Download or read book Breeding Oat Cultivars Suitable for Production in Developing Countries written by R. A. Forsberg and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oat cultivar breeding project has made significant contributions toward developing oats for the primary growing areas in South America. The release of new oat cultivars has contributed greatly toward the improved oat production & milling situation in Brazil, Argentina, & Chile. This report provides a detailed overview of this project in each of the countries & in the U.S. Includes policy for utilization of oat germplasm in the international oat nursery & cooperating oat improvement agencies; oat workers code of ethics for germplasm exchange; procedure for release of a Quaker nursery pure line as a local cultivar; & nursery reports for 1996.