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GrainGenes Reference Report: ASA-38-983

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Reference	ASA-38-983
Title	Origin of cultivated oats
Journal	Agronomy Journal
Year	1946
Volume	38
Pages	983-1002
Author	Coffman F
Abstract	Information obtained from several fields of plant science makes it seem possible to trace a line of descent from the wild red oat Avena sterilis to our cultivated oat A sativa This suggests a new theory for the origin of our common cultivated oat classed as belonging to A sativa; that is, that instead of A fatua considered as being their progenitor, more likely A sterilis is the real progenitor of all oats having 21 chromosomes, including all of our commonly cultivated having 21 chromosomes, including all of our commonly cultivated oats in America whether classified as belonging to A byzantina, A. sativa, A. orientalis, or A. nuda. It seems likely A. fatua is an aberrant weed just as the so-called fatuoid is aberrant. A fatua probably appeared earlier in the line of descent, hence, has more wild-like characters. Oats similar to A. nuda have been obtained from A. sterilis derivatives in this country and Zade (Germany) reported the occurrence of side oats in A. sterilis. In this country oats resembling somewhat plants of A. sativa orientalis have been observed in progeny of crosses involving A. sterilis derivative.
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