ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Nitrogen Fertilization and Fungicide Application
as Elements of Oat Production
Alicja Pecio1, Andrzej Bichoński2
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1Department of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization,
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute,
Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
2Plant Breeding Station, Polanowice, 32-090 Słomniki, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2010;19(6):1297-1305
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of our study was to estimate the interaction between N fertilization and a plant protection
program in oat production under different weather conditions. The studies were conducted at the Grabów
Experimental Station of the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation in Puławy, Poland, in 2005-07. Oat
was cultivated after winter triticale at 5 different levels of nitrogen fertilizers: 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N·ha-1
and under 3 plant protection strategies: A, B, and C were differentiated by biologically active ingredients. Grain
yield, its components and quality were examined. The maximization of oat productivity and grain quality can
be possible only under proper moisture conditions at a period from the beginning of the tilling stage (BBCH 21)
to the end of panicle emergence (BBCH 59). The component deciding grain yield is a high number of grains
per panicle. Both nitrogen fertilization and plant protection have a combined effect on oat grain, protein, and oil
yields. Maximum grain yield increase equaled 2.26 t·ha-1, protein yield 282 kg·ha-1, and oil yield 73 kg·ha-1.