Evaluation of oat varieties for hay production in Western Australia
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-2006
Conference Title
Groundbreaking Stuff: Proceedings of 13th Agronomy Conference 2006
Place of Publication
Perth
Keywords
Oats, Oaten hay varieties, Genotype x environment interaction, Biplot
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Abstract
Recently new specialist hay varieties such as Wintaroo, Brusher and Kangaroo have been made available to Western Australian growers. We have been investigating the performance of these new varieties in the Western Australian environment in response to agronomic factors (i.e. time of sowing and cutting date).
The results indicate that specialist hay varieties yielded substantially higher than Carrolup (9 – 22 % more hay) and that Wintaroo yielded the most (up to 11.5 t/ha). However, Wintaroo and Kangaroo have some issues in meeting the target quality traits for acid detergent fibre and neutral detergent fibre. Delayed sowing generally reduced hay quality and in some cases this may affect their acceptance into premium hay grades.
Recommended Citation
Malik, R,
Paynter, B,
and
Winfield, K.
(2006), Evaluation of oat varieties for hay production in Western Australia, Groundbreaking Stuff: Proceedings of 13th Agronomy Conference 2006, Perth, pp.1-4.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/343
