Russian scientists at the Arctic Center have developed new varieties of barley and oats for northern regions

Scientists from the Federal Research Center for Comprehensive Arctic Studies of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FRCCA, Arkhangelsk) have developed a new variety of spring oats, "Svetik." This is the first variety of naked oats intended for cultivation in the northern regions of Russia, Lyudmila Popova, a leading researcher at the plant growing laboratory of the Arkhangelsk Research Institute of Agriculture, told TASS. "Spring oats "Svetik" are naked oats. There are hulled and hulled varieties of oats, the difference between them is in quality. This is our first naked oats, before that they were all hulled. It has a higher quality. It is easier to process and use as livestock feed," Popova said. Work on the variety took eight years. The result is a mid-season oat with a high protein content and good yield, resistant to lodging and shattering. The new variety is intended for the production of food and feed grain. "Svetik" is recommended for cultivation in the ...