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Intergeneric hybridization for wheat improvement. 6: Production of salt tolerant germplasm through crossing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with Aegilops cylindrica and its significance in pratical agriculture

Farooq, S.

Intergeneric hybridization for wheat improvement. 6: Production of salt tolerant germplasm through crossing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with Aegilops cylindrica and its significance in pratical agriculture Ibridazione intergenerica per il miglioramento del grano. 6: Produzione di germoplasma sale-tollerante attraverso l' incrocio di grano (Triticum aestivum L.) con Aegilops cylindrica e suo significato pratico in agricoltura pratica - 1992 - Printed

6 tables; 1 graph; 41 ref. Summary (En) Peer-review: No - Open Access: No

Modified wheat plants with 42 chromosomes were produced through crossing hexaploid wheat with salt tolerant accessions of Ae. cylindrica. F1 hybrids with 35 chromosomes were backcrossed with recurrent wheat parent. Only 42 chromosomes BC1 plants were selfed twice to produce BC1 self fertile derivatives. These derivatives were then tested for salt tolerance. Screening was conducted by germinating the seeds on filter papers moistened with saline solutions of EC 3 (control), 15, 20 and 25 dS/m and by growing two-weeks old seedlings in gravel tanks maintained at the above salinity levels by a step-wise increase in electrical conductivity.


English

0394-9257


Aegilops
Backcrossing
F1 hybrids
Germination
Germplasm
Hexaploidy
Intergeneric hybridization
Salt tolerance
Selection
Survival
Trials
Triticum aestivum
Plant breeding

93-095276

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