The reliability of individual plant selection in F2 was tested for tiller number, spike length and grain yield in three reciprocal crosses between exotic and local wheat varieties The results indicated that the single plant selection made on a visual basis was generally effective for grain yield, but tiller number and spike length did not seem to be reliable criteria for such selections. Marked cytoplasmic effects noticed in these crosses suggested that the order of the cross was also important in constituting populations for individual selections.