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This document provides information about wheat breeding including: 1) It discusses the origin, species, production, and classification of wheat. The major species cultivated are Triticum aestivum, T. durum, and T. dicoccum. 2) It describes various wheat breeding methods used like pure line selection, pedigree selection, backcrossing, multiline breeding, and mutation breeding which have led to improved wheat varieties in India. 3) It mentions international wheat breeding programs like CIMMYT that have in
- Author
- Rabeesh Verma
- Language
- EN