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At present, there is an upward trend in demand for fodder triticale varieties in connection with the livestock sector resurgence. The Don Zonal Research Institute of Agriculture breeds fodder triticale. Triticale varieties ‘Don 1’ and ‘Donskoy 288’ ripening at different times and complementing each other in the green conveyor were created for green fodder. In addition, fodder varieties ‘Allegro’, ‘Agraf’ and ‘Tornado’ were developed. New fodder triticale variety ‘Argo’, which has been tested in the State Variety Trials since 2015, has a high potential for productivity of green mass, dry matter and seeds. In 2016, the green fodder yield was 105.7 t/ha after fallow and 79.3 t/ha after non-fallow predecessor. ‘Argo’ is characterized by higher protein content in absolutely dry matter - 10.9%