URS F FLETE - THE FIRST OAT CULTIVAR FOR FORAGE PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

The oat cultivar “URS F Flete” (Avena sativa) registration number 32980 from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), was developed from the cross ‘LA 9339E17 x LAO-591-NZ 0553’ and is the first cultivar bred for the environmental conditions which predominate in southern Brazil. The cultivar hashigh forage production and good resistance to the main diseases that occur in the region.