Albrechtsen, Rulon S.

Clawson, Shyrl M.

Hole, David J.

Thompson, Val D.

Whitesides, Ralph E.

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SELECTING OAT VARIETIES FOR UTAHRalph E. Whitesides, Rulon S. Albrechtsen, David J. Hole,Val D. Thompson, Shyrl M. ClawsonDepartment of Plants, Soils, & BiometeorologyUtah State UniversityAG/Grains/02February 1998VARIETY SELECTIONVariety selection should be one of the first essentialconsiderations when a farmer elects to plant a small graincrop for reasons of economics or crop rotation. Thispublication is designed to assist in variety selection basedon growing conditions, yield considerations, and cropquality.The crop is considered under various productionsystems, and varieties are suggested based on performancein Utah. All yield information in this outline was takenfrom the 1997 edition of the “Small Grains PerformanceTrials,” Research Report 158, published by the UtahAgricultural Experiment Station.  Seed of other varietiesof oats not reported in this circular may be available forcrop production in Utah. The addition or deletion of avariety does not imply approval or disapproval by UtahState University or the USDA Cooperative ExtensionService. Varieties reported in this publication are thosethat have been tested by Utah State University and forwhich three recent years of performance data areavailable.DRYLAND—SPRING OR FALL PLANTEDNo oat varieties were tested (by Utah StateUniversity) for grain or forage under dryland conditions inUtah.IRRIGATED—FALL PLANTEDNo winter oat varieties were tested (by Utah StateUniversity) for grain or forage in Utah.IRRIGATED—SPRING PLANTEDTable 1.  3-yr avg. for spring oat varieties tested for grainproduction under irrigation in Utah: 1995, 1996, and 1997.LoganVariety Bushels per Test Weightacre (lbs/bu)Ajay 164.5 41.5Cascade 157.7 43.1Cayuse 163.4 41.0Celsia 171.1 40.3Derby 152.9 42.8Monida 161.2 39.7Newdak 133.6 42.6Ogle 157.7 42.0Otana 147.9 42.0Park 131.4 41.2 Paul 119.8 49.4Prairie 166.3 42.4Rodney 135.6 42.6Rio Grande 149.9 41.7Whitestone 143.2 42.5MORE INFORMATIONInformation is available for other small grains fromyour local County Extension office:Barley (AG/Grains/01); Triticale (AG/Grains/03);Wheat (AG/Grains/04) or from the Extension web page, ext.usu.eduVARIETY DESCRIPTIONS“Ajay” Oats: Ajay is a short, stiff-strawed, medium-maturity oat developed at Aberdeen, Idaho. It produces highyields of good test weight grain. Ajay’s short stiff-strawgives it good lodging resistance for production under high-yielding irrigated conditions.“Cascade” Oats: Cascade is a medium-tall, white oat forirrigated production.“Cayuse” Oats: Cayuse is a short, stiff-strawed, relativelyearly maturing oat originally from New York but alsoreleased by Washington, Idaho, and Montana. It generallyproduces excellent yields in Utah and other Western States.It has yellow grain and a medium test weight. “Celsia” oat: A tall statured irrigated oat released fromCanada, with somewhat weak straw.  It produces high yieldsof average test weight grain.“Derby” Oats: Derby is a medium-tall, mid-season, white-chaffed variety that produces high yields of good test weightgrain under irrigated conditions. It has weaker strawstrength than Ajay. Seed is not readily available locally.“Monida” Oats: Monida is a high yielding variety ofmedium height. It is a mid-season oat with plump, short,white kernels, and frequently has a lower test weight thanOtana.“Newdak” Oats: Newdak is a medium-height, mid-season,white oat variety with average test weight and fair-to-goodlodging resistance. In Utah tests it produces lower yieldsthan Monida or Ajay. Seed is not readily available locally.“Ogle” Oats: Ogle is a medium-tall oat with white kernels.It is produced under irrigated conditions.“Otana” Oats: Developed by Idaho and released byMontana, Otana is a relatively tall, mid-season oat withplump, short, white kernels, and blue-green foliage. Otanahas a good yield, test weight, kernel color, and satisfactoryresistance to lodging under dryland conditions. Its heightmay result in lodging when grown under irrigation and highfertilization.“Park” Oats: Park oats is a tall, white kernel, late maturingvariety grown under irrigation. Being taller than Cayusesome growers prefer using it for a green chop, silage, or hay.“Paul” Oats: Paul is a tall, late maturing, naked, spring oatdeveloped inNorth Dakota. It has good tolerance to barleyyellow dwarf virus.“Prairie” Oats: a medium-tall oat with somewhat strongerstraw than Celsia, released from Canada. It produces highyields of quality grain (slightly higher test weight thanCelsia).“Rodney” Oats: Rodney is a medium-tall, stiff-strawedCanadian oat, with large panicles and very plump whitekernels of good test weight. It is weakly awned or awnlessan  is late heading and maturing.“Rio Grande” Oats: Rio Grande is a medium-height,yellow kernel, early maturing variety. It has good strawstrength but poor milling characteristics.“Whitestone” Oats: Whitestone is a tall, late maturing,spring oat developed in North Dakota. It produces mediumgrain yields with moderately low grain protein content. Ithas moderate tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus.Utah State University Extension is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and educationalorganization. We offer our programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability.Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S.Department of Agriculture, Robert L. Gilliland, Vice-President and Director, Cooperative Extension Service, Utah StateUniversity, Logan, Utah.

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