Fridge Triticale
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Triticale is a cross between wheat and rye – resulting in a very palatable forage option for livestock. Fridge winter triticale has excellent winter survival and great early growth, which means it gives excellent ground cover and weed suppression. The heads are awnletted, not bearded, adding to the palatability. The deep roots on Fridge will scavenge nitrogen from your soil. This variety can handle heavy grazing pressure, so use it in your pastures for grazing, or you can make hay or haylage out of it.
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Product Guide
Product Details
- Maturity: Medium
- Key growing regions: All cereal growing areas of the U.S.
- Height: Tall
- Awned or Awnless: Awned
- Facultative or Winter: Facultative
- Harvest: Graze, haylage, hay
- Hay or Haylage: Cut at any point from the late boot stage through the soft dough stage. Cutting earlier will result in lower yields, but higher quality forage
- Can be utilized for grazing from late spring through early summer
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.
Multiple Regions
Every acre is different and our goal is to help you know what works best in your area. This 'Growing Regions' section showcases where this species works best. If you have any questions on product placement, feel free to contact our experts and we will help!
