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Triticum parvicoccum Kislev in Transcaucasia

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At two places in Georgia (Transcaucasia) Triticum parvicoccum Kislev was detected. This taxon—only known as archaelogical material—was found hitherto in the Near East and the Balkans. Thus these finds widen the area of this species to the north.

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Schultze-Motel, J. Triticum parvicoccum Kislev in Transcaucasia. Genet Resour Crop Evol 66, 1363–1366 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-019-00795-5

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