Wheat and triticale are not the same thing, and triticale is nothing new. It's been around since the 1800s. All it is is a cross between wheat and rye, and it requires very similar amounts of fertilizer. And, you're wrong about us "being forced" to fertilize because of loss of natural productivity and erosion. While it is true that "new ground" yields much better the first year than older production soils, we fertilize to produce yields that are very high, higher than any new ground could ever produce without fertilizer. We've got to feed the world, ya' know.
You're making the same arguments that the tree huggers and pro-organic people have for decades. Problem is, they won't stand up under the harsh light of reality.
