Registration of oat cultivar ‘Idahoat’

Abstract The USDA‐ARS developed and released the hulled spring grain oat ( Avena sativa L.) cultivar ‘Idahoat’ (Reg. no. CV‐390, PI 705582). This cultivar demonstrated good test weight, lodging resistance, and short plant height in addition to outperforming some current varieties tested in terms of grain yield. Idahoat yield averaged 7025 kg/ha, higher than all the lines and checks in 24 trials. Compared to the currently used varieties evaluated at Aberdeen area in 2021–2022, Idahoat averaged 6247 kg/ha, higher than ‘Ajay’, ‘CDC Dancer’, ‘Kame’, ‘Leggett’, ‘Maverick’, ‘Natty’, and ‘Newburg’ by 6%–39%. The good yield potential of Idahoat provides another choice for the local growers, the Pacific Northwest region, and possibly other regions that may benefit from the new release in terms of oat grain production.