S. No. | Item | Details |
1 | Parentage | Japanese oat genetic material “HIUGAKAIRYOKURO” received fromNational Agricultural Experiment Station,Hitsujigaoaka, Japan |
2 | Method of Breeding/ Selection | Single plant selection from the Japanese introduced material |
3 | Method of Propagation | Through seed |
4 | Mode of pollination | Self-pollinated |
5 | Nature of cultivar | Multicut variety |
6 | Year of release | 1997 |
7 | Recommended Regions/ Areas | Entire oat growing area in the country as a multi cut forage variety under irrigated and good soilfertility conditions |
8 | Areas of Adoption | Entire oat growing areas in the country |
9 | Characteristics | Plants prostrate type but become erect in latergrowth stage. Stem thin and grassy with profusetillering. |
| | Foliage narrow and dark greenish. Spikeletsdisarticulation by fracture. Panicles equilateral.Floral separation by basi-fracture.Takes 110 – 115 days for flowering and 140-145days for seed setting. |
| | Seed long and narrow |
10 | Yield performance | PotentialGreenFodderYield:47.0t/ha(average) |
| | Dry Matter Yield: 8.2 t/ha |
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11 | Quality attributes | Crude Protein = Approx. 10-12% |
| | IVDMD = 63.6% |
| | Average NDF = 57.5% |
| | Average ADF = 35.6% |
| | CPY=8.1-12.3q/haLeaf/ stem ratio=0.36-0.4 |
12 | Resistance to diseases and pests | Resistant to crown rust, leaf blight and sclerotialwilt. |
13 | Seed yield | 1.2 t/ha |
14 | Notification number and date | CVRC No. 401 (E) dated 15.05.1998 |