Summary
The National Oat Breeding Program develops improved hay and grain varieties for southern Australia. This research project focuses on releasing hay oat varieties with improved productivity, disease resistance, and hay quality. The program works closely with the whole value chain represented by growers, industry, marketers, and consumers to ensure breeding priorities reflect their needs and new varieties meet their requirements. The National Oat Breeding Program is centralised at SARDI with a node at DAFWA. Due to different production constraints in eastern and western Australia, breeding lines are selected in the two regions. Agronomic and disease reactions are evaluated at four sites in South Australia (SA), four sites in Western Australia (WA), and two sites in Victoria (VIC). Dry matter production and hay quality are evaluated for stage 4 trials at three sites in SA, three sites in WA, and two sites in VIC. Stage 2 and stage 3 hay trials are cut for hay yield and quality at Turretfield Research Centre. The decision to release a new variety is based on two criteria, the advanced breeding line has improved features and will replace a current variety or it offers new options to a link in the value chain. AEXCO commercialises new varieties from the program.
Program
Export Fodder
Research Organisation
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development acting through the South Australian Research and Development Institute
Objective Summary
The R&D objectives are to improve agronomic traits, disease resistance, and quality in hay varieties grown in southeastern and western Australia. With the changing climate, dry growing conditions, and hay production moving into traditional low rainfall regions, tolerance to dry conditions will be addressed. This project meets RIRDC priorities by promoting the development of quality oat hay for a sustainable and profitable fodder industry. Expected outcomes from this research will be improved oat varieties that are more productive in traditional and nontraditional oat growing regions that meet current and emerging export markets.
Project Code
PRJ-007615
Project Stage
Closed
Project Start Date
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Project Completion Date
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Journal Articles From Project
Not Available
National Priority
Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries
National Priority
Adoption of R&D
National Priority
FCR-Oaten Hay Breeding program