Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars

The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad began working on spring wheat breeding in 1979 in order to develop cultivars that could be grown in conditions and years unfavorable for winter wheat cultivation. At the start of the program, a collection of spring wheat cultivars from all over...

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Main Author: Rončević Petar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Association of Plant Breedings and Seed Producers 2006-01-01
Series:Selekcija i Semenarstvo
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5881/2006/0354-58810604115R.pdf
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description The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad began working on spring wheat breeding in 1979 in order to develop cultivars that could be grown in conditions and years unfavorable for winter wheat cultivation. At the start of the program, a collection of spring wheat cultivars from all over the world was assembled for hybridization purposes, with cultivars from Mexico being the most numerous group. Parental pairs were first chosen based on the concept of cultivar, then trait, and, finally and most recently, the concept of gene. After the selection of parental pairs, the hybridization process began and a total 1,700 combinations have been made since. The material was bred using pedigree selection. A large number of lines were developed by positive selection and the best among them were tested in variety trials of the State Variety Commission. Based on the results of those trials, 31 spring wheat cultivars from the Novi Sad program have been released so far. Among them, the cultivars Jarka, Nevesinjka (a facultative variety), Venera, and, more recently Nataša have proven particularly successful in commercial production. Some of these varieties have also been released in foreign countries or are presently being tested for registration abroad. In order to assess the progress of spring wheat breeding at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad, a trial with all the cultivars released by the Institute thus far was set up. Statistical analysis after the trial has confirmed that significant progress towards better wheat cultivars has been made since the program was founded.
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spelling doaj.art-5dec292eae5f4e6c87871d5cf0da5a8f2022-12-22T01:06:04ZengSerbian Association of Plant Breedings and Seed ProducersSelekcija i Semenarstvo0354-58812406-209X2006-01-01123-41151210354-58810604115RProgress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivarsRončević Petar0Crop and Vegetable Scientific Institute, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad began working on spring wheat breeding in 1979 in order to develop cultivars that could be grown in conditions and years unfavorable for winter wheat cultivation. At the start of the program, a collection of spring wheat cultivars from all over the world was assembled for hybridization purposes, with cultivars from Mexico being the most numerous group. Parental pairs were first chosen based on the concept of cultivar, then trait, and, finally and most recently, the concept of gene. After the selection of parental pairs, the hybridization process began and a total 1,700 combinations have been made since. The material was bred using pedigree selection. A large number of lines were developed by positive selection and the best among them were tested in variety trials of the State Variety Commission. Based on the results of those trials, 31 spring wheat cultivars from the Novi Sad program have been released so far. Among them, the cultivars Jarka, Nevesinjka (a facultative variety), Venera, and, more recently Nataša have proven particularly successful in commercial production. Some of these varieties have also been released in foreign countries or are presently being tested for registration abroad. In order to assess the progress of spring wheat breeding at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad, a trial with all the cultivars released by the Institute thus far was set up. Statistical analysis after the trial has confirmed that significant progress towards better wheat cultivars has been made since the program was founded.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5881/2006/0354-58810604115R.pdfspring wheatcultivarsyield componentsyieldprogress in breeding
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Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
Selekcija i Semenarstvo
spring wheat
cultivars
yield components
yield
progress in breeding
title Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
title_full Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
title_fullStr Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
title_full_unstemmed Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
title_short Progress in breeding of Novi Sad spring wheat cultivars
title_sort progress in breeding of novi sad spring wheat cultivars
topic spring wheat
cultivars
yield components
yield
progress in breeding
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