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oat  Avena sativa L. FAMILY: Poaceae ENGLISH: Oat URDU : Jai PUNJABI: Javi IMPORTANCE:  Food  Fodder  Hay / silage  Medicinal use  Cosmetics industries  HISTORY:  Native to southern Europe  Became important crop of...

oat  Avena sativa L. FAMILY: Poaceae ENGLISH: Oat URDU : Jai PUNJABI: Javi IMPORTANCE:  Food  Fodder  Hay / silage  Medicinal use  Cosmetics industries  HISTORY:  Native to southern Europe  Became important crop of indo Pak sub-continent TOP COUNTRIES COUNTRY PRODUCTION Russian Federation 4,761,365 t Canada 3,018,100 t Poland 1,358,079 t Australia 1,299680 t Finland 1,037,400 t FAO, 2018 PRODUCTIO N PAKISTAN 2018 Area 4500 ha Production 4000 tones Yield 0.67 t ha-1 Not in 70 top oat ROOTS  Hypogeal mode of germination  Fibrous root system SHOOT  Upright , round and smooth  3 to 6 mm thick  30 cm high  3 to 4 nodes  Pithy nodes  Hollow internodes CLIMATE  Winter  Cold and moist conditions  Temperate climate crop SOIL  Grows well in clay loam soil  Sensitive to water logging  Sensitive to alkalinity PRIMARY TILLAGE  2-3 ploughing  2-3 planking  Nature of previous crop  Soil type  Soil condition  Season SEEDBED PREPARATION  1 ploughing  1 planking SOWING TIME  20 September to end of October (Early Varieties)  Nov.-Dec. (Late Varieties) SOWING METHOD  Broadcast  Kera  Pora  Automatic Rabi Drill SEED RATE  Fodder crop  75 kg/ha  Seed crop  40 kg/ha FERTILIZER RAINFED 60 30 0 (NPK) Kg ha-1 IRRIGATED 70 50 0 (NPK) Kg ha-1 IRRIGATION  2-3 Irrigations  1st irrigation 20 DAS  Light irrigation at flowering stage WEEDING:  Weeding is done on early stages  Cultural control  Chemical control  Pre emergence herbicides  Post emergence herbicides INSECT PEST  Cereal aphids  Armyworm  Australian plague locust  DISEASES  Yellow dwarf  Loose smut  Stem rust  Leaf blotch  Oat blue dwarf VARIETIES  NARC Oat  Local Sheikhupura  Local Tandujam  Jasper  Scott