ADAPTABILITY OF WINTER WHEAT GENOTYPES ORIGINATING FROM COMPOSITE CROSSES TO ORGANIC AND LOW INPUT CONDITIONS

Nowadays it is commonly accepted that we need a more efficient utilization of the natural resources. Organic agriculture is a comprehensive system affecting all levels of sustainability by the integrated approach to production which draws on century old traditions and the latest best practice based on scientific results to work in balance with nature. Under organic conditions different plant types are successful than in conventional conditions. The offsprings of the composite crossing YQMS/H2 originating from diverse wheat parents evaluated in this paper produced segregating population, resulting in a wide diversity in characteristics examined. Composite cross populations (CCPs) can provide dynamic gene pools and may be an efficient way or providing heterogeneous crops and of selecting superior pure lines for low input systems characterized by unpredictable stress conditions