AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2010

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    Triticale is produced by the crossing of

    A) wheat and rye  

    B) wheat and maize

    C) wheat and barley            

    D) rye and maize

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Triticale is the first man-made cereal or crop, which has been produced by intergenerichybridisation between common wheat (Triticumaestivum) and European rye (Seca/e cereale) with a view to combine characters of these two parent plants. Triticale is hexaploid, ie, \[2n=6x=42\](when tetraploid wheat is used) or octaploid, ie, \[2n=8x=56\](when hexaploid wheat is used).


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