Gene pool, methods and results of triticale breeding in Belarus
The paper deals with the analysis of the breeding work on triticale for the period from 1976 to 2013. The main sources of agronomic characters and qualities are presented, the efficiency of their use in breeding programmes based on an improved scheme of breeding process organization is determined. As a result of the breeding, 18 winter triticale varieties and 6 spring triticale varieties have been developed.