Some useful characters implicated in tolerance to low phosphorus and waterstresses in hexaploid triticale X bread wheat derivatives

The response of elite, true breeding triticale x wheat derivatives was stud ied in the non stress, P stress, irrigated and rainfed environments for gra in yield and 15 other morpho-physiological traits. Sufficient genetic varia bility was present for almost all the characters in all the environments. Y ield potential and stress tolerance were found to be independent attributes . P efficiency and water stress tolerance were also found to be unlinked tr aits. Some characters are described which could be useful while breeding to wards P efficient and water stress tolerant genotypes.