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)

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

References

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