Characteristics:
- Wintergreen feed which offers quality from May to Oct.
- It remains palatable until end Sep.
- Early plantings are ready for grazing within 40 days. Rotational graze for best results.
- The grain is of great value to ruminants and has a crude protein of 10-13%.
- Triticale can be used for grazing, hay, silage as well as a grain fee
| CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS |
SEEDING KG/HA |
RAINFALL MM/YEAR |
SUITED REGIONS |
PLANTING MONTHS |
SOIL |
| Triticale | AG Beacon | Winter Rainfall 120 | 300 over growing period |
Western Cape Southern Cape Eastern Cape |
Apr-May | Widely adapted to most soil conditions but does well on light sandy conditions |
| Triticale | CLOC 1 | Dry Land – 50
Irrigation – 80 |
Dry Land – 350
Irrigation – 800 |
Western Cape Southern Cape Eastern Cape |
Mar-May | Widely adapted to most soil conditions but does well on light sandy conditions |
| Triticale | AG Marcell | Winter Rainfall 120 | 300 over growing period |
Western Cape Southern Cape Eastern Cape |
Mar-May | Widely adapted to most soil conditions but does well on light sandy conditions |
| Triticale | AG Bently | Winter Rainfall 120 | 300 over growing period |
Western Cape Southern Cape Eastern Cape |
Mar-May | Widely adapted to most soil conditions but does well on light sandy conditions |