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Triticale now has climate risk agricultural zoning in Brazil

Triticale
Brazil
Published Dec 26, 2021

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Producers in the South, Southeast, Midwest and Northeast regions of Brazil learn about the ideal periods for planting triticale, in a rainfed and irrigated system. The Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) announced the inclusion of the crop in the Agricultural Zoning of Climate Risk (ZARC). The intention is to guide the expansion of cultivation, seeking opportunities, especially in the use of cereal in animal feed.

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Triticale is the result of crossing wheat with rye (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture) Zoning is based on models that take into account historical climate, crops and risk simulation. Based on this information, the system establishes certain degrees of risk of loss, ranging from 20% to 40%. According to the Ministry, based on Zarc, Embrapa Trigo is evaluating winter cereal cultivars in various regions of the country. “The cultivation of triticale already takes place in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo, in a rainfed system. For Zarc, we improved the data to indicate the best growing season in traditional regions, in addition to guiding the expansion of the crop to new regions in the tropical range, in the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Bahia and Distrito Federal, both in the rainfed and irrigated systems”, explains the researcher from Embrapa Trigo Gilberto Cunha, in the statement from the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
Source: Agroinforme
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