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The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) has introduced a new forage oat variety, INIA 909 Katekyl, which is expected to boost the economic profitability of small and medium-sized farmers by 183%. The variety is known for its high genetic quality, early adaptation, and high production of green fodder and seeds. It also shows moderate tolerance to main pests and diseases, including flying smut and rust. The new variety takes an average of 105 days to reach the milky grain phase, which is ideal for forage conservation under the silage system.
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The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation presented the new INIA 909 Katekyl forage oat variety, which has high genetic quality and will also increase the economic profitability of small and medium-sized farmers in the country by 183%. According to the project researcher, William Carrasco, from the Experimental Station of the INIA "Baños del Inca" in Cajamarca, among the characteristics of this oat stands out that it has a high production of green fodder (61 t/ha) and seeds (1,900 kg /he has). In addition, it is an early variety, with a level of adaptation that goes from 2,500 to 3,900 meters above sea level. "What stands out about this variety compared to local cultivars is its earliness, because after 3 and a half months we can be reaching full flowering, which is a highly recommended phenological phase for making hay, which is basically kept for dry seasons. And at 105 days on average, it reaches milky grain, which is the adequate or appropriate phenological phase for ...
Source: PEagronoticias
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