KERTAG

Avena sativa L.

The mid-late high yielding oat with non-lodging plants

  • Medium tall plants
  • Medium size yellow grains
  • Mild yellow husk
  • High protein content
  • High hectoliter weight
  • Excellent resistance to Puccinia coronata
  • Yield potential – 6.5-7.5 t/ha
  • Number of days to heading – 75 days
  • Maturity – after 128 days
  • Plant height – medium (108-110 cm)
  • Very good resistance to lodging
  • High resistance to crowned rust
  • Grains – medium size, yellow
  • Weight of 1000 grains – 36-38 g
  • Thin yellow husk
  • High grain feed quality
  • High protein content (13.4 %)
  • Hectolitre weight – 52.4-56.6 kg/hl

Resistance to diseases (when 9.0 – very resistant)

Powdery mildew

5.3

Medium

Drechslera leaf spot

7,4

High

Crowned rust

7.4-8.7

High

Black rust

7.2

High

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate: 400-450 seeds/m2 or 210-230 kg/ha. Recommendation to increase sowing rate to 550-600 seeds/m2 at unfavourable conditions