Oat
Varieties
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BROOKS was released by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. It is a medium early variety that has medium height, excellent yield, and fair lodging resistance. It has good winter hardiness. Brooks has tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus and good resistance to soil-borne mosaic. It has poor resistance to crown rust. This variety offers a new level of overall protein production; data indicates at least 25% advantage in pounds of protein per acre over most other varieties. Good smut resistance.
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GERARD 224 is similar to Rodgers in leaf color, stem, and panicle shape but shorter than Rodgers by 5 inches averaging 41 inches tall. It has more stalk strength than Rodgers and heads one day earlier than Rodgers. It has hairy yellow stems with erect, dark green leaves that are smooth on the margins and leaf sheath. It has a recurved rachis and yellow, smooth lemmas, and non-twisted awns. US VARIETY PROTECTION APPLIED FOR. No Registered class.
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GERARD 227 / NC12-3447 was released by North Carolina State University (NCSU). It is a high yielding, mid-season maturing, medium statured hulled oat with good test weight and good winter hardiness. It was released because of its competitive grain yield and test weight in comparison with Gerard 224, the consistently highest performing oat in North Carolina. Gerard 227 has a golden hull color that is much desired by North Carolina oat producers while Gerard 224 has an ivory hull. Gerard 227 is exclusively licensed through NCSU and seed propagation is limited to license holders. US PROTECTED VARIETY application and limitations to certified classes of seed is anticipated.
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HORIZON 578 (NC12-3578) was released by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. is a hulled winter oat variety released by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. It is a high yielding, full season maturing, medium statured oat with excellent test weight. NC12-3578N has a light colored lemma desired by NC producers. NC12-3578N is susceptible to Crown Rust. NC12-3578N has excellent winter hardiness and is adapted to the oat-producing regions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Kentucky. AGSouth Genetics licensed variety, unauthorized propagation prohibited. Can only be sold as a class of certified seed. No registered class.
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RODGERS was released by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in cooperation with USDA ARS. It is a high yielding, mid-season oat cultivar that has good test weight, kernel size, plant height, straw strength, and tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus. No Registered Class.
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SOUTHERN STATES 76-30 was released by Southern States Cooperative. It is a medium late winter oat variety that is medium tall. It is similar to Coker 716 in several plant characteristics and in reaction to several diseases. The variety is susceptible to Crown and stem rust, but is resistant to soil-borne mosaic and culm rot. It is generally adapted to the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
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