A new variety of forage oats in Peru improves cattle feeding

The INIA 909 KATEKYL variety, produced in Peru, provides greater production of green forage and seed. It is tolerant to pests. INIA 909 KATEKYL forage oats is the new cultivar of high genetic quality that the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) has made available to farmers in order to increase the quality, profitability and competitiveness of agricultural production at the national level . (Read: Forage oats, a nutritious alternative in the high tropics) INIA 909 KATEKYL, a cultivar developed by MIDAGRI through the National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA), has the potential to produce 61 tons (t) of per hectare (ha) of green forage and 1.9 t / ha of seed, which will increase the economic profitability of the farmer by 52%. Due to its good genetic composition, this new crop is tolerant to pests such as flying charcoal, leaf and stem rust. In addition, it withstands low temperatures, thrives in acidic soils, is slightly resistant to droughts and ...