Williams

Williams is a mid-tall, high yielding oat adapted to Western Australia. It flowers slightly earlier than Carrolup and about a week to 10 days earlier than Kojonup. Williams is moderately resistant to stem rust and resistant to leaf rust in WA. It also has improved septoria resistance compared to Carrolup and Wandering. Williams is a potential milling variety. Hectolitre weight is similar to Kojonup and slightly lower than Carrolup. Screenings are similar to Carrolup and groat percent slightly lower than Carrolup and Mitika. 
 

Key Features

• Early maturing, mid-tall oat
• Flowers slightly earlier than Carrolup and 7-10 days earlier than Kojonup
• Highest yielding potential milling oat variety across NVT trials in Australia
• 23% higher yielding than Carrolup & 13 % higher than Wandering (mean % for WA zones)
• Potential milling variety
• Improved disease resistance package
• Good straw strength and standability