Name a man made cereal? Trace how it is developed and where it is used?
The hybridization of two species results in the formation of new species and furthers the evolution of plants. In this method, polyploid plants could be produced by using the drug colchicine. Since polyploidy is a method capable of producing radically different genotypes, it is extremely well-suited for development as a tool for use in plant breeding. Interspecific and intergeneric hybridizations techniques are used for the synthesis of new species of crop plants. Triticale is often considered to be an example of a successful synthetic crop developed by this method. The advancements resulted in the development and improvement of this man-made synthetic cereal has been enormous during the last two decades. Triticale have been synthesized at four different ploidy levels. However, this emphasis shifted towards the improvement of hexaploid triticale in the early 1950s. A variety of techniques were utilized for the improvement of primary triticale, to produce secondary triticale. This improvement of triticale was accompanied by intensive cytogenetic investigations yielding a wealth of information, of both applied and basic nature.
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