# New Oat Ready for Battle Against Crown Rust - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> USDA Agricultural Research Service and university scientists released two new oat germplasm lines with resistance to crown rust. The lines are meant to be crossed with commercial varieties to add durable resistance. Crown rust can cause grain losses of up to 50% in unprotected crops.

- Date: 2024-10-18 · published 2024-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27931-new-oat-ready-for-battle-against-crown-rust-ag-information-network-of-the-west
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Improved crown rust resistance could reduce future yield losses in oats over time. The near-term price impact is minimal because the lines are for breeding programs.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-10-09 | [WA research shows milling oats are a good option against crown rot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56640-wa-research-shows-milling-oats-are-a-good-option-against-crown-rot.md) | +4.2% | +5.7% |
| OATS | 2019-11-20 | [New research targets common oat disease \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56150-new-research-targets-common-oat-disease-wa.md) | +3.1% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2020-05-07 | [Oat diseases that affect your crop and what to do about them - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53183-oat-diseases-that-affect-your-crop-and-what-to-do-about-them-grainews.md) | +3.8% | +11.4% |
| OATS | 2019-03-01 | [Managing disease in oat crops - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60139-managing-disease-in-oat-crops-grainews.md) | +1.6% | +5.1% |
| OATS | 2018-04-09 | [Understanding Fusarium head blight in oat - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65556-understanding-fusarium-head-blight-in-oat-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager.md) | +0.4% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/60929/Land-Livestock-Report/New-Oat-Ready-for-Battle-Against-Crown-Rust

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