Oats

High yields of oats come from the correct balance of grain numbers per ear and ears per unit area.

Grain number is a function of the number of fertile shoots per unit area and the number of grains per head.

The number of leaves and shoots determines the size of the canopy and the final number of ears at harvest.

The other component to achieving high oat yields is to maintain the green area right through to the final grain filling period.

Oat grain size is determined by the plants genetics i.e. variety, and the length of the grain filling period.

The factors that affect the quality of oats are variety, soil type, fertilization and plant protection.

The protein content of oat grain mainly depends on the variety, but it can also be affected significantly by the crop nutrition strategy, particularly nitrogen and sulphur.

For animal fodder a high quality oat has large, light grains with a thin husk.

Yara's crop nutrition fertiliser programmes for oats can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of all oat crops.

Plant nutrients predominantly increase oat yield and quality through ensuring no mineral deficiency is restricting growth and development.

The fundamental agronomic principals behind oat production are to first build an efficient leaf canopy and then keep this photosynthetically active for as long as possible through to harvest.

The oat crop goes through three distinct phases as it grows from planting to harvest.

A correct balance between macronutrients and micronutrients is essential to obtain the best results possible from any crop.

Oat nutrient requirements vary depending on the crop growth stage. Find out which nutrients are most important at different growth stages.

Grain specific weight is measured in kg/hectolitre, and is an indication of the density of the grain.

Oats have many uses either as a cereal, a feed grain, green or conserved fodder or as a winter cover crop in no-till rotations.

Within the oat crop there are thirteen recognised species and subspecies that have been described by Stanton, U.S. Dept. Agr. Tech. Bul. 1100, Oat Identification and Classification, however only a few are of notable importance.

As the energy value of oats depends on the size of the grain, one characteristic of high-quality oats is a large grain size.

Oats is ranked sixth after maize, rice (paddy), wheat, barley and sorghum in the world's cereal production statistics.

Elaborated by our specialists, Yara's fertilizer program for oats can help you to achieve excellent crop performance.

High yields of oats come from the correct balance of grain numbers per ear and ears per unit area.