A new crop Triticale has been evolved by intergeneric hybridization between _____.

Wheat and Aegilops

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Wheat and rice

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Rice and maize

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Rye and wheat

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Solution

The correct option is D Rye and wheat
There are many types of crops produced by the process of hybridization of the plants belonging to different species. Triticale was the first cereal which was made by man. The crop was produced by performing the process of hybridization between the wheat (Triticum) and the rye (Secale) plant. The hybrid possess the properties of high-yielding of wheat and stress resistance of rye.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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