Character associations in Secale cereale L. introgressed bread wheats under irrigated and water stress conditions

Abstract

Rye (Secale cereale L.) is known to perform better under various biotic and abiotic stresses including drought. Such desirable rye traits can be effectively introgressed into wheat (Triticum aestivum L em Theil.) via hexaploid triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) [1]. Twenty two advance generations (F6/F7), elite and wheat like derivatives of triticale x wheat crosses possessing some distinct phenotypic rye traits were selected from an on-going triticale x wheat hybridization programme for the present study (Table 1).