Triticale now has climate risk agricultural zoning in Brazil

Published Dec 25, 2021

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has included triticale, a crop derived from wheat and rye, in the Agricultural Zoning of Climate Risk (ZARC) to guide its cultivation and expansion across the country. The ministry aims to leverage triticale's characteristics, such as drought tolerance and high protein value, for animal feed production, particularly in regions like Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Bahia, and Distrito Federal. Despite its early research starting in the 1960s and the first commercial cultivars in the 1980s, the cultivation of triticale in Brazil has seen a decrease due to challenges like diseases, low productivity, and market preferences, with only 15,000 hectares cultivated in 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. 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 ...

Source: Agroinforme