Abstract:

Wild relatives of wheat with cold, drought, salinity, disease resistance and high-protein and other excellent characteristics have rich species and diverse types. Wild relatives of wheat provide excellent foreign genes for wheat breeding. Xinjiang Province is one of the centers of wheat wild relatives genetic diversity. In this paper, the distribution and research utilization of wild relatives of wheat in Xinjiang Province has done an explanation, and put forward the necessity and the measures to protect wild relatives of wheat.