YOGESH JINDAL, D. S. PHOGAT, N. K. THAKRAL, SATPAL AND J. TOKAS
Forage Section, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India *(e-mail: satpal.fpj@gmail.com)
(Received: 12 May 2024; Accepted: 25 September 2024)
SUMMARY
The single-cut fodder oat variety, HFO 427, was developed by Forage Section, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. It was released and notified for cultivation under timely sown, normal fertility and irrigated conditions during rabi season in South zone (Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh) of the country. It was developed through pedigree method of breeding. HFO 427 gave 320.2 q/ha green fodder yield which was 12.6% and 12.5% more than the national checks Kent (284.5 q/ha) and OS 6 (284.7 q/ha), respectively. It showed superiority of 13.5% green fodder yield than the South zone check JHO 2000- 4 (282.2 q/ha). In the case of dry matter yield, the variety HFO 427 (67.4 q/ha) out yielded the best national checks Kent (61.9 q/ha) by 8.9% and OS 6 (62.3 q/ha) by 8.2%. This variety out yielded the South zone check JHO 2000-4 (56.9 q/ha) by 18.4%. The variety HFO 427 gave a seed yield of 10.4 q/ ha out yielded the best national checks Kent (9.47 q/ha) by 9.9% and OS 6 (7.78 q/ha) by 33.8%. This variety out yielded the zonal check JHO 2000-4 (8.97 q/ha) by 16.0%. The estimated crude protein content was 8.4% in HFO 427 which was at a par with the national checks Kent and OS 6 and zonal check JHO 2000-4.
Key words: Oat, single cut, green fodder, seed yield and crude protein