Description:
Inbred parents chosen for general resistance to common rust: B84, CIMMYT T11, CM118, Fla2AT115, Hi28, Hi32, Hi33, Hi34, Hi40, Hi41, Hi57, Hi58, ICA27, ICA219, ICA223, MIT2, Narino 330 and Oh43 (5 terperate, 13 tropical). The intercrossed population was advanced by recurrent mass selection for 9 cycles in Hawaii with emphasis on improvement of agronomic traits.