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Mention the name of man-made cereal. How it is developed?

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Triticale, the successful first man Triticum durum X Secale cereale made cereal. Depending on the ploidy Generation level Triticale can be divided into three main groups:
(1) Tetraploidy: Crosses between diploid wheat and rye.
(ii) Hexaploidy: Crosses between tetraploid wheat Triticum durum (macaroni wheat) and rye.
(iii) Octoploidy: Crosses hexaploid wheat T. aestivum (Triploidy) and rye.
Hexaploidy Triticale hybrid plants demonstrate characteristics of both macaroni wheat and rye. For example, they combine the high-protein content Triticale of wheat with rye.s high content of the amino acid lysine, which is low in wheat.
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