Definition of Triticale

1. Noun. a grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield ¹

2. Noun. any particular variety of triticale ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Triticale

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triticale

trithiocyanates
trithionate
trithionate hydrolase
trithionates
trithionic
trithionic acid
trithiophosphate
trithiophosphates
trithorax
tritiate
tritiated
tritiated thymidine
tritiated water
tritiates
tritical
triticale (current term)
triticales
triticeal cartilage
triticeoglossus
triticeous
triticeum
triticin
triticum
triticums
tritide
tritides
tritium
tritium-breeding ratio
tritium inventory
tritium oxide

Literary usage of Triticale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"triticale Anther Culture G. Schumann, ERJ Keller, R. Franke and H. Leike ... Regeneration was accomplished by backcrossing with the winter- hardy triticale ..."

2. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"The triticale heat shock protein profile resembled the rye parent more than the wheat parent. There were 22 heat shock proteins expressed uniquely by wheat ..."

3. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"The following plant materials were obtained in this way: A) Genotypes at different selection steps, derived from: [T . turgidum x S . cereale 1 x triticale ..."

4. On Farmers' Fields: Portrait of a Network by S Chater, V. R. Carangal, International Rice Research Institute (1996)
"China: triticale takes over A quarter of Beijing's milk comes from Changping Country, which lies just outside the city limits. With its intensive irrigated ..."

5. Population and Food in the Early Twenty-First Century: Meeting Future Food by Nurul Islam (1995)
"Barley and triticale Barley and triticale have climatic requirements that are ... Barley is more tolerant of salinity and drought than wheat or triticale, ..."

6. 2nd International Symposium on Genetic Manipulation in Crops by A. Mujeeb-Kazi, L. A. Sitch, International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"Translocation and modifications of chromosomes in triticale x wheat hybrids. ... Cross-compatibility of triticale with wheat and performance of hybrid ..."

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