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Description
The dual planting window allows for use during spring or fall. High leaf to stem ratio, good winterhardiness. This is a completely awnless triticale making it an excellent grazer that is adapted to most of the US.
Call 605.627.1901 for details and to order this variety.
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Planting
- Planting Time: Mid-late Fall
- Seeding Rate: 80-100 lbs/acre
- Drilled Seeding Depth: 1” – 1.5”
- Winter triticale should be planted in the fall when conditions will allow it to germinate before entering a dormant winter period in which it will vernalize.
Fertility
Use the fertilizer rates below for maximum yield potential:
| Recommended Application Rate (Lbs/acre) | |||
| Soil Fertility Level | Nitrogen (N) | Phosphorus (P2O5) | Potassium (K2O) |
| High | 50 | 15 | 20 |
| Medium | 79 | 35 | 60 |
| Low | 90 | 50 | 90 |
*Rates are recommended if no soil test is taken.
- Apply 1/3 rate of nitrogen at planting, and the other 2/3 rate during green-up in the spring.
- Do not exceed a total of 25 lbs/a of N+K if fertilizer is placed in-furrow.
Weed Control
Plant into a clean, weed-free seedbed and use the herbicide options below for optimal weed control:
| Timing | Herbicide | Rate | Notes | Weeds Controlled | Control Method |
| Preplant or Preemergence | Sharpen (Saflufenacil) | 1-2 oz/a | Apply after planting and before crop emergence. | Broadleaves | Contact & Residual |
| Roundup (Glyphosate) | 32 oz/a | Apply any time before crop emergence. | Grasses & Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Postemergence | Huskie (Pyrasulfotole + Bromoxynil) | 11-15 oz/a | Apply between 1 leaf and up to flag leaf emergence. | Broadleaves | Contact |
| Broclean (Bromoxynil) | 1.5-2 pts/a | Apply in spring after crop green up but before boot stage. | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Starane Flex (Fluroxypyr + Florasulam) | 13.5 oz/a | Apply between the 3-leaf stage up to flag leaf emergence. | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Clarity, Banvel, Sterling Blue (Dicamba) | 2-4 oz/a | Apply in the spring prior to jointing. | Broadleaves | Contact |
*Always read and follow label instructions before making an application.
Disclaimer: All products and rates were provided by university-based sources and product labels. Always follow label instructions and consult your local chemical dealer and seed dealer before making any applications or planting of seed.
