Producing Quality Oat Hay

Table 5.4a Agronomic and hay quality characters for oat varieties grown for hay –
source SARDI, National Oat Breeding Program.
Variety Height
Early
vigour
Maturity
Digestibility
Hay quality
Crude
WSC
protein
ADF NDF
Stem
diameter
Hull
lignin
Bass T 9 L M - ML - - C -
Bettong MT 7 M M L M MH MH F H
Brusher T 3 EM MH MH M M M F ML
Carrolup T 3 EM M M M M M F H
Eurabbie D 7 M H H M L L F ML
Glider T 8 L H H M ML ML F ML
Graza 50 T 7 L MH - ML - - C -
Kangaroo MT 3 ML M ML M MH MH F H
Lampton VT 7 L - - - - - - -
Marloo T 3 M M M M M M F M
Riel T 5 L MH H M L L F segregating
Swan T 2 M M M ML M M F/C M
Targa T 8 VL M - ML - - F H
Vasse D 4 L M H M M M C H
Wallaroo T 3 E M M M M M F L
Wandering D 1 EM M M M M M C H
Winjardie T 6 M M MH M M M C L
Wintaroo T 3 M M M M M M F L
Table 5.4b Agronomic and hay quality characters for oat varieties bred for grazing or
grain production but sometimes grown for hay – source SARDI, National Oat Breeding Program.
Variety Height
Early
vigour
Maturity
Digestibility
Hay quality
Crude
WSC
protein
ADF NDF
Stem
diameter
Hull
lignin
Bulban T 3 L - - - - - C L
Coolabah T 8 M - - - - - C MH
Esk T 8 VL M - ML - - F L
Graza 68 T 6 L M - M - - C L
Gwydir T 6 L M - ML - - C MH
Warrego T 4 L M - M - - C H
Key to Tables 5.4 a & b:
Height: T - tall, MT - medium tall, D - dwarf;
Early vigour scores: 1 - excellent early vigour and 9 - poor;
Maturity scores: E - early, EM - early to midseason, M - midseason, ML - mid to late season, L - late, and VL - very late;
Hay quality: WSC - water soluble carbohydrate, ADF - acid detergent fibre, NDF - neutral detergent fibre;
Hay quality scores: H - high, MH - medium high, M - medium, ML - medium low, and L - low; Stem diameters: F - fine and C - coarse;
Hull lignin - the amount of lignin found in the hull of the grain: L - low, M - medium, and H - high.
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