Science · Plants, Natives & Crops
Triticale
Triticale combines wheat and rye ancestry. It is grown for feed grain, grazing, hay, and silage.
× Triticosecale · Wheat–rye hybrid grain and forage cereal
Profile
- Parentage
- Hybrid cereal derived from wheat and rye.
- Planting forms
- Spring and winter types are available.
- Soil
- Well-drained soils are preferred.
- Forage performance
- Often among the highest-yielding small-grain forages in the USU comparison.
Water & soil context
- Moisture (VWC)
- Maintain adequate establishment and early-growth moisture in well-drained soil.
- Salinity tolerance
- USU lists grain triticale as salt tolerant but notes that forage tolerance has not been evaluated.
- Drought tolerance
- USU rates drought tolerance as medium.
Illustrative monitoring-depth band
6–12 in
Editorial placement example, not a validated optimum or total rooting depth. Confirm the site's root distribution and soil horizons; multiple depths may be needed.
Fall-planted triticale can need irrigation when establishment coincides with scarce water supplies.
Problems to watch
- Ergot
- Scab
- Leaf rust
Stress signs
- Bluish-black ergot bodies replacing kernels
- Leaf rust pustules
- Poor emergence in unsuitable seedbeds
Where you'll find it
- Livestock feed grain
- Grazing
- Hay
- Silage
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All Science profilesPublished botanical and soil references are distinct from GroundWorx product guidance. Moisture thresholds and monitoring depths require site calibration; sources do not establish product performance or diagnose stress.