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Optimum Stand Density Of Spring Triticale For Grain Yield And Alfalfa Establishment, Lance R. Gibson, Jeremy W. Singer, Ronald Vos, Brock C. Blaser Jan 2008

Optimum Stand Density Of Spring Triticale For Grain Yield And Alfalfa Establishment, Lance R. Gibson, Jeremy W. Singer, Ronald Vos, Brock C. Blaser

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Triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmack) has potential as a feed crop in the north central United States and could also function as a companion crop for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) establishment. The objectives of this research were to assess the suitability of a short-statured spring triticale as a companion crop and determine optimum triticale seeding rates for grain yield and alfalfa establishment. Spring triticale ‘Trimark 37812’ and alfalfa were grown in companion at Ames and Sioux Center, IA during 2004 and 2005. Triticale was seeded at 198, 297, 396, 495, and 594 pure live seeds (PLS) m−2 and alfalfa …