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Agriculture · Q829

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 829

Q829

In wheat, an interspecific cross between Triticum aestivum and T. durum is

A.
Incompatible
B.
Sterile
C.
Fully fertile
D.
Partially fertile
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
In wheat, an interspecific cross between Triticum aestivum and T. durum is partially fertile.
Interspecific hybridization is the crossing of two species from the same genus. This allows the exploitation of useful genes from wild, unimproved species for the benefit of the cultivated species.
The wheat variety obtained by a cross between T. aestivum and T. durum is partially fertile.