Table 2 D chromosome retention in eight hexaploid /tetraploid populations

From: Retention of D genome chromosomes in pentaploid wheat crosses

Population

Generation

Chromosomes

Total no. of lines a

At least one D-chr b

Ave D-chr/line c

  

1D

2D

3D

4D

5D

6D

7D

   

2–49/Bellaroid

F2

65e+1f

59+3

64+3

64+1

66

62+3

65+1

83

82

5.3

2–49/Bellaroi

F3

53

48+1

48+2

51+1

51+3

50

49

59

54

5.9

2–49/Bellaroi

F7

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

16

5

2.1

2–49/950329

F6

14

14

15

14

11+3

14

14

43

15

2.2

Sunco/Bellaroi

F2

10

19

11

19

15+2

17

19+2

34

30

3.2

Sunco/230604

F2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

0

0.0

CPI133814/Bellaroi

F3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

38

2

0.1

CPI133814/Bellaroi

F7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0.0

  1. aTotal number of lines investigated.
  2. bNumber of lines with at least one D chromosome.
  3. cAverage number of entire unique D chromosomes per line.
  4. dData from Eberhard et al. (2010).
  5. eNumber of lines with entire chromosomes.
  6. fNumber of lines with partial chromosomes.