Motley is a beardless triticale - no awns!

Motley Triticale

Scientific name: X tritosecale
Facultative
Beardless
Abundant, large leaves
Heavy Tillering
Short but high-yielding
Reduced risk of lodging
Excellent forage value

Categories Facultative Small Grains, Fall/Winter Small Grains, Small Grains

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Motley brand triticale is a Haystack Mountain exclusive variety in conjunction with TriCal. It was released to growers in 2022 after 5 years in trials. We are excited to offer Motley brand triticale to our grower and customers. We think it is a strong newcomer with many qualities to recommend it. Motley has the following traits:

Beardless: Motley triticale is completely beardless, a very attractive attribute for those who bail and feed. Beards can cause respiratory and mouth problems in livestock, and beardless varieties eliminate that threat.
Faculatative: Motley can be sown in the spring or fall, making it highly versatile.
Reduced Risk of Lodging: In our trials Motley was about 6″ shorter that comparative varieties like Gunner, Flex 719, and FX 1001 but it yields higher tonnage due to its abundant, green leaves. Shorter, stronger stems means less exposure to wind and a reduced risk of lodging. The feedback we continue to get is something like “look at the size of those leaves” and “it’s so thick I cant walk through it”!
Large, Abundant Leaves: Motley had one to two more leaves per stem than comparable triticale in our trial, resulting in high tonnage. Leaves are broad and deep green – a terrific source of quality forage.
High Tillering: Most varieties have an average of 7-9 tillers. In Motley, 9-12 tillers are common. We have observed up to 15 in our fields. More tillers = more stems, more stems = more leaves!

PVP Variety. Unauthorized propagation prohibited. Motley is a TM of Northern Agri Brands, LLC.

MOTLEY TRITICALE

MOTLEY TRITICALE .PDF

Plant facts and trial data for Motley Triticale. Prepared by Haystack Mountain Brand Seed.

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Year	2022	2021	2021	2021	2020	2020	2020	2019	2019	2019	2018
Location	Cedar City, UT	Cascade, IA	Imperial, NE	Fort Collins, CO	Imperial, NE	Idaho Fall, ID	Othello, WA	Othello, WA	Idaho Fall, ID	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman, MT
MOTLEY	5.06	18.20	11.90	7.40	9.6	5.90	4.50	5.10	4.40	2.80	4.1
Flex 719	4.90	16.40	11.00	7.40	9.0	5.80	5.20	5.50	4.00	2.40	3.6
Gunner	5.20	12.60	13.80	7.40	8.5	5.20	4.30	5.40	04.5	2.70	4.5
FX 1001	4.30
Surge	4.16
Forerunner	3.76

Beards, Dwarf Beards and Awnlettes

Making Sense of Grain Beards

What is the difference between “bearded” and “dwarf beard” and “beardless” varieties? How do I choose the one best for me?

The table below will help you visualize the different characteristics of each variety, if they have beards (or not) and why it matters. See our BEARDED GRAINS blog post for additional information.

BEARDED GRAIN BLOGPOST

Species	Variety	Planting Season	Beard Expression	Comments
Oat	Otana	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Monida	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Intimidator	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Monico	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Magnum	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Everleaf™ Falcon Oat	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Everleaf™ 126 Oat	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Barley	Vaquero	Spring	Beardless	May express a beard up to 4/10,000 plants (.04%)
Barley	Sunstar Double	Spring	Bearded	Bearded forage barley
Barley	Claymore	Spring	Bearded	Bearded forage barley
Barley	Haymaker	Spring	Beardless	Forage barley
Barley	Lavina	Spring	Beardless	Forage barley
Barley	Goldeneye	Spring	Bearded	Grain barley
Barley	Sunstar Pride	Fall	Bearded	Fall forage barley
Barley	Valor	Fall	Beardless	Fall forage barley
Barley	Baldwin	Fall	Awnletted	Beard expression if planted after October 15
Triticale	Merlin Max™	Facultative	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	Gunner™	Facultative	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	131	Fall	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	141	Spring	Awnletted	141 was used facultatively at high elevations
Triticale	Luoma	Fall	Awnletted	Forage triticale
Triticale	Flex 719™	Facultative	Awnletted	Forage triticale
Triticale	FX 1001	Fall	Nearly Beardless	FX 1001 may have up to 3% beard expression
Triticale	Motley™	Facultative	Nearly Beardless	Forage triticale
Wheat	Jefferson	Spring	Bearded	Hard red grain wheat for milling
Wheat	Twin	Spring	Beardless	Soft white forage wheat
Wheat	Brundage	Fall	Beardless	Soft white forage wheat
Wheat	Ray	Fall	Beardless	Hard Red forage or milling wheat
Wheat	Willow Creek	Fall	Beardless	Hard Red forage or milling wheat
Rye	Rymin or VNS	Facultative	Bearded	Cereal forage rye
Peas	Austrian Winter Peas	Facultative	Beardless	Peas do not have a beard
Grain Mixture	Fall Forage Blend	Fall	Beardless	May contain awnletted varieties
Grain Mixture	Prosper 3 Grain Forage Mixture	Spring	Beardless	Forage mixture
Grain Mixture	Prosper Plus with Peas	Spring	Beardless	Prosper with forage peas added

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Helpful Links

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Purdue University Database

Synonyms

Many plants have more than one common and scientific name. We've listed a few of them below.

Motley Triticale
X tritosecale. Facultative.

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