# Boosting oat yields by filling more kernels - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager

> Researcher Art McElroy's work at PhytoGene Resources shows that unfilled oat kernels result from early-season stress during panicle formation. The findings could help breeders develop higher-yielding oat varieties.

- Date: 2017-09-14 · published 2017-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69009-boosting-oat-yields-by-filling-more-kernels-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

This is agronomic research with no near-term supply or price effect on feed oats.

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## Sources

- topcropmanager.com: https://www.topcropmanager.com/boosting-oat-yields-by-filling-more-kernels-20782/

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