STUDY OF WINTER TRITICALE AT THE SIBERIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PLANT GROWING AND SELECTION

Abstract

Collection and breeding samples of winter triticale were studied to develop new forms combining high winter hardiness and productivity by using intervarietal hybridization. The material for the study were the samples of winter triticale from the world collection of the N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) as well as breeding forms developed at the Siberian Research Institute of Plant Growing and Selection, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, at different times. There were identified forms of winter triticale from the VIR’s collection for the further use in breeding programs directed at the creation of high-yielding varieties. As a result of long-term studies, the most adaptable samples from the VIR’s collection, Zimogor and Vocalise bred in Rostov, were selected to be engaged in hybridization with Siberian breeding forms distinguished by good winter hardiness, increased thousand-kernel weight and high seed yields.