BREEDING OF DURUM-WHEAT (TRITICUM-DURUM DESF) IN SZEGED, HUNGARY

The main result of the durum research program of CRI is, that the duru m wheat was successfully domesticated in Hungary. Now the acreage of d urum wheat in Hungary is about 14000 ha, and this area is growing from year to year. The registered durum cultivars of CRI are the following : GK Minaret, GK Basa, GK Tiszadur, GK Novodur. These winter durum var ieties yield generally only 15-30 % less than the most widely produced winter bread wheat cultivars (T. aestivum L.). The yield of spring du rum varieties is 45-50 % less than the yield of winter bread wheats.