Hay production

The oaten hay market in Western Australia (WA) has developed significantly in recent years. There is an increased focus on the quality of hay for the export market and as a result interest in quality for the domestic market has also grown.

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia is a partner in the National Oat Breeding Program which has a focus on identifying oats suitable for hay production in WA.

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  • Straw or brown colour spots surrounded by a yellow water-soaked halo than may resemble septoria

    Diagnosing halo blight in oats

    19 June 2015

    There are two types of bacterial disease which infect oat foliage; halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens) and stripe blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv.

  • CSBP oat nutrition trial showing oat crop with symptoms of potassium deficiency

    Diagnosing potassium deficiency in oats

    22 June 2015

    Potassium is required for photosynthesis, transport of sugars, enzyme activation and controlling water balance within plant cells.

  • Smaller paler plants with fewer tillers

    Diagnosing nitrogen deficiency in oats

    19 June 2015

    Nitrogen deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in oats especially during cold, wet conditions and in well-drained soils in high rainfall areas.

     

  • Young leaves turn pale green and wilted, then die back from the tip

    Diagnosing copper deficiency in oats

    19 June 2015

    Most soils in Western Australia were copper deficient in their natural state.

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