Production and cytogenetics of intergeneric hybrids between Triticum durum-Dasypyrum villosum amphidiploid and Psathyrostachys huashanica

Summary Intergeneric crosses between Triticum durum-Dasypyrum villosum (2n=42, AABBVV), and Psathyrostachys huashanica (2n=14, N ^h N ^h ) were made, the seed set was 1.67%. Intergeneric hybrid were successfully obtained by means of embryo culture for first time. The average chromosome pairing in the hybrid (ABVN ^h ) was 26.61% univalents, and 0.69 bivalents. The chiasmata per cell was 0.69. The chiasmata was higher than that in Triticum durum dihaploid (AB), and lower than that in T. durum-Dasypyrum villosum trihaploid (ABV). The result indicated that the N ^h genome of Psathyrostachys huashanica has no homology with the V genome of Dasypyrum villosum, and the A and B genomes of Triticum durum. The coenocytism, micronuclei cell and variation in chromosome numbers were also observed. The F₁ hybrid was crossed with Triticum aestivum (AABBDD), and resulted in seed set. The hybrid of T. durum-D. villosum amphidiploid x P. huashanica showed partial fertility. It made the possibility for chromosome manipulation among Triticum aestivum, Dasypyrum villosum and Psathyrostachys huashanica.