A study was conducted to find out the suitable cultivars of oats for hay production in Khumaltar condition.
Twenty one cultivars of oat were obtained from the Crop and Food Research, New Zealand and two native
cultivars ofNepal were selected for the study. The experiment was designed on RCBD in three replications.
The plot size was measured 5m2
• The fertilizer was applied@ 80:60:40 NPK kg/ha + FYM 5 mtlha as basal
dose. The seed rate was used 100 kg/ha and sowing was done on July 6, 2003 (22/3/2061). The first cutting
was taken for green matter production 60 days after sowing and then it was left for hay production. Data
were recorded of different oat cultivars separately on parameters (a) plant height, (b) tiller number per plant
(c) leaf number per plant (d) green matter yield/ha and (e) hay yieldlha;
Green matter yield (GM) of cultivar STEMPEDE (23.7 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e. equal to 47.4 mtlha.) was
significantly (P<0.05) greater than that of the cultivar NZ92169,0 1 ( 14.0 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 28.0 mtlha) and
following cultivars four cultivars but found insignificant with the first 17 cultivars. The hay yield of cultivar
STEMPEDE (10.3 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 20.6 mtlha) was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that ofNZ94256,67
cultivar (7.2 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 14.4 mtlha.) and following cultivars down the column. Non significant hay
production was found among first 13 cultivars whose value ranged from 7.5 to 10.3 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 15 to
20.6 mtlha.

A study was conducted to find out the suitable cultivars of oats for hay production in Khumaltar condition.
Twenty one cultivars of oat were obtained from the Crop and Food Research, New Zealand and two native
cultivars ofNepal were selected for the study. The experiment was designed on RCBD in three replications.
The plot size was measured 5m2
• The fertilizer was applied@ 80:60:40 NPK kg/ha + FYM 5 mtlha as basal
dose. The seed rate was used 100 kg/ha and sowing was done on July 6, 2003 (22/3/2061). The first cutting
was taken for green matter production 60 days after sowing and then it was left for hay production. Data
were recorded of different oat cultivars separately on parameters (a) plant height, (b) tiller number per plant
(c) leaf number per plant (d) green matter yield/ha and (e) hay yieldlha;
Green matter yield (GM) of cultivar STEMPEDE (23.7 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e. equal to 47.4 mtlha.) was
significantly (P<0.05) greater than that of the cultivar NZ92169,0 1 ( 14.0 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 28.0 mtlha) and
following cultivars four cultivars but found insignificant with the first 17 cultivars. The hay yield of cultivar
STEMPEDE (10.3 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 20.6 mtlha) was significantly (P<0.05) higher than that ofNZ94256,67
cultivar (7.2 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 14.4 mtlha.) and following cultivars down the column. Non significant hay
production was found among first 13 cultivars whose value ranged from 7.5 to 10.3 kg/plot of 5m2 i.e 15 to
20.6 mtlha.