Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments
Seven varieties of forage oats from China were evaluated in the temperate environment of Bhutan for morphological traits, dry matter production, and forage quality. The oat variety Qingyin No. 1 provided a greater plant height (61 cm) and the largest number of tillers per plant (five tillers per pla...
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| description | Seven varieties of forage oats from China were evaluated in the temperate environment of Bhutan for morphological traits, dry matter production, and forage quality. The oat variety Qingyin No. 1 provided a greater plant height (61 cm) and the largest number of tillers per plant (five tillers per plant). The leaf-stem ratio (LSR) was highest for Longyan No. 2 (LSR 0.73). During harvest in late winter, Longyan No. 2 had a greater plant height (64 cm) and the highest number of tillers per plant (seven tillers per plant), followed by Qingyin No. 1. The top three varieties with high LSRs of 1.49, 1.31, and 1.35 were Longyan No. 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In both summer and winter, Longyan No. 2 had the highest forage yields of around 5.00 and 4.00 DM t/ha, respectively. Qingyin No. 1 was the second largest forage producer, with under 5.00 DM t/ha in summer and under 3.00 DM t/ha in winter. For forage quality, Longyan No. 2 and Longyan No. 3 had the highest levels of crude protein (15%) in summer. However, during late winter, the Linna variety had the highest crude protein content (13%). The overall results of the field experiments suggest that Longyan No. 2 and Qingyin No. 1 are promising new oat varieties for winter fodder production in the temperate environments of Bhutan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea1c1ef3e1e248c5b90008ebc6515dd32023-05-17T05:05:15ZengCambridge University PressExperimental Results2516-712X2023-01-01410.1017/exp.2023.7Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experimentsKhengtala Wangchuk0Kesang Wangchuk1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5991-3969Michael Nevels2National Center for Animal Nutrition, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Thimphu, BhutanInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, NepalUniversity of St Andrews, Biomolecular Sciences Building, Fife, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, KY16 9STSeven varieties of forage oats from China were evaluated in the temperate environment of Bhutan for morphological traits, dry matter production, and forage quality. The oat variety Qingyin No. 1 provided a greater plant height (61 cm) and the largest number of tillers per plant (five tillers per plant). The leaf-stem ratio (LSR) was highest for Longyan No. 2 (LSR 0.73). During harvest in late winter, Longyan No. 2 had a greater plant height (64 cm) and the highest number of tillers per plant (seven tillers per plant), followed by Qingyin No. 1. The top three varieties with high LSRs of 1.49, 1.31, and 1.35 were Longyan No. 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In both summer and winter, Longyan No. 2 had the highest forage yields of around 5.00 and 4.00 DM t/ha, respectively. Qingyin No. 1 was the second largest forage producer, with under 5.00 DM t/ha in summer and under 3.00 DM t/ha in winter. For forage quality, Longyan No. 2 and Longyan No. 3 had the highest levels of crude protein (15%) in summer. However, during late winter, the Linna variety had the highest crude protein content (13%). The overall results of the field experiments suggest that Longyan No. 2 and Qingyin No. 1 are promising new oat varieties for winter fodder production in the temperate environments of Bhutan.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2516712X23000072/type/journal_articleBhutancrude proteindry matterforage oatsmorphologyvariety |
| spellingShingle | Khengtala Wangchuk Kesang Wangchuk Michael Nevels Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments Experimental Results Bhutan crude protein dry matter forage oats morphology variety |
| title | Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments |
| title_full | Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments |
| title_fullStr | Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments |
| title_short | Chinese oats in temperate Bhutan: Results of field experiments |
| title_sort | chinese oats in temperate bhutan results of field experiments |
| topic | Bhutan crude protein dry matter forage oats morphology variety |
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