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Results and discussion

A. First hybrid generation (F1)

The winter common wheat MBX-11-7 (Bezostaya 1 x No.13) with a solid stem and possessing high resistance to Cephus pygmaeus L. (Tsvetkov 1973) developed by us was used in the transfer of the solid stem from T. aestivum in triticale (2n=42).

In our investigation the winter common wheat MBX-11-7 was crossed with the shortstemmed triticale T-AD-17-B, a hollow stemmed line. Only one hybrid plant was produced in F1 with indication No.477 (MBX-11-7 x T-AD-17-B) because of the high inviability of the hybrid seed, due to the common wheat mother component. The hybrid plant had a height of 104.0 cm (degree of dominance of+1.17) and very long spikes (incomplete dominant inheritance +0.69) (
Table1).

The most valuable quality of the hybrid plant of the cross No. 477 was the solid stein in all internodes of the tillers. It was found that the solid stem of MBX-11-7 winter soft wheat was inherited dominantly in F1 crossing with the 42- chromosome triticale T-AD-17-B
(Fig.1). In concerning of wheat Putnam (1942) also found that the solid stem was determinated by one dominant gene in tetraploid crosses. From other side Goytia Y Angulo et al (1935) discovered that this character was inherited by two recessive genes. Specially in wheat almost all attempts with the aim of transferring stern solidity of T. durum to T. aestivum evoked great difficulties. Yamashita (1937) and later Matsumura (1947) and Larson (1952) found a gene on chromosome XX (2D), which depressed genes for solid stem in A and B genomes. Platt and Larson (1944) did not succeed to transfer completely the solid stem from T. durum (cv. Golden Ball) into T. aestivum. They explained this with the gene OD, which inhibit the genes, responsible for the solid stem. The monosomic analysis, made by Larson and McDonald (1959) found that the gene OD was located on the chromosome XX (2D).

Investigations showed that the hybrid plant with solid stem from the cross No. 477 (MBX-11-7 x T-AD-17- B) were distinguished for a lot of high meiotic disturbances F1 reaching 96.80% compared to 43.96% for the male parent from male T-AD-17-B and 2.22% for the female parent from female MBX-11-7.

With the aim to improve the fertility and earliness of the hybrid plant with a solid stem from the cross No. 477 (MBX-11-7 x T-AD-17-B) a repeated crossing already was done with the Mexican high- fertile triticale AD-No.11 (Maya II-ARM"S") with a hollow stem and high resistant to rust and powdery mildew. Again only one normal hybrid plant was produced in F1. The same had a comparatively short stem, very long spikes, improved fertility and a high resistance to rust and powdery mildew. The hybrid plant from the repeated crossing of F1 was registered with the breeding number T-AD-592. One of its valuable quality was the solid stem in the all internodes. Ninety hybrid grains were obtained which were planted for a further breeding work (
Table1).

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