| COMMENTS ON THE GROWING SEASON | |||||||||
| 2010 UEOPN | |||||||||
| URBANA, IL | |||||||||
| Higher than average temperatures early in the growing season resulted in limited tillering. There was little | |||||||||
| evidence of BYDV infection. Excessive rainfall during grainfill resulted in extensive lodging. High temperatures, | |||||||||
| short grain fill period and lodging reduced test weights. | |||||||||
| WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | |||||||||
| The seedbed was prepared for oat seeding by discing after soybean harvest in fall, 2009. Fall seedbed | |||||||||
| preparation enabled us to seed on March 19 because heavy equipment was not needed to till the soil | |||||||||
| prior to seeding. Oat emergence and stand establishment were excellent. Temperatures were below | |||||||||
| normal until mid April, when temperatures abruptly became above normal and remained above normal | |||||||||
| through oat harvest. Fortunately, rainfall was above normal with frequent rains throughout the | |||||||||
| growing season and through oat harvest. The warm and rainy conditions allowed excellent oat growth | |||||||||
| and grain development, resulting in high grain yield and good test weight, even in later maturing oat | |||||||||
| lines. The rainy and sometimes windy conditions resulted in significant lodging, although late in the | |||||||||
| season, so grain yield was not significantly reduced. | |||||||||
| ROSEMOUNT, MN | |||||||||
| Seed was planted into soil with adequete moisture resulting in uniform germination, unlike previous year. | |||||||||
| Timely rain and moderate temperatures facilitated a good growing season as well as substantial crown rust | |||||||||
| infection. A strong mid-summer storm during grain fill caused some uniform lodging and uneven maturation. | |||||||||
| WASECA, MN | |||||||||
| Adequate rain and moderate temperatures resulted in excellent looking plots, similar to previous year. Crown | |||||||||
| rust infection was minimal. | |||||||||
| BERESFORD & BROOKINGS, SD | |||||||||
| I was unable to combine the Beresford location due to record rainfall, and I didn’t combine the Watertown | |||||||||
| location due to very high fertility levels that caused excessive lodging. I didn’t feel the yield or quality data | |||||||||
| would be a true representation of a normal production practice; therefore, in my opinion bad data is far worse | |||||||||
| than no data. | |||||||||
| The Brookings location also had record rainfall; however, the nurseries were located on high ground. Growing | |||||||||
| conditions were excellent and disease pressure was low. | |||||||||
| MADISON, WI | |||||||||
| Everything was early in 2010. Planting was done on 4-15-2010. Mean temperature in April was 52.4 F with | |||||||||
| 4.5 inches of total rainfall. May, June, July and August warmed up faster and sooner, and the rainfall kept the | |||||||||
| plots unusually wet for most of the summer. May’s mean temperature was 60.1 F and June had a mean | |||||||||
| temperature of 68.0 F. Total rainfall for May and June combined was 13.8 inches. July and August were also | |||||||||
| hot and wet with combined rainfall of 8.9 inches, and a combined mean temperature of 72.8 F. The UEOPN | |||||||||
| was harvested on August 3rd and the UMOPN on August 16th. Although we had more than adequate rainfall, | |||||||||
| the high temperatures and disease pressure, combined with the “shortening up” of the season caused yields | |||||||||
| and bushel weights to be low. Lodging pressure was typical for the number of storms we had. Levels of CRS | |||||||||
| were moderate to high and BYDV levels were moderate. | |||||||||