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Public Certified Oat Varieties

2008 Oat Yield Trials and Variety Descriptions

ARMOR

• Similar to Ogle in appearance with excellent resistance to lodging
• High-yielding varieties, averaging 4 bu/acre higher than Ogle in Ohio tests 
• Mid-season in maturity, being a day later than Ogle and 2 days earlier than Porter 
• Stands slightly taller than average when compared to Noble, Ogle and Porter 
• Moderate resistance to the barley yellow dwarf virus 
• Released: Ohio, 1991

GOODING

• A high yielding, midseason maturity variety
• Averaging two days earlier than Armor
• Yield potential equal to Armor and superior to other cultivars
• Excellent test weight
• Excellent lodging resistance to barley Yellow Dwarf virus
• Moderately resistant to loose smut
• Released: Ohio, 2004

NOBLE

• Developed at Purdue in cooperation with USDA/ARS
• A stiff-strawed mid-season variety
• Brownish-yellow kernels
• Moderately resistant to loose smut
• Released: Ohio, 1973

OGLE

• Very high yielding, medium maturing variety
• Compared to the variety Lang, it is higher yielding, several days later, several inches taller, equal in test weight, lodging resistance, and grain quality
• Yellow, non-fluorescent, slender and finely tapered at the tips kernels
• Excellent resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus
• Released: Ohio, 1981