SUBSTITUTING ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL BARLEY CHROMOSOMES FOR WHEAT CHROMOSOMES .1. SUBSTITUTIONS INVOLVING BARLEY CHROMOSOMES-1, CHROMOSOME-3 AND CHROMOSOME-6

In order to determine the genetic relatedness of individual barley chromosomes to wheat chromosomes, 'Betzes' barley chromosomes 1, 3 and 6 were substituted for individual 'Chinese Spring' wheat chromosomes of homoeologous groups 7, 3 and 6, respectively. The substitution status of these lines has been confirmed using isozyme selective markers, chromosome pairing behaviour in F1 hybrids between the substitution lines and the appropriate double ditelocentric stocks of wheat, and hybridization of cDNA probes to the genomic DNA digests of these substitution lines. Each of the three barley chromosomes provided genetic compensation for the wheat chromosomes they replaced in the substitution plants. From the basis of this compensation with respect to plant vigour and fertility, barley chromosomes 1, 3 and 6 have been designated 7H, 3H and 6H.