3. Introduction
• Oat rank 6th in the world cereal production following wheat ,maize
,rice ,barley ,and ,sorghum.
• The cultivation of oats in India is widely done in Haryana and Punjab.
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5. Uses of oats
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• Oats used both as fodder and grain.
• They good source of protein, fibers and minerals.
• Most of the oat grain is consumed as animal feed.
• Oats hull, a food processing by product, may be used as an animal feed,
fuel for power plants.
• Oats hulls are basic raw material in the production of furfural, such as
nylon lubrication oils etc.
6. Species of Oats
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• 1)A. sterilis :Wild red oat
• 2)A. fatuva :Common wild oat
• 3)A. byzantine :Red oat
• 4)A. sativa orientalis :Common side oat
7. Climate and soil
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• Oat is a cool climate crop. They do not grow well in hot dry conditions.
• The ideal temperature range for growing oats is between 15°C and 20°C (59°F to
and 20°C (59°F to 68°F) during the growing season.
• Oats can tolerate temperatures as low as -2°C (28°F) and as high as 27°C (81°F)
high as 27°C (81°F) during the growing season
• Oats require well-drained soils with a pH between 6.0 and 7.5.
• They can tolerate a wide range of soil types, but do best in loamy soils with good
loamy soils with good organic matter content.
• Oats also require adequate moisture during the growing season, and they may need
and they may need irrigation in areas with low rainfall.
8. Varieties
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• Kent 24, Kent 27
• Palampur 1
• Afferlee
• green mountain
• Jawahar Oat 03-91
9. Seed rate and Spacing
• Spacing: 25 to 30 cm
• Seed rate: 100 kg/ha
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10. Yield
• One cut management method- 400 to 500 Qtl green fodder/ ha
• Two cut management method - 500 to 600 Qtl / ha fodder/ ha
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• Research station- IGFRI Jhansi,UP
• Gujarat- Anand and Dhari