Productivity of oat (Avena sativa) under the influence of cuttingmanagement and nitrogen application

Oat (Avena sativa L.), without cutting (C₀) increased seed yield over cutting at 30 and 45 days after sowing. On the other hand, significantly higher green fodder yield (143.8 q/ha) was obtained when the foliage was cut at 45 days after sowing. Application of nitrogen in three equal split doses of 40 kg/ha gave significantly higher seed (21.5 q/ha) and straw (100.2 q/ha) yields, which were at par with three splits (60 + 30 + 30), whereas, green fodder yield (122.6 t/ha) was significantly higher when nitrogen was applied in two equal splits. To achieve higher productivity of oat, its cultivation without cutting with three splits of nitrogen is most beneficial.