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Triticale - breeders produce a new species of crop plant

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Breeders have combined durum wheat and rye to produce triticale, which has a

larger gene pool than is present in either of the parent crops.

Production of triticale

Long Description: Durum wheat and rye were hybridized using embryo culture and chromosome doubling to produce the new species triticale.

photos compliments of Calvin Qualset, UC Davis

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