Twenty wheat genotypes (18 dihaploid lines and the IAC-24 and IAC-370 cultivars) were evaluated in experiments carried out under dryland and acid soil conditions in Capão Bonito and under sprinkler irrigation and limed soil conditions in Tatuí in 2001-03 period. Grain yield, yield components, agronomic characteristics and disease resistance were evaluated. The genotypes were also evaluated for their tolerance to Al toxicity, in nutrient solutions, under laboratory conditions. IAC-24 and the dihaploid lines (L3, L4, L5, L8, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19 e L20), in Capão Bonito, were superior for grain yield. In nutrient solutions, these were the most tolerant genotypes to aluminum toxicity. All genotypes exhibited semi-dwarf plant type. The dihaploid line L15 and L16, presented lodging resistance, IAC-370 longer spikes and higher number of grain per spike and per spikelet, L8 higher number of spikelets per spike and L6 and L7 the heavier grains. All evaluated genotypes were susceptible to leaf spot. The lines L4, L14, L15, L16, L17 and L18 originated from the cross R27/GHL121//KAL/BB/3/BUC/BUL/4/IAC-24 showed resistance to leaf rust. The higher grain yield genotypes, under dryland and acid soil conditions, were associated to taller semi-dwarf plants with tolerance to aluminum toxicity. Under sprinkler irrigation and limed soil conditions the highest yielding genotypes were not associated to either semi-dwarf plants or those tolerant to aluminum toxicity.
Triticum aestivum L; grain yield; plant height; yield components; disease resistance
