Nick Fradgley and co-authors look into the winter oat crops ability to tolerate weeds and suppress them. Looking to give insights and advice on weed management. In particular looking to take an agroecological approach. Oats have been said by many to be a very competitive crop, and with the lack of chemical control available this [...]
Art McElroy, research co-ordinator at PhytoGene Resources, delves into how growers can boost oat yields by filling more kernels. Although this research is based in Canada, there may be lots for all of us to learn. Art asks the important questions on “What yield parameters were changing? What stresses could be causing these differences? Was there [...]
A snapshot on Oats in a trying season Yields look decent Variable lodging and brackling reported Fusion, semi-dwarf naked oat, shines through as stiffest variety with decent grain Chemistry for grassweed control remains a challenge on the winter crop With what one can only call a variable season this year, oats have arguably come out [...]