Green Fodder Yield Performance of Oats Varieties Under Irrigated Conditions

Muhammad Naeem

Senior Scientific Officer, National Cooperative Research Programme on Fodder Crops,

Muhammad Shahid Munir Chohan, Ahmad Hassan Khan

Assistant Research Officer,

and Riaz Ahmad Kainth

Assistant Botanist, Fodder Research Sub-Station,

AyubAgricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

Nine varieties of oats and a check were evaluated during rabi season 2002-03 at Fodder Research Sub-station, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad. Significant differences were observed for plant height, number of tillers per meter row and green fodder yield while differences for number of leaves per tiller and leaf area were non-significant. The variety S-81 was the tallest (103.33 cm) while check variety PD2 LV65 the shortest (86 cm). Number of tillers per meter row varied from 79 (check PD2 LV65) to 106.67 (S-81) while number of leaves per tiller ranged from 7.89 (PD2 LV65) to 9 (S-81, Scott, No.708 and S-2000). Leaf area varied from 70.38 (No.681) to 84.96 cm2 (Scott) while green fodder yield ranged from 49.36 (check PD2 LV65) to 69.44 tons per hectare (S-81). Varieties Scott and No.708 ranked second by producing identical green fodder yield (66.98 t/ha) followed by No.677 (66.67 t/ha), S-2000 (65.43 t/ha) and No.681 (63.89 t/ha).

Keywords: Avena sativa; high yielding varieties; agronomic characters; performance; Pakistan.

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