Russia: Winter triticale gains popularity in Perm Krai with government support

Since 2019, the Perm Research Institute of Agriculture, with the support of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Complex of the Perm Territory, has been implementing a scientific and technical project called "Development and implementation of technology for the cultivation and use of winter triticale for feed and grain." August is the time not only for harvesting grain, but also for preparing fallow fields for sowing winter crops, including triticale. Since 2021, agricultural enterprises in the Perm Territory have been receiving significant volumes of elite triticale seeds at a preferential price. In 2024, obligations are planned to supply approximately 600 tons of elite seeds. One of the key advantages of triticale is its high winter hardiness, frost resistance and stress resistance, as well as environmental adaptability, which allows this crop to be grown in more difficult conditions compared to others. Currently, two varieties of winter triticale are cultivated and offered for sale ...