TY - JOUR AU - Bhatta, Madhav AU - Morgounov, Alexey AU - Belamkar, Vikas AU - Poland, Jesse AU - Baenziger, P. Stephen PY - 2018 DA - 2018/08/06 TI - Unlocking the novel genetic diversity and population structure of synthetic Hexaploid wheat JO - BMC Genomics SP - 591 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW) is a reconstitution of hexaploid wheat from its progenitors (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum L.; AABB x Aegilops tauschii Coss.; DD) and has novel sources of genetic diversity for broadening the genetic base of elite bread wheat (BW) germplasm (T. aestivum L). Understanding the diversity and population structure of SHWs will facilitate their use in wheat breeding programs. Our objectives were to understand the genetic diversity and population structure of SHWs and compare the genetic diversity of SHWs with elite BW cultivars and demonstrate the potential of SHWs to broaden the genetic base of modern wheat germplasm. SN - 1471-2164 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4969-2 DO - 10.1186/s12864-018-4969-2 ID - Bhatta2018 ER -