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Why grow TRICALŽ varieties rather than any other varieties of forage triticale? |
| TRICALŽ varieties have a proven record of outstanding performance |
| TRICALŽ varieties have a proven record of successful commercial use that spans over twenty years and a tremendous range of production conditions and uses. No other triticale varieties have that proven record of success. |
| The TRICALŽ varieties are the product of thorough testing. |
| Before their commercial release, the TRICALŽ varieties are thoroughly tested in research trials that establishes their superior yield and nutritional quality. No other varieties of triticale are backed by the breadth and depth of the testing that is done on TRICALŽ varieties. From measuring forage yield for silage and growth throughout a grazing season, to analyzing digestibility, energy value, digestible fiber, and protein, and tracking nutrient uptake for environmental objectives, the TRICALŽ program is backed by rigorous research. |
| No other varieties of triticale have matched the performance of TRICALŽ varieties. |
| Nearly ever year someone brings seed of unproven varieties of triticale into areas where TRICALŽ varieties are used in an attempt to cash in on the proven success of the TRICALŽ varieties. None of this ongoing succession of varieties has come close to matching the proven performance and reliability of the TRICALŽ varieties. |
| New, unproven varieties may fail in surprising ways. |
| Will the new variety reliably come through the winter? The TRICALŽ varieties have come through very
well, even in the cold years in which locally adapted wheat has been damaged. You may be surprised by what can happen
with a variety that doesnt have a proven record of success in an area. The variety Bobcat, for example, was developed
for fall planting in Canada, so one might expect it to have superior cold tolerance. Fact is that research by Kansas
State University revealed that Bobcat suffered significant cold damage while the TRICALŽ 102 and other TRICALŽ varieties
did not.
Will the new variety survive heavy grazing over a range of growing conditions and management practices? Thorough testing by the TRICALŽ program has shown that some varieties that are acceptable for silage or hay do very poorly when grazed. |
| If you plant a TRICALŽ variety, you know you have a winner. |
| If you plant a TRICALŽ variety, you know you have planted a proven, top-performing variety. If you plant some other variety, you either will be planting a variety that is already known to be inferior, or will be rolling the dice on a new, unknown variety and hoping that it will work under your conditions. |
| Your TRICALŽ supplier can keep you at the cutting edge of triticale genetics. |
| Others may offer a triticale; your TRICALŽ supplier provides an ongoing program of the best genetics and expertise as part of the leading forage triticale program in the world. |
| The bottom line is that no other varieties have ever measured up to the TRICALŽ varieties. |
| None of the non-TRICALŽ triticale varieties past or present that have been brought into the area
have measured up to the performance and reliability of the TRICALŽ varieties.
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