The production of haploid plants from hybrids, followed by
chromosome doubling, provides the wheat breeder with a
means of accelerating the process of true breeding line development
(Henry and De Buyser, 1990). The doubled haploid (DH)
derived from hybrid progenies can be used as recombinant line
with favorable gene combinations (Bentolila et al., 1992). This
technique could thus complement the conventional breeding
programs to accelerate the release of new varieties.