Abstract
Cytogenetic analysis of three backcross generations of the hybrid Triticum turgidum × T. timopheevi (2n = 28) showed segregation of meiotic behaviour in each successive generation. The segregation was continuous and was possibly under control of polygenes. These results indicate that the meiotic irregularities commonly found in F1 hybrids between T. turgidum and T. timopheevi are primarly genetically induced.