Triticale
Triticale crop species have received substantial research support since the mid-20th century, making it a commercial success in many countries in diverse value propositions. No recent book, however, captures the recent advances and technological pro
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Triticale
Triticale
François Eudes Editor
Triticale
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Editor François Eudes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge, AB Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-22550-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22551-7
ISBN 978-3-319-22551-7
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Preface
Triticale is a relatively new crop species introduced in a number of countries around the world, where it usually occupies a niche market, with the exception of Poland where it takes a significant acreage. With this crop species came a hope to combine the quality attributes and agronomic performance of its respective parents, wheat and rye, which would offer a competitive advantage over crops on the market. While it seams not fulfill yet, this book reviews the current status of the research in this species and opportunities along four value chains. The origin of hexaploid triticale and the implication in crop development are covered in the first part, made of three chapters. It starts with a review of the biology of triticale species and the biosafety of this crop in the field. This work describes triticale biology and maps the risks associated with the potential deployment of novel breeding tools which would result in regulated events. Conventional breeding and the introduction of novel breeding tools are addressed in the second chapter and takes us to foresee a technological adoption similar to its parent species, including the efforts and opportunities for a hybrid triticale. The success of triticale crop in commercial production, and its competitiveness over wheat, is to a large extend due to its tolerance level to abiotic and biotic stresses, extensively reviewed in two chapters. The third part of this book is de
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