TITLE:
Comparative Study on Quantitative and Qualitative Characters of Different Oat (Avena sativa L.) Genotypes under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Sargodha, Pakistan
AUTHORS:
Adeel Khan, Maqbool Hussain Anjum, Muhammad Khashi U. Rehman, Qamar uz Zaman, Raza Ullah
KEYWORDS:
Crude Protein, Crude Fiber, Forage Yield, Genotypes
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.20,
September
29,
2014
ABSTRACT: An experiment was conducted to compare the forage yield and qualify of
oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes
(F-413, SGD-46, F-408, F-301, SGD-2011, SGD-3, SGD-37, SGD-40, SGD-5 and
S-2000) at Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan during the year 2011
to 2012. Experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD)
having three replications and a net plot of size 1.6 × 5 m. The varieties were
differed significantly (P ≤ 0.05) in yield, growth and quality parameters. The
variety SGD-40 produced significantly higher green forage yield (80.00 t·ha-1)
and dry matter yield (10.95 t·ha-1) than other varieties due to
taller plants (145.73 cm), more number of tillers (7.78 m-2) and
leaf area per plant (95.08 cm2). It also had the highest
crude protein percentage (13.84%). Correlation analysis of quantitative and
qualitative characters indicated the strongly positive association of green
forage yield with dry matter, crude protein and ash content. While green forage
yield was negatively correlated with the number of tillers per plant, keeping
in view both forage yield and crude protein contents the genotype SGD-40 grown
under the condition of Sargodha (Pakistan).