Triticale

Triticale

Triticale was developed by the cross between durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) and rye grass (Secale cereale L.).  It is a man made new crop which is a mixture of two genus. first bred in laboratories during the late 19th century in Scotland and Germany. Commercially available triticale is almost always a second-generation hybrid, i.e., a cross between two kinds of primary (first-cross) triticales.

 

 

 

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)

KingdomPlantae
DivisionMagnoliophyta
ClassLiliopsida
SubclassCommelinids
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
Genus×Triticosecale
Species×Triticosecale spp.

Table 1. Triticale varieties developed by BARI, Joydebpur, Bangladesh

Sl. No.Name of VarietyDeveloped byYear of ReleaseGrowing SeasonYield

(t/ha)

1BARI Triticale-1

 

Wheat Research Center, BARI2009Rabi4.2-4.5
2BARI Triticale-2

 

Wheat Research Center, BARI2009Rabi4.3-4.6

References

  1. www.bari.gov.bd
  2. Handbook on Agro-technology (Krishi Projukti Hatboi)
  3. Understanding triticale

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