Lavish
Forage Oats
Lavish forage oats is the latest release from UMS originating from an Australian research and development program. Lavish has been extensively evaluated in Australian field trials for a period of four years and has demonstrated outstanding performance when compared to current market-leading varieties.
Scientific Name
Avena sativa
Growth Habit
Semi-erect
Crown / Leaf Rust
Highly Resistant
Maturity
Late
Lavish is a late-maturing oat (with similar maturity to Taipan).
Sowing Rate
30 – 60 kg/ha (marginal/low rainfall)
80 – 120 kg/ha (irrigation/high rainfall)
Key Features
Prolific tillering – a high proportion of thinner tillers allows rapid recovery after cutting or grazing
Strong initial growth and establishment reduces the time to first grazing
Outstanding total season dry matter (DM) yield
Plant Characteristics
Highly resistant to crown (leaf) rust
Semi-erect growth habit
Where can I grow it?
Produces excellent results in all oat-growing regions of Australia under both dryland and irrigation situations
Tolerates most soil types.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yield Potential
During 4 years of testing Lavish has demonstrated outstanding dry matter (DM) yield in both the initial growth stage (to first grazing) and then the regrowth stage following cutting or grazing. During trials, Lavish has often shown superior total DM yield when compared to varieties such as Comet, Wizard, Taipan and Drover.
Warm Soil Emergence
An important trait of any good forage oat variety is its ability to germinate and establish when sown early into warm soil. International laboratory testing and Australian field tests conducted to assess warm soil emergence have shown Lavish germinates and establishes very well under these conditions.
Rust Resistance
Lavish has shown strong resistance to crown (leaf) rust in all the field trials and in multi-race glasshouse inoculation testing conducted by an independent institution in 2014, 2016, and 2017.