AC Medallion oat

Citation
Sd. Duguid et al., AC Medallion oat, CAN J PLANT, 81(1), 2001, pp. 81-83
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00084220 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
81 - 83
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4220(200101)81:1<81:AMO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
AC Medallion is a high-yielding, white hulled oat cultivar possessing the c rown rust resistance gene combination Pc38, Pc39, and Pc68, which is highly effective against the crown rust population on the Canadian prairies at th e time of registration. It has very good resistance to loose and covered sm ut, good resistance to stem rust, and moderate tolerance to Barley Yellow D warf Virus (BYDV). AC Medallion has good kernel characteristics including g ood protein and oil content. AC Medallion is well suited for the oat-growin g areas of western Canada and in particular the Black Soil zone of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the Brown soil zone of Saskatchewan and Alberta.