Durum wheats cultivated in the Middle Anatolia region of Turkey {Tritieum durum cvs 'Kunduru', 'Berkmen' and 'Cakmak') were crossed with maize to evaluate their capacity for haploid embryo and doubled haploid (DH) plant production. A total of 2960 florets were crossed with maize and 13.7% ofthe florets produced haploid embryos across the three vadeties. Haploid embryo and plant regeneration frequencies were highest in 'Kunduru', but colchicine doubling was less successful with this genotype. There were statistically significant differences between 'Cakmak' and other genotypes for embryo yield (P<0.01). Overall, 52.3% of all embryos differentiated, but there were no genotypie differences in differentiation frequencies.

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