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Mont • Oat Improvement by Breeding. Selection and Testing * 



To (l) develop throu^ breeding superior oat varieties with 

 respect to yield, quality, and other desirable agronomic 

 characteristics; (2) test adaptability of new and introduced 

 oat varieties and selections for Montana; and (3) provide 

 information relative to improvement of cultviral practices and 

 production techniques. 

 Agron. 929, Coop. ARS 



N. C. The Development of Winter Oat Varieties with Hi^ Yields 

 of Good Quality Grain and with Resistance to Diseases, to 

 Winter In.iury and to Lodging . To (l) develop, throu^ 

 breeding, varieties or strains of oats combining the following: 

 a. resistance to crown rust, smut, mosaic, and Helminthosporium 

 diseases; b. varieties with stiff straw and with enou^ winter 

 hardiness to be grown through the State, with exception of 

 very high mountain areas; and c. good yields of high quality 

 grain; (2) evaluate promising new strains from above breeding 

 program, or which may be available from ARS, or other experiment 

 stations; and (3) make survey of oat germ plasm to find types 

 vdiich may contribute to above breeding program. 

 Field Crops, PI. Path. H-55, Coop. ARS 



Ohio Oat Breeding and Testing. To (l) develop better varieties 



of spring and winter oats for Ohio and comparable areas; (2) 

 inform producers of superior and also inferior oat varieties; 

 and (3) develop new concepts and techniques which are needed 

 in this and related fields. 

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Okla. Oat Diseases and Their Control . To (l) develop adequate 

 tests for resistance to crown and stem rust and anthracnose; 

 (2) develop root disease garden where strains of oats can be 

 tested for resistance to root organisms; (3) study variability 

 of Colletotric\im graminicolum and host range of the fungus; 

 (4) study temperature and moisture needs of infection and 

 disease development; and (5) closely observe breeding nurseries 

 and conmercial plantings for new diseases, or for serious 

 outbreaks of diseases usually considered minor. 

 PI. Path., Agron. 598, Coop. ARS 



Tenn. Oat Breeding , (l) To improve a winter-hardy oat adapted 

 to Tennessee conditions by hybridization and selection; (2) 

 to obtain a more desirable spring oat resistant to crown rust; 

 and (3) to make genetic studies of characters, strong vs. weak 

 straw, heavy vs. li^t kernels, resistance vs. non-resistarjce 

 in the form of crown rust common to this section. 

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