RT - Journal Article T1 - A Comparison between Wheat and Maize Cross and Anther Culture Method for Production of Wheat Haploid Plants JF - JCPP YR - 2004 JO - JCPP VO - 8 IS - 3 UR - http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-320-en.html SP - 45 EP - 54 K1 - Anther culture K1 - Wheat × Maize cross K1 - Intergeneric hybridization AB - The significance of haploid plants as genetic and plant breeding tools has been recognized for a long time. Haploid production techniques including anther culture, isolated microspore culture and intergeneric hybridization between wheat × Hordeum bulbosum and wheat × maize have been used to produce homozygous lines which accelerate breeding programs. In this study, wheat × maize hybridization and anther culture techniques were used for haploid production in six wheat genotypes. The results showed that 70.7% of regenerated plants through anther culture were albino plants and only 29.2 % were green, while the plants produced through wheat × maize method were all green. Ploidy variation was not observed in plants regenerated through wheat × maize hybridization. It was concluded that wheat × maize crosses would be an appropriate and practical method for haploid production in different wheat genotypes, which in comparison with the anther culture method has a higher efficiency. LA eng UL http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-320-en.html M3 ER -