Special premium for Tritordeum makes cultivation highly attractive in Greece

Published 2022년 11월 13일

Tridge summary

A new cereal crop, Tritordeum, has been developed in Greece through a collaboration between Alfa Seeds and innovative producers, by crossing durum wheat and wild barley. This crop has been found to thrive in various soil conditions and offers potential revenue benefits for farmers. It is more resistant to dry heat and has a higher nitrogen use efficiency than other cereals. The crop also has a good baking ability and is suitable for pastries and breakfast cereals. From the 2022-2023 growing season, Tritordeum will attract a special premium for innovative crops, further reducing the cost of cultivation. Alfa Seeds can provide specific seed quantities for the new season and will purchase the production at the end of the season.

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It is a cereal cross between durum wheat and wild barley that incorporates the physical characteristics of its "ancestors" and promises revenues equal to or even greater than other cereals. The new species has been cultivated in real conditions in Greece from 2017 until today in Viotia, Thessaly and Macedonia through actions of the Alfa Seeds company in collaboration with innovative producers. As it turned out, the crop responds very well to a wide range of soil conditions, yielding quality fruit at interesting yields. Farmers interested in trying the new type of cereal should know that its input requirements are lower than those of barley and wheat. Given that from the new growing season (2022-2023) Tritordeum cultivation will also enjoy the special premium for the introduction of innovative crops, it is as if the cost of cultivation care for the producer is almost halved. Taken together, the combination of returns, lower input costs and special premium makes growing wheat barley ...

Source: GRAgronews