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Triticale, first man-made cereal crop, has been obtained by crossing wheat with :

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Sugarcane
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Rye
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Barley
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Pearl millet
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Solution

The correct option is B Rye
Triticale

Triticale is a somatic hybrid obtained from crossing Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye). Hybrid is an offspring of two plants or animals of different species obtained by hybridization.

Final answer

(a) Rye

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