ORINOKO

A mid-early, very productive, short-stem triticale with large grains and good winterhardiness, excellent resistance to diseases and lodging

• Short-straw fodder variety
• Very good yield throughout the countries
• High resistance to fungal diseases
• High tolerance to soil acidification
• Coarse, high-density grain, well-aligned

• High yields in many European countries
• Very good yields
• Stability in different climatic conditions and different soils
• High power of tillering allows to reduce sowing costs significantly
• Heading time – medium early
• Maturity – medium early
• Stems – short, strong
• Plant height – medium (110 cm)
• Resistance to lodging – very good
• High resistance to cold
• Winter hardiness – very good (6 points out of 9)
• High resistance to fungal diseases
• Excellent resistance to diseases, especially spring mould, powdery mildew, scald (caused by fungus Rhynchosporium secalis), brown and yellow rusts, foot diseases
• High resistance to sprouting in ears
• Grains – large, uniform size
• Hectoliter weight – high
• Protein content – high
• Requirements to soil: medium
• High tolerance to soil acidity
• Suitable for cultivation in medium fertile soils
• Intended for cultivation with medium intensity and intensive technologies

• Heading time – medium
• Maturity time – medium
• Plant height – short
• Resistance to lodging – high (7.7 points out of 9)
• Winter hardiness – high (6 points out of 9)
• Resistance to grain sprouting in ears – high (6 points out of 9)
• 1000 grain weight – high
• Protein content – medium (3 points out of 9)

Resistance to diseases (when 9,0 points – very resistant)

• Plant height – 106 cm
• Resistance to lodging – 8.1 points (out of 9)
• 1000 grain weight – 51 g
• Grain yield – 8.03-9.19 t/ha
• Winter hardiness – 6 points (out of 9)
• Reaction to soil acidity – 5 points (out of 9)

*Main variety characteristics (COBORU, Poland, 2020-2022)

• Composition of triticale Orinoko grains, 2020-2021
• Protein content – 9.5-11.93 % DM
• Fat content – 1.8-1.82 % DM
• Ash content – 1.83-1.84 % of DM
• Fiber content – 15.43-15.77 % DM
• Content of soluble carbohydrates – 70.83-72.92 % DM

*Source: Dziki D.; Hassoon W.H.; Kramek A.; Krajewska A. Grinding Characteristics of New Varieties of Winter Triticale Grain. Processes 2023, 11, 1477. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11051477

• Grain yield (at 14 % moisture) – 12.2 t/ha
• Plant height – 112 cm
• Lodging after heading – 4 points (when 1 is not lodged)
• Injuries by powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) – 3 points (when 1 is intact)
• Injuries by black rust (Puccinia graminis) – 1 point (when 1 is intact)
• Injuries by brown rust (Puccinia recondita) – 1 point (when 1 is intact)
• Injuries by leaf septoria (Septoria tritici) – 2 points (when 1 is intact)
• Injuries by Fusarium sp. – 1 point (when 1 is intact)
• 1000 grain weight – 45 g
• Hectoliter weight – 77 kg/hl
• Crude protein content – 11.9 %

*According to research data in Slovenia (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia), 2019/2020.

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam