Cultivation
Avena sativa L.
Oats are the gold standard of feed crops, characterized by high protein digestibility, elevated fat content, and valuable straw, making them an indispensable feed for young and working animals.
In the reference 174 varieties crop Oat, where this is mentioned in the description.
Oat grain is taken as the reference feed unit against which the fodder properties of other crops are evaluated. Oat protein (10–15%) contains globulins with a digestibility of 95–96%, while the fat content, which is characterized by high digestibility, ranges from 4.5 to 11%. Oat straw and chaff exceed the nutritional value of corresponding parts of other cereal crops.
In forage production, the crop is used for green fodder, hay, silage, and haylage, including the creation of grass mixtures with legumes, where oats serve as a companion crop. Breeding for fodder purposes focuses on reducing beta-glucan content and selecting varieties based on 1000-kernel weight, test weight, and hull percentage, with naked oat varieties valued for their higher nutrient content and absence of hulls.
General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Galina Zamfirova, Siyka Pavlova, Donka Todorova
Avena sativa L. · Oat
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Leena Pietilä^^^Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.^^^Hanna Haikka
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Ross Palmer, Heritage Seeds
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Serasem S.A.S.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht
Avena sativa L. · Oat
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Palagyi Andras / Benke Laszlo / Vegh Agnes / Foeldesi Sandor
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
INSTITUTE OF GRASSLAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht
Avena sativa L. · Oat
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Oregro Seeds
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Palagyi Andras / Kovacs Jozsef / Benke Laszlo / Ban Andrasne
Avena sativa L. · Oat
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Avena sativa L. · Oat
CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA INGEGNERIA E TRASFORMAZIONI AGROALIMENTARI (CREA-IT-RM)