313Zhang W, Dubcovsky J (2008) Association between allelic variation at the Phytoene synthase 1
gene and yellow pigment content in the wheat grain. Theor Appl Genet 116:635–645
Zhang XY, Dong YS (1995) Cytogenetic research on hybrids of Triticum with both Th. ponticum
and Th. intermedium as well as their derivatives. III. Primary detection of a genetic base for
useful gene introgression from the two alien species into wheat. Acta Genet Sin 22:217–222
Zhang XY, Dong YS, Wang RRC (1996a) Characterization of genomes and chromosomes in par-
tial amphiploids of the hybrid Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum ponticum by in situ hybridiza-
tion, isozyme analysis, and RAPD. Genome 39:1062–1071
Zhang XY, Koul A, Petroski R, Ouellet T, Fedak G, Dong YS, Wang RR-C (1996b) Molecular
verifi cation and characterization of BYDV-resistant germ plasms derived from hybrids of
wheat with Thinopyrum ponticum and Th. intermedium. Theor Appl Genet 93:1033–1039
Zhang ZY, Xin ZY, Larkin PJ (2001) Molecular characterization of a Thinopyrum intermedium
group 2 chromosome (2Ai-2) conferring resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus. Genome
44:1129–1135
Zhang W, Lukaszewski AJ, Kolmer J, Soria MA, Goyal S, Dubcovsky J (2005) Molecular charac-
terization of durum and common wheat recombinant lines carrying leaf rust resistance ( Lr19 )
and yellow pigment ( Y ) genes from Lophopyrum ponticum. Theor Appl Genet 111:573–582
Zhang C, Fan X, Yu HQ, Zhang L, Wang XL, Zhou YH (2009a) Different maternal genome donor
to Kengyilia species inferred from chloroplast trnL-F sequences. Biol Plant 53:759–763
Zhang ZY, Lin ZS, Xin ZY (2009b) Research progress in BYDV resistance genes derived from
wheat and its wild relatives. J Genet Genomics 36:567–573
Zhang X, Cai J, Anderson JM, Zhao M, Ohm HW, Kong L (2010) Identifi cation of disease resis-
tances in wheat- Leymus multicaulis derivatives and characterization of L. multicaulis chroma-
tin using microsatellite DNA markers. Front Agric China 4:394–405
Zhang XL, Shen XR, Hao YF, Cai JJ, Ohm HW, Kong L (2011a) A genetic map of Lophopyrum
ponticum chromosome 7E, harboring resistance genes to Fusarium head blight and leaf rust.
Theor Appl Genet 122:263–270
Zhang N, Yang WX, Liu DQ (2011b) Identifi cation and molecular tagging of leaf rust resistance
gene ( Lr24 ) in wheat. Agric Sci China 10:1898–1905
Zhao JX, Du WL, Wu J, Cheng XN, Gao Y, Pang YH, Chen XH, Liu SH, Yang QH, Fu J (2013)
Development and identifi cation of a wheat- Leymus mollis multiple alien substitution line.
Euphytica 190:45–52
Zheng Q, Li B, Li HW, Li ZS (2009) Utilization of blue-grained character in wheat breeding
derived from Thinopyrum ponticum. J Genet Genomics 36:575–580
Zhong GY, Dvorak J (1995) Chromosomal control of the tolerance of gradually and suddenly
imposed salt stress in the Lophopyrum elongatum and wheat, Triticum aestivum L., genomes.
Theor Appl Genet 90:229–236
11 Wheat-Perennial Triticeae Introgressions: Major Achievements and Prospects