b'BREEDING HISTORY / TRITICALEExploring the innovations and breakthroughs of breeding throughout generations of plants.1873 1921 1937 1953 1960s 1970sA. S. WILSONG. K. MEISTERBOTANISTS LEARNEDTHE FIRST NORTHTRITICALE BREEDINGTRITICALE BREEDING MADE THEOBSERVEDTHAT COLCHICINE CANAMERICAN TRITICALEPROGRAMSPROGRAMS MOVED FIRST CROSSSPONTANEOUSDOUBLE THEBREEDING PROGRAMEXTENDED INTOINTO AUSTRALIA, BETWEENPOLLINATIONS OFCHROMOSOMES INWAS CREATED AT THEMEXICO, POLAND ANDBRAZIL AND WHEAT ANDWHEAT PLANTS WITHNEWLY FORMING CELLS,UNIVERSITY OFFRANCE.PORTUGAL. RYE. RYE POLLENS FROMWHICH ALLOWED A NEWMANITOBA.NEIGHBORING PLOTSSYSTEMATICTHOUGH THESEPRODUCTION OF VIABLE HYBRIDS WERESEEDS. MEANING, IT MOSTLY STERILE. MADE TRITICALE FERTILITY NO LONGER DEPENDENT ON NATURAL CHANCE. What is triticale? Triticale is an artificial intergeneric hybrid between a female wheat parent and a male rye parent.90%IS THE PERCENTAGE THAT POLAND, GERMANY, CHINA AND FRANCE ACCOUNT FOR IN TERMS OF WORLD TRITICALE PRODUCTION.Triticale has a savory, nutty flavor and is often included in prepared mixed-grain hot and cold cereals, muffin flours, pancake mixes and crackers.2.1%IS THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF TRITICALE THE U.S. PRODUCED.2 million IS THE NUMBER OF ACRES THAT TRITICALE IS GROWN ON IN THE U.S. Sources: International Triticale Association, Ag in the Classroom, University of California, Davis70/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2023'