Comparative study on forage yield and quality of ...

African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 6(13), pp. xxx-xxx, 4 July 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR ISSN 1991-637X © 2011 Academic Journals

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Comparative study on forage yield and quality of different oat (Avena sativa L.) varieties under agroecological conditions of Faisalabad, Pakistan Muhammad Ayub1, Muhammad Shehzad1*, Muhammad Ather Nadeem1, Muhammad Pervez1, Muhammad Naeem2 and Naeem Sarwar1 1

Department of Agronomy University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

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Accepted 21 June, 2011

An experiment was conducted to compare the forage yield and quality of oat (Avena sativa L.) varieties namely: Avon, Scott, Ravi, CK-1, F-311, F-411 and PD2LV65 at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan during the year 2008 to 2009. Experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design having three replications and measuring a net plot size 1.8 x 6 m. Varieties differed significantly (P