9OCHAR Charisma Oats
Widely Adapted | Forage Oats | 50 lb. Bag
Charisma Oats have been developed specifically for forage utilization. They can be planted in the spring or fall and are a nutritious feed as silage, green chop, or hay. Charisma has greater tillering per plant resulting in more leafy foilage with broad leaves. The lush, dark leaves and improved resistance to leaf diseases make this an excellent oat for increased yield potential and increased forage production. Charisma is highly palatable and is an ideal companion crop to annual legumes like hairy vetch or field peas. If using as a grain plant at 64 lb/ac (2 bu/ac). If using for forage plant at 100 lb/AC (3 BU/AC) and expect late boot stage in 55-60 days. If using as nurse crop, plant at 32 lb/ac (1 bu/ac). If using as a cover crop plant at 15-50 lb/ac. Charisma Oats freeze at 20-22 F.
AGRONOMIC SPECS
| Plant type: | Annual Grain |
| Planting dates: | March–April forage or grain production; Aug–Oct cover crop or forage |
| Soil pH: | 5.5–7.0 |
| Soil adaption: | Wide range of soils |
| Planting depth: | 1/2” |
| Approximate seeds/lb: | 14,000 |
| Seeding rate: | 64–96 lbs/A |
| Days to germination: | 10 |
| Main usage: | Cereal grain, nurse crop, cover crop, forage crop |
| Height at maturity: | 3’–5’ |
| Length of stand: | Annual |
| Reproduces by: | Seed |
| Pounds per bushel: | 32 |
SPRING-PLANTED OAT VARIETY TRIAL (LUBBOCK, TX 2001-2002)
| Oat Variety | Relative Maturity | Multiple Clipping (lbs/A) | One-Time Hay (lbs/A) |
| Bob | Short | 4,451 | 2,989 |
| Charisma | Long | 4,392 | 5,673 |
| Chilocco | Short | 4,775 | 3,512 |
| Dallas | Short | 4,537 | 3,242 |
| Hytest | Medium-Short | 4,268 | 3,528 |
| Jerry | Short | 5,045 | 3,287 |
| Magnum | Long | 4,208 | 5,754 |
| Monida | Medium-Long | 4,862 | 5,976 |
| Nora | Short | 4,702 | 3,513 |
| TAMO 397 | Short | 4,393 | 2,735 |
| Troy | Medium-Long | 5,856 | 5,537 |
| Walken | Very Long | 5,342 | 5,343 |