Relationship Between in situ Conserved Wild Wheat Species, Associated Plants and Soil Characteristics

Abstract: A comprehensive knowledge of the ecology and associating plant species of wheat progenitors is important for plant scientists. This study was designed as a case study to focus on the relation between 5 wild relatives of wheat (Aegilops spp. L. and Triticum spp. L.), their associated soil types and environmental and external variables in the Ceylanpınar State Farm of Şanlıurfa Province. The aim of the study was to explain the major physical factors affecting the existence of target species in the area. The following wild wheat species, which are all related with evalution of modern wheat were taken into consideration: Aegilops speltoides Tausc