How to increase oat yield

How to increase oat yield

High oat yields come from achieving the correct leaf and shoot numbers, maintaining a green leaf canopy, increasing grain numbers/head and grain size.A balanced crop nutrition program including all macro and micro nutrients is essential to help manage all of these components.

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Agronomy advice related to oats

Phosphate seed treatments promote better crop establishment
Phosphate seed treatments
Rapid establishment has always been important for cereals so optimising nutrition early on can help get crops off the the best start.
Straw removal removes nutrients too
Straw removal removes nutrients too
The value of straw means that much more of it than normal has been baled this harvest. But don't forget that the nutrients removed with the straw will need to be allowed for in next seasons fertiliser plans.
Dig out the spade before planting
Dig out the spade before planting
Spring is fast approaching; time to get the spade out of the shed and do some soil sampling pre-spring planting.
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Check if your oats have a nutrient deficiency

Identify and diagnose if your oats are suffering from nutrient deficiencies and learn how to control or correct the deficiency. Choose a nutrient below to learn more about the symptoms of its deficiency in cereals and its effect on crop growth and development.

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulphur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Zn Zinc
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Oat crop nutrition programmes
Oat crop nutrition programmes

Oat crop nutrition programmes

Yara's solid fertiliser and foliar programmes for oats are based around YaraBela and YaraMila solid fertilisers and the YaraVita foliar micronutrients.

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Oat crop nutrition programmes
Oat crop nutrition programmes
Yara's crop nutrition fertiliser programmes for oats can help you to achieve excellent crop performance and maximise the yield and quality of all oat crops.
How to maintain oat health with nutrition
How to maintain oat health with nutrition
Plant nutrients predominantly increase oat yield and quality, however, a well balanced fertiliser programme will also increase crop health and help the plant protect itself from disease.
Oat agronomic principals
Oat agronomic principals
The agronomic principals behind oat production are to first build an efficient leaf canopy and then keep this photosynthetically active right through to harvest. An effective crop nutrition programme can help achieve both of these objectives.
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