A capricious harvest of wheat and triticales in France

Published Sep 19, 2021

Tridge summary

The 2020-2021 harvest was affected by unfavorable weather conditions, leading to a decrease in specific weights and yields. Despite the challenges, performance components were installed earlier than the previous year, and sowing conditions were good. However, long rainy episodes and dry spells affected the potential of winter cereals, and high rainfall disrupted grain filling. The average nuisance measured in trials reached 18q/ha, and protein levels varied due to nitrogen fertilization strategies. Opting for varieties not very sensitive to these conditions and timing the first fungicide application correctly proved effective. The cereal variety testing network Eureden is offering a complete varietal offer to meet all soil and climatic profiles of the territory. The 2021 triticale range offers good disease tolerance, lodging, and yield, making it more interesting than winter barley in certain conditions.

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Original content

The highlight of the year is a harvest very disturbed by the weather! The PS (specific weights) deteriorated sharply between the end of July and the end of August (loss of ½ point of PS every 10mm of rain, regardless of the variety between milky grain and harvest). As the saying goes, the years go by but they are not the same! So let's take a quick look back at this once again atypical 2020-2021 campaign. Installation of performance components was more favorable than last year. Sowing took place in good conditions between the end of October and mid-November. Then the alternations of long rainy episodes (from December then from May to mid-July) and dry (March and April) have sometimes left some questions about the potential of winter cereals. Finally, the number of ears per square meter was not impacted and the cold temperatures in April did not have much impact on the number of kernels per ear. Unfortunately, the lack of radiation and the high rainfall recorded from June 15 to ...

Source: Paysan Breton