Description:
Inbred parents with general resistance to Southern rust (Puccinia polysora): CIMMYTT-11, Fla2AT115, Hi34, ICAL210, ICAL219, ICAL223, INV138, INV534, Ki9, MIT2, Narino330, SC55, TZi10, TZi11, TZi12, TZi14, TZi15 and TZi30 (1 temperate; 18 tropical). The intercrossed population was advanced by recurrent mass selection for 3 cycles in Hawaii with emphasis on improvement ofagronomic traits.