Elymus farctus
| Elymus farctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Elymus |
| Species: | E. farctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elymus farctus | |
Elymus farctus is a species of grass known by the common name sand couch-grass It is found in Europe and temperate Asia, and grows from rhizomes. [1]
A relative of wheat, E. farctus is salt-tolerant. A hybridization of the two creates a salt-tolerant wheat variety.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Elymus farctus at GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- ↑ C.N. Law. New Small-grained Cereals which may have Value in Agriculture. New Crops for Food and Industry. International Centre for Underutilised Crops. 1989
- ↑ Gorham, J.; Wyn Jones, R. G. (1990). "A physiologists's approach to improve the salt tolerance of wheat". Rachis 9 (2): 20–24.