FL01143-a Novel Triticale Cultivar for Silage, Grazing, and Grain Production.

FL01143 is a new, awnless triticale cultivar developed by the University of Florida and Syngenta and was released under the SUNGRAINS cooperative small grain breeding program comprised of six southern universities. FL01143 has considerable potential for forage and grain in the U.S. Southern Coastal Plain region. FL01143 has been tested in regional and state forage, silage and grain trials. FL01143 has performed comparably well to the popular, southern-adapted triticale forage cultivars, “Trical 342” and “Monarch”. FL01143 is an upright type triticale with early season growth and good tillering capability.  It offers early maturity, good grain yield and test weight, and has excellent disease resistance. Early maturity is important for a good fit in southeastern dairy operations where corn silage is typically planted in early March. Disease resistance is critical because cool-season forage and silage crops grown on these dairies are often subjected to wet growing conditions and lagoon effluent spray. FL01143 is unique in that it is also awnless, a trait that is considered desirable for livestock grazing, hay, silage production and potential wildlife use. It’s performance in forage and grain trials offers another triticale cultivar option for the southern Coastal Plain region.