Registration of oat cultivar ‘Natty’

Abstract

The development of oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivars with improved grain yield and excellent test weight is necessary to increase the profitability of oat production. 'Natty' (Reg. no. CV-385, PI 676027) was developed by the South Dakota State University (SDSU) oat breeding program and was released in 2014. The pedigree of Natty is SD020701//SD030888/ND030349. Natty exhibited high grain yield potential and excellent test weight when evaluated in the South Dakota Crop Performance Testing Oat Variety Trials and in the Uniform Early Oat Performance Nursery. The grain of Natty is characterized by a large proportion of plump kernels and groats with low beta-glucan and oil content. Natty is resistant to smut, moderately susceptible to susceptible to crown rust, and moderately tolerant to Barley yellow dwarf virus. Natty is a tall and early-maturing cultivar suited for the production of oat grain for the feed market. Although its milling quality is good, the low beta-glucan content of Natty is not desirable for the food market. Based on its height, Natty is also suited for straw production. Three of the oat cultivars released by SDSU were named after Lon Hall's grandchildren; Natty is one of them. Lon Hall was oat breeder at SDSU from 2001 to 2014.

Registration of CDL‐111 and CDL‐167 oat germplasm lines with pyramided adult plant crown rust resistance

“…These lines were also planted in Volga, SD, in 2022 in 2 m by 2 m plots (1 replication). All experiments were conducted using a randomized complete block design in St. Paul, MN, and an augmented design with the checks (‘Warrior’ [PI 689530], ‘Rushmore’ [Caffe et al., 2023; PI 698122], and ‘Deon’ [PI 672020]) replicated twice in Volga, SD. Crown rust reaction data were collected in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 from St. Paul, MN, and crown rust and agronomic data were collected from Volga, SD, in 2022.…”

Registration of oat cultivar ‘Rushmore’

“…Experimental line SD140515, released as Rushmore in 2019, was evaluated in the SD CPT from 2017 to 2020 with other spring oat cultivars adapted to South Dakota: ‘Antigo’, ‘CS Camden’, ‘Deon’, ‘Goliath’, ‘Hayden’ (Caffe‐Treml et al., 2017); ‘Natty’ (Caffe‐Treml et al., 2020); and ‘Saddle’, ‘Shelby 427’, and ‘Warrior’. Heading date for Rushmore was close to the average of the trial; it was later than Saddle, Antigo, Shelby 427, and Natty but earlier than Goliath, CS Camden, and Deon (Table 1).…”