Solomon Kibite

The inheritance of β-glucan concentration in three oat (Avena sativa L.) crosses

Several reports have indicated that oat β-glucans may play an important role in reducing the incidence of degenerative diseases in humans. However, little information has been published on the inheritance of β-glucan concentration in oat. The development of new cultivars with improved β-glucan concentration would be simplified if the mode of inheritance is understood. Three experiments, each using two parental lines and their F1, F2, F3, BC1F2 and BC2F2 generations, were carried out to determine the inheritance of β-glucan concentration. The results indicate that β-glucan concentration is controlled by a minimum of two or three factor pairs with a predominantly additive type of gene action. In the majority of the generations, β-glucan concentration was found to be positively correlated with protein content and negatively correlated with oil content. It was not correlated with grain yield, number of panicles/plant, or number of kernels per panicle. The broad-sense heritability of β-glucan concentration ran...

AC Morgan Oat

AC Morgan is a high-yielding spring oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivar developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, Alberta and released in 1999. It is described as a medium maturing cultivar with strong straw, plump kernels, high test weight, high protein content, low hull content and high milling yield. It also has low oil content, which is a desirable feature in milling oat cultivars. AC Morgan is well adapted to Alberta and the rust-free areas of Saskatchewan. Key words: Avena sativa, oat (spring), cultivar description

AC Juniper Oat

AC Juniper is an early maturing oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivar with high grain yield and good lodging resistance. It has a higher kernel weight, a higher percentage of plump kernels, and a lower percentage of thin kernels than Jasper. Its hull content is significantly lower than Cascade, similar to Jasper and Dumont, and higher than Derby. AC Juniper is well adapted to Alberta and the rust-free areas of western Saskatchewan. Key words: Avena sativa, oat (spring), cultivar description

AC Michael hard red spring wheat

AC Michael is a hard red spring wheat cultivar adapted to Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It combines high grain yield with a maturity about 1 and 2 d earlier than Neepawa and Laura, respectively, and has superior resistance to common bunt and loose smut compared to Laura. Key words:Triticum aestivum, spring wheat, cultivar description