The role of deformed 銆?xA0;1 0銆?RD orientations for the nucleation of the {3 1 1}銆? 3 6銆?component observed in recrystallization textures of ferrite steels is investigated. For the purpose of characterizing the plastic behaviour of 銆? 1 0銆?/RD grains, a 60%cross-rolled IF steel was examined by high-resolution orientation scanning microscopy. The minute but relevant amounts of crystallite volume that rotated towards the {3 1 1}銆? 3 6銆?component in the deformed 銆? 1 0銆?/RD grains revealed the occurrence of a fragmentation process that produced locally potent nucleation sites of recrystallization.