Oats

The Western Australian oat industry generates about $540 million for the state economy each year through the production of milling oats for human consumption and feed oats and about $225 million per year in oaten hay for livestock production.

The major markets for Australian milling oats are China, Mexico, India and Japan.

Western Australian feed oats are well received by international markets, particularly the growing Middle Eastern and Japanese race horse industries.

WA produces about 40% of Australia's export hay – most of which is sent to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea to support their dairy industry.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is a partner within the National Oat Breeding Program, which is responsible for breeding and developing new oat grain and hay varieties with superior quality.

Articles

Diagnosing waterlogging and salinity in oats

19 June 2015

Waterlogging and salinity often occur together. Oats are very waterlogging tolerant but are more susceptible to salinity damage than wheat and barley.
Diagnosing rhizoctonia root rot in cereals

4 December 2013

A widespread root disease caused by a soil-borne fungus and generating yield losses of 1-5% in Western Australia each year.
Root lesion and burrowing nematodes: diagnosis and management

10 December 2013

Nematodes can feed on root tissues of a wide range of plant species and lead to root damage which can result in significant crop yield loss.
Tolerance of oats to crown rot in Western Australia 2016 trial report

29 August 2016

Determining the relative yield loss (tolerance) of commonly grown and newly released oat varieties to crown rot pathogens Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum.
Diagnosing septoria avenae blotch in oats

9 February 2016

Septoria avenae blotch is the most common oat disease in Western Australia. It occurs throughout the cereal growing areas, and is most severe in the high rainfall areas.
Diagnosing stripe blight in oats

22 June 2015

There are two types of bacterial disease which infect oat foliage; halo (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coronafaciens) and stripe (Pseudomonas syringae pv. striafaciens) blight.
Diagnosing manganese deficiency in oats

19 June 2015

Oats are very susceptible to manganese (Mn) deficiency, which produces a condition called 'grey speck'.
Diagnosing phosphorus deficiency in oats

19 June 2015

Nearly all soils in Western Australia are phosphorus deficient in their natural state but the continual use of phosphorus fertiliser means acute deficiency in broadacre crops is rare, with the exce
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.
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.