This paper presents the findings of long-term field experiments to study the influence of increasing doses of mineral fertilizers on the technological and agrochemical features of Siberian-bred oat. The studies were performed in the forest-steppe zone of the Trans-Urals on leached chernozem. We have studied the varieties of cultivated oat of local selection: Talisman, Foma and Otrada on a natural soil preparation (control) and while applying fertilizers, in doses calculated to obtain the planned yield from 3.0 to 6.0 t/ha. It has been revealed that modern varieties of oat have genetic features for the assimilation of nutrients from the soil and fertilizers. It affects the content of protein, fat and starch in the grain. Accounting for the totality of indicators of the chemical composition, the Foma variety was distinguished. Its grain on fertilized variants contains: protein 10.8-15.3; fat - 3.0-3.6; starch - 33.0-45.7%. The use of mineral fertilizers results in an increase in the nitrogen content in grain and straw, and potassium - only in straw. The biological removal of nutrients depended on the level of mineral nutrition and the variety, giving ground for the development of a varietal system of fertilizers for oat in Western Siberia.

The genetic resistance to stem lodging of cultivated oat of the Western Siberian selection with different levels of mineral nutrition in the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals has been studied. The experimental scheme provided for three new varieties of intensive oat: Talisman, Otrada, Foma. Various levels of the agricultural background were created by applying mineral fertilizers that ensure the planned yield of 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 t/ha of grain. In the course of research, it was found that the Talisman variety has a tendency to lodging at the genetic level. The Otrada variety is able to withstand a yield of up to 5.0 t/ha of grain, Foma – at least 6.0 t/ha. It was revealed that the resistance to lodging has a negative correlation with the length of the upper internode (r=-0.7) and panicles (r=-0.8), as well as a positive correlation with the plant height (r= 0.8). Resistance to stem lodging by 34.3% depends on the level of mineral nutrition, 11.5% - on the genetics of the variety and 6.1% - on the growing season’s weather conditions.

Abstract. The purpose is to study the genetic and agrotechnological features of the formation of the sowing qualities of oat grain at various agricultural backgrounds in the forest-steppe of the Trans-Urals. Materials and methods. The research was carried out on an experimental field located in the forest-steppe zone of the Trans-Urals. The object of the study were three varieties of oats, which were sown on different agricultural grounds, ensuring the formation of yields from 3.0 to 6.0 t/ha of grain. The mass of 1000 grains, the proportion of fine grains, germination energy and laboratory germination were determined. Results. On the natural agricultural background, the Talisman and Otrada varieties form a yield of 1.41 and 1.85 t/ha with a fraction of fine grain (< 2.0 mm) up to 11 %. In the Foma variety on the natural agricultural background, this indicator was 7.5 %. The introduction of mineral fertilizers for the planned yield from 3.0 to 5.0 t/ha reduces the amount of fine grain only in the Talisman and Foma varieties. Grain with high sowing qualities is formed on a natural agricultural background and when fertilizers are applied to the planned yield of 3.0 t/ha. The grain obtained on such variants had 72–76 % germination energy and 91-93% laboratory germination. Grain obtained at a high and very high agricultural background had low sowing indicators: germination energy and laboratory germination reached minimum values: 57–59 and 61–63 %, respectively. It was found that the mass of 1000 grains depends on fertilizers by 23.4 % and 30.0 % on the weather conditions of the growing season. Varietal characteristics account for 9.6 %. Laboratory germination of the studied varieties by 86.8 % depends on the level of mineral nutrition. Scientific novelty. For the first time for the Northern Trans-Urals, an optimal level of agricultural background has been established, providing maximum yield of oat grain with high sowing qualities. Recommendations. In the forest-steppe zone of the Trans-Urals, the cultivation of oats for seed purposes is recommended in fields with an average or increased agricultural background, designed to obtain yields of 3.0 and 4.0 t/ha.

The publication presents the results of the study of three modern common oat varieties of West Siberian breeding for response to different levels of agricultural background in contrasting moistening weather conditions. The research was carried out in the northern forest-steppe of the Trans-Urals. The soil is leached thin chernozem, medium-humus, heavy-loamy. The following varieties were studied: Talisman, Otrada, and Foma. By applying fertilizers in the experiment, the following agricultural backgrounds were created: control, without fertilizers; medium N60P20 kg/ha of active substance; increased - N90P40; high - N150P6o; very high – N200P80 kg/ha. It was found that the Otrada and Foma varieties have a higher resistance to acute arid conditions compared to the Talisman variety. In a year favorable for moisture due to mineral fertilizers, the maximum yield was obtained for: Talisman – 5.62; Otrada – 6.16 and Foma - 5.78 t/ha of grain. In acutely arid conditions, the Talisman reacted more negatively, the yield of which was equal to 2.30 t/ha. In other varieties, the yield reached 3.11 and 3.36 t/ha, respectively. During the research, it was found that the Otrada and Foma varieties belong to the group of high-intensity varieties recommended for Western Siberia. Biochemical analysis of grain and calculation of influence strength indicator showed that the protein content under the action of fertilizers increases from 6.1-7.0 to 8.4-118%, the Talisman variety had minimal response to fertilizers, where the protein content reached 10.6% only in a dry, hot year. It was revealed that the fat content in oat grain depends only on the variety – the influence strength indicator is 88.9%. The starch content is determined by the weather conditions of the year (36.1%), but varietal features are distinguished.