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Results and Discussions
\nDespite mixing the early maturity wheat variety, the early fall forage was not available. The earliest clipping was conducted on December 20th in 2019; however, the yield was low (range: 41 to 95 lb\/ac) (Figure 1). We will include other species such as oat or barley in the mixtures and examine whether they would produce early fall forage in 2019-2020 cropping year.<\/p>\n
In 2018 (dry year), total forage yields among all treatments were similar, indicating that there was no yield advantage of triticale in the mixtures in the dry year. In 2019 (wet year), total forage yield was higher in the plots with higher triticale ratio (Figure 1). This indicates that triticale would increase total forage yield if there is enough soil moisture.<\/p>\n
Figure 1. Forage dry matter (lb\/ac) of triticale wheat mixture trials in Wilbarger County in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n The similar results were observed in Haskell and Foard County trials in 2019. Total forage yield was higher at higher triticale ratios in 2019 (Figure 2). The mixture between triticale and wheat can improve total forage dry matter and provide livestock with varying forage quality (Figure 3). The photo taken on 17 April 2019 shows pre-boot stage of triticale with high amount of leafy materials as compared to wheat at fully headed maturity.<\/p>\n Figure 2. Forage dry matter (lb\/ac) of triticale wheat mixture trials in Haskell and Foard County in 2019.<\/p>\n Figure 3. Photos taken on April 17, 2019 at Haskell County trial site. Maturity stage of triticale was before boot stage with good amount of leafy materials, while TAM401 was at heading.<\/p>\n Summary of the trial will be available at https:\/\/agrilife.org\/txrollingplainsagronomy\/range-and-pasture\/<\/a> under \u201cTriticale Wheat Mixture Trial\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2019\/09\/2018.png\")
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