Agricultural agronomy Experiment Station

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JULY 2020SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSIT Y®

AGRONOMY, HORTICULTURE, & PLANT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Oat Crop Tours – 2020Jonathan Kleinjan | SDSU Extension Crop Production Associate

Melanie Caffe-Treml | SDSU Oat Breeder

Entire Variety Trial Results available at: https://extension.sdstate.edu/oat-variety-trial-results

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Oat Crop Tours – 2020Variety Characteristics

Table 1. List of oat varieties tested in 2020 along with origin, agronomic, and grain quality characteristics.

Variety

Testing and Origin Agronomic Characteristics Grain Quality Disease Ratings#

Years Tested in SD

Origin-Year

Rel. Hdg.‡ (days)

2019 Height

(inches)

2019 Lodging Score§

Grain Color

2019 Test Wt (lb/bu)

2019 Protein

(%)Smut Stem

RustCrown Rust

BYDV score

Antigo 4 WI-17 0 36 4.0 Yellow 34.7 15.2 S - MR 5CS Camden 5+ MS-16 8 37 4.2 White 29.1 13.5 MR (S)* MS 5Deon 5+ MN-13 8 41 3.5 Yellow 32.9 13.9 R MR R 5Esker2020 new WI-19 (3) - - Yellow - - - - (R) (7)Goliath 5+ SD-12 8 44 4.3 White 33.4 13.8 MR R S 2Hayden 5+ SD-14 6 39 4.7 White 33.3 13.6 R MS S 4MN Pearl new MN-18 7 39 3.5 White 33.8 13.0 R - MR 4Natty 5+ SD-14 1 40 4.0 White 33.6 14.0 R MS S 4Rushmore 4 SD-19 5 38 2.6 White 34.1 13.4 R - R 4Saddle 5+ SD-17 0 36 1.8 White 31.9 13.4 R S R 6Shelby 427 5+ SD-09 0 39 4.8 White 33.6 13.9 R MS S 4Warrior 5+ SD-18 4 37 2.2 White 33.0 13.5 R - R 5GM2015Y3232 new GM-exp (4) (38) (4.5) White (32.7) (14.2) (R) - (R) (4.5)SD140741 3 SD-exp 6 39 2.4 White 34.0 14.6 R - MR 3SD150012 3 SD-exp 3 40 2.5 White 34.8 13.9 R - R 3

‡ Days to heading as compared to Saddle (173 days Julian) statewide.§ Lodging score: Rating scale 1-5 (1=Standing perfectly to 5=Completely flat) based on 2016 East River locations.# Disease ratings: R - resistant, MR - moderately resistant, MS - moderately susceptible, S - susceptible, VS - very susceptible; BYDV scores: 1 (very tolerant) - 9 (very severe symptoms)* Ratings (X) based on information supplied by the entity submitting the variety.


Oat Crop Tours – 2020Variety Descriptions

Antigo (Wisconsin, 2017): Fourth year of testing in the SD CPT. Developed from the cross X9178-5/X8968-1. Wisconsin advertises it to be high yielding. Good test weight and highest protein content in the SD trials. Yellow kernel color. Moderately resistant to crown rust. Yield performance has been about average in the eastern part of the state but near the bottom of the trials in central and western SD.

CS Camden (Canterra Seeds, 2016): This is the 5th year for this entry from the Winnipeg-based Canterra Seeds (Meridian Seeds in the USA). Advertised as a high yielding variety with excellent lodging resistance and good levels of beta-glucans. Moderately susceptible to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) and crown rust. Susceptible to stem rust. Very low test weight. Very good yield performance throughout the state, it has the best overall 3-year yield in central testing locations.

Deon (Minnesota, 2013): Developed from the cross Sesqui*2/Bettong//MN02108, it is a yellow-hulled spring oat. It is a tall, late maturing variety. Deon has good straw strength, average test weight and excellent yield potential. Yellow kernel color. Deon is resistant to smut and crown rust, and is moderately resistant to BYDV and stem rust. Has the top 3-year average for eastern testing locations and is arguably still the one to beat.

Esker2020 (Wisconsin, 2019): Esker2020 is a new release from Wisconsin. The description from their certified see guide: ‘It is a high yielding oat line with performance in the top 10% for yield in the Midwest. It has intermediate flowering time with heading date similar to Esker and Horsepower, 2 days later than Antigo, and 1 day earlier than BetaGeneTM. Lodging is similar to Esker and less than Drumlin and Vista. Esker2020 is superior to Esker in grain yield, test weight and disease resistance.’

Goliath (South Dakota, 2012): Goliath is a white-hulled spring oat developed from the cross IL99-1338/SD97575-38-154. Goliath is a tall late maturing variety with good test weight and good grain and forage yield potential. It is resistant to smut and stem rust, moderately resistant to BYDV, and moderately susceptible to crown rust. This is a very good choice for forage oats (5.0 tons DM/acre in 2019 SD trials) and still has above-average grain yields throughout the state. Be wary of lodging in high production environments.

Hayden (South Dakota, 2014): Hayden, tested as SD111972, was derived from the three-parent population Buckskin//ND011054/SD020835. Hayden is a medium to late maturing variety. Hayden has excellent yield potential and good test weight. Hayden is resistant to smut, moderately resistant to barley yellow dwarf virus, moderately susceptible to stem rust and susceptible to crown rust. Also a good choice for forage (5.0 tons DM/acre in 2019). Second-place overall yielder in central and western SD but below average in the eastern part of the state (when fungicide is not applied). Watch for lodging if crown rust is present.

MN Pearl (Minnesota, 2018): This is the second year for this entry from Minnesota is similar in height and maturity to Hayden. Rated MR to crown rust and BYDV and resistant to smut. Highest 3-year yields in the Minnesota state trials in 2019. Also a good choice for forage (5.0 tons DM/acre in 2019) and grain yields in 2019 placed in near the top of the SD trials.

Natty (South Dakota, 2014): Natty is a white-hulled oat cultivar with the pedigree SD020701//SD030888/ND030349. Natty is an early-maturing variety, that has good yield potential and good test weight. It is a medium-tall variety with fair lodging resistance, although it seems to be lodging a bit more each season. Natty has 3-year average yields right around average…but maybe slightly better in the western regions. Good choice for an early maturity variety.

Rushmore (South Dakota, 2019): Rushmore is a new release derived from the cross SD080015//SD070110/SD060130. This is the fourth year of evaluation in the SD CPT, previously tested as SD140515. The heading date is about one day earlier than and height one inch shorter than Hayden. Good lodging resistance. Moderately resistant to crown rust, BYDV and smut. Good milling quality. Rushmore had the best forage yields in the SD trials in 2019 (5.4 tons DM/acre). Good yield performance, ranking 2nd, 5th, and 6th in eastern, central, and western trial locations, respectively, over three years.

Saddle (South Dakota, 2017): Released in the fall of 2017, Saddle was tested as SD120296 and is derived from the cross IL02-8658/SD060130. Saddle is a short, early maturing variety with excellent lodging resistance. Below average test weight. Resistant to crown rust but seemed to show some susceptibility to BYDV in 2019. Saddle ranks 5th for 3-year yield average in eastern SD but is not recommended for central and western areas of the state.

Shelby 427 (South Dakota, 2009): Developed from the cross SD99674/ND960851, Shelby4 27 is a white-hulled oat variety with early maturity. It has high test weight and good milling characteristics. Shelby is resistant to smut, moderately susceptible to stem rust and susceptible to crown rust. Shelby 427 has not had good yield performance throughout the state in the last few years.

Warrior (South Dakota, 2018): Warrior is derived from the cross SD041405/SD060130. Medium maturity with excellent lodging resistance. High yield potential with average test weight. Resistant to smut and crown rust and moderately susceptible to BYDV. Warrior has good 3-year yield averages, placing 3rd, 3rd, and 7th in eastern, central, and western SD, respectively.


GM2015Y3232 (General Mills, experimental): Derived from the cross GMI2012Y3205/GMI2012Y4804. First year of evaluation in the SD CPT. Early, good yield, average test weight good beta glucan. Resistant to smut and crown rust. Yields in SD TBD.

SD140741 (South Dakota, experimental): Derived from the cross SD070394/SD080611. Third year of evaluation in the SD CPT. High yield potential. Test weight similar to Deon. Mid to late maturity. Height similar to Natty with improved lodging resistance. Resistant to smut, crown rust and moderately resistant to BYDV. Acceptable milling quality.

SD150012 (South Dakota, experimental): Derived from the cross SD081107//SD070394/SD060130. Third year of evaluation in the SD CPT. High yield potential with excellent test weight. Maturity similar to Horsepower. Average lodging resistance. Resistant to crown rust and smut. Moderately resistant to BYDV. Good milling quality.


Oat Crop Tours – 2020Yield data (Eastern, SD)

Table 2. 2017-2019 oat variety performance trial results for testing sites in eastern South Dakota.Varieties ranking in the top 1/3 of each trial category are shaded light blue.

Variety 2017 Yield (bu/a)

2018 Yield (bu/a)

2019 Yield (bu/a) Test Wt (lbs) 2-year Yield

(bu/a)3-year Yield

(bu/a)Deon 142.2 113.8 102.9 34.6 112.7 122.5Rushmore 140.2 110.2 100.4 35.8 108.8 119.3Warrior 137.9 103.5 100.5 34.5 105.8 116.5CS Camden 138.2 109.1 79.2 30.6 97.4 111.0Saddle 134.2 98.3 94.6 34.9 99.1 110.8Goliath 140.3 98.8 69.3 32.5 87.6 105.1Antigo 118.9 95.1 91.0 37.2 95.6 103.3Natty 138.3 94.0 67.7 34.0 83.1 101.5Hayden 142.0 85.5 55.4 31.4 73.3 96.2Shelby 427 127.5 80.0 53.4 32.6 69.3 88.8SD150012 - 116.0 104.3 35.4 110.2 -SD140741 - 113.1 105.1 35.3 109.1 -MN Pearl - - 99.5 34.1 - -Trial Average# 135.2 97.6 81.8 33.9 93.2 104.8LSD(0.05)† 6.1 5.9 6.4 1.0 4.6 3.8C.V.%‡ 5.6 7.1 8.8 3.0 8.2 7.3

# Trial averages may include values from experimental lines that are not reported.† Value required (≥LSD) to determine if varieties are significantly different from one another.‡ C.V. is a measure of variability or experimental error, 15% or less is considered acceptable.


Oat Crop Tours – 2020Yield data (Central, SD)

Table 3. 2017-2019 oat variety performance trial results for testing sites in central South Dakota.Varieties ranking in the top 1/3 of each trial category are shaded light blue.


2018 Yield (bu/a)


(bu/a)3-year Yield

(bu/a)CS Camden 78.8 133.9 104.4 29.1 114.0 109.1Hayden 80.8 128.0 97.2 34.5 107.3 104.7Warrior 79.4 112.4 110.2 34.8 106.0 103.3Deon 70.2 119.2 108.2 33.6 108.8 102.8Rushmore 71.4 116.7 108.4 35.6 107.3 102.3Goliath 72.4 116.2 96.5 33.8 101.3 97.8Natty 71.0 116.3 95.0 34.1 100.1 97.0Shelby 427 80.6 103.4 91.3 34.2 92.1 93.1Saddle 55.8 100.6 103.2 33.0 96.5 90.4Antigo 61.9 87.5 100.4 36.6 89.0 86.0SD150012 - 120.1 115.7 35.3 117.9 -SD140741 - 120.6 113.5 34.2 117.1 -MN Pearl - - 110.7 33.5 - -Trial Average# 71.7 113.9 103.3 33.8 106.5 95.8LSD(0.05)† 5.8 4.5 5.2 0.7 12.0 13.6C.V.%‡ 8.2 4.9 6.3 2.7 5.6 6.3



Oat Crop Tours – 2020Yield data (Western, SD)

Table 4. 2017-2019 oat variety performance trial results for testing sites in western South Dakota.Varieties ranking in the top 1/3 of each trial category are shaded light blue.


2018 Yield (bu/a)


(bu/a)3-year Yield

(bu/a)Deon 75.9 79.2 95.7 33.5 89.1 84.9Hayden 77.8 81.4 87.9 33.7 85.3 83.5Goliath 58.2 76.3 107.1 34.1 94.8 81.9CS Camden 66.7 77.8 95.8 28.1 88.6 81.4Natty 73.2 75.2 87.7 34.5 82.7 80.0Rushmore 67.0 73.6 93.5 33.6 85.6 79.4Warrior 71.9 68.8 86.2 31.7 79.3 76.9Shelby 427 65.5 62.9 82.6 32.9 74.8 71.9Antigo 64.9 60.7 65.5 33.2 63.6 65.0Saddle 68.9 59.9 60.8 30.1 60.5 64.5SD150012 - 79.8 98.9 33.6 89.4 -SD140741 - 85.1 90.9 32.4 88.0 -MN Pearl - - 102.9 33.6 - -Trial Average# 68.5 73.9 89.5 32.8 81.5 75.8LSD(0.05)† 9.5 7.7 8.0 0.8 11.2 12.1C.V.%‡ 17.2 10.5 11.1 3.0 11.3 14.0


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