Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012.
The wheat-rye recombinant, Selection 229, reported earlier is characterized by hairy peduncles, brown spikes, and red grain colour. It is cytologically and morphologically stable. Phenotypically the plants resemble aestivum varieties, show good spike fertility and produce well filled grains. F2 segregation suggests that these traits are governed by three independent dominant genes. Monosomic analysis revealed that in S-229, the genes controlling hairy peduncle, brown spike and red grain are located on chromosomes SA, 18 and 38, respectively.
Triticum aestivum, Secale cereale, SB deficiency, homoeologous recombination, hairy peduncle, brown spike, red grain, monosomic analysis
