Drought tolerance, freedom from disease and high yield are the primary advantages that spring triticales have over other spring cereal crops.

Spring triticale also provides an excellent high yielding alternative to barley and spring oat forage. In particular, a silage yield advantage of up to 10 per cent over barley and oats under dryland conditions makes triticale an excellent choice for livestock producers. Triticale generally ranks between barley and oats for silage quality.

All varieties are late maturing compared to CWRS wheats(approximately 5 days later). Pronghorn and AC Ultima are earlier maturing than other spring triticale varieties.  Large seeded varieties should have an increased seeding rate. Companion is a forage type. Bunker ❀ and Tyndal ❀are reduced-awn varieties.  Triticale susceptibility to FHB is similar to wheat. Pronghorn yields about 30%  greater than AC Barrie CWRS wheat in areas of adaptation.  Yield categories are based on small plot data are as follows: Low is <50 bu/acre; Medium is >50 but <80 bu/acre; High >80 but <100 bu/acre; and Very High >100 bu/acre. xx: insufficient data.

Ratings: VP -  very poor, P - poor, F - fair, G - good, VG - very good