QuickGuard
A plant species that establishes itself in a previously barren environment, QuickGuard provides solutions for erosion control, allowing growing time for perennial plant establishment.
QuickGuard is the GREEN solution!
Seeding with fast germinating species may be the best means of stabilizing soils under certain conditions.
Hybrid species have been developed to be a more perfect cover crop: fast germinating and non-persistent so that they will not compete with the more desirable native plants. Sterile Triticale Hybrid, known as QuickGuard, is one of the best cover crops available:
QuickGuard is a non-reseeding annual which is hardy and durable, but not persistent or invasive. Adaptable to either spring or fall planting, it is cold tolerant, with good winter survival, and drought tolerant as well. In studies by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, QuickGuard performs better than wheat on a wide range of soil conditions: dry and sandy soils, infertile soils, acid and alkaline soils, cold soils and mineral deficient or high boron soils. QuickGuard develops a dense fibrous root system and upright growth habit to stabilize soils while allowing desirable perennial species to establish.
- Non-reseeding annual
- Hardy and durable, but not persistent or invasive
- Cold tolerant, able to grow under cool conditions
- Larger root mass and more efficient use of soil nutrients than wheat; holds soil and builds soil organic matter
- Superior tolerance to disease, salt, and drought compared to wheat
- Able to adapt to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions
- In their study of triticale, the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences concluded that it performs better than wheat on dry and sandy soils, infertile soils, acid and alkaline soils, cold soils, and mineral deficient and high-boron soils*
- Large seeded; rapid germination (seed size similar to wheat)
- Adapts to either fall or spring plantings
- Dense fibrous root system
- Drought tolerant
- Most hybrid combinations will have fair to excellent winter survival
- Good tolerance to foliar disease
QuickGuard Sterile Triticale (PDF)