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; (Viv.) ex 1978
Synonyms
	Triticum junceum L. 1771 Agropyron junceum(L.) P.Beauv. 1812 Agropyron junceiforme (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Á.Löve & D.Löve 1948 Elytrigia juncea (L.) Nevski 1993

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.^[2]

A relative of wheat, E. farctus is salt-tolerant. A hybridization of the two creates a salt-tolerant wheat variety.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "The Plant List: Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runemark ex Melderis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ 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.

[PlantList-1] "The Plant List: Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runemark ex Melderis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[2] Elymus farctus at GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

[3] 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

[4] Gorham, J.; Wyn Jones, R. G. (1990). "A physiologists's approach to improve the salt tolerance of wheat". Rachis. 9 (2): 20–24.

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