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Oats 2009

Yallara oats the shining light

Yallara, the new replacement for Euro, was the outstanding performer in South Australian NVT and National Oat Breeding trials in 2008. In a year where seasonal rains favoured hay production, Yallara, Mitika and Possum were equally outstanding for grain yield when averaged across all sites.

Yallara’s superior grain quality however saw it jump ahead of the others in the finish. It was the only variety tested to average less than 10 percent screenings in a tough finishing year. ....full overview.   (.pdf)

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SA Oat Variety Yield Performance: 2008 as a % of Echidna’s yield. & SA Oat Variety Yield Performance: long term (2000-2008), expressed as a % of Echidna’s yield and No of trials