New Wheat Variety Zhongmai 533 Developed by Wheat × Maize Cross

Haploid breeding by wheat × maize cross can reduce the breeding cycle and improve breeding efficiency.In this paper,we reported the new wheat variety Zhongmai 533 developed by wheat × maize hybridization.This cultivar showed high yield,good drought tolerance,resistant to stripe rust and immune to powdery mildew,with the yield of 5.598 t·hm-2 and 5.502 t·hm-2 in Beijing Regional Yield Trial and Pilot Trial,respectively,which were 5.2% and 9.7% higher than that of control variety Jingdong 8.Meanwhile,the experience of applying haploid breeding through wheat × maize cross in wheat improvement was presented.