'Rockford'
RFP-166
Rockford oat was developed by the NDSU oat breeding project and released by the Agricultural Experiment Station in January of 2008.
Rockford is a high yielding variety, and higher test weight better than Morton, HiFi, and Souris across 47 locations in ND. It posses very good lodging resistant. It has a medium kernel weight, medium grain protein, medium groat percentage with high groat oil concentration, and a medium groat beta-glucan concentration. Rockford has consistently produced high yields and test weights during five years of testing at several sites in North Dakota.
Compared to HiFi and Morton, Rockford typically has a greater groat percentage. It has same maturity as Souris, Morton and HiFi. The straw strength of Rockford is similar to Morton and stronger than HiFi and Souris. The groat beta-glucan content of Rockford is greater than Souris, and Morton.
Rockford posses a crown rust and Stem rust resistance similar to HiFi and Souris. It is moderately susceptible to stem rust race NA67. Rockford is tolerant to barley yellow dwarf virus.
Rockford performs relatively well under a variety of growing conditions. It has good yields in Eastern and Western North Dakota. It should provide a superior alternative to Morton due to its superior grain yield, test weight, lodging resistance and crown rust resistance.
To help ensure genetic purity, ‘Rockford’ oat will be protected under PVPA. Rockford oat will be marketed through the North Dakota Crop Improvement and Seed Association.
Downloads
File: Rockford Brochure.pdf