsp. carthlicoides

Vieira, L. G. E.

A sample of 74 accessions of T. turgidum subsp. carthlicum and 20 of T. aestivum subsp. carthlicoides was scored for 46 characters. Numerical analysis of the data provided supportive evidence for the recognition of T. turgidum subsp. carthlicum var. rubiginosum and var. fuliginosum as distinct taxa, but not for the recognition of var. stramineum. A combination of characters could be used to separate T. aestivum subsp. vulgare from subsp. carthlicoides.