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Bread wheat-rye triticales (octoploids) did not combine the desirable qualities of the two parents as anticipated.
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e0“The bread wheat-rye triticales (octoploids) were studied extensively but did not combine desirable qualities of the two parents as anticipated”
Title
Triticale… problems and progress with a new cereal crop
C. O. Qualset; W. H. Isom; J Prato; et al. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 1969
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Durum wheat-rye triticales (hexaploids) did not meet expectations.
- Observation Major defects of triticales included wrinkled grain, sterility in the spikes and low grain yield.
- Observation Major defects of triticales also included poor baking and milling quality and late maturity.
- Observation New crosses among triticales themselves produced agronomically promising types.