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In Canada, oat varieties have white lemmas because of traditional preferences expressed by growers and users. However, it has been observed that red oats may be of higher quality than white oats suggesting an association between lemma colour and grain quality. Such an association would have important implications for selection of higher quality oats since this easily classifiable, visual trait could serve as a selection criteria.
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Plourde, A., McKenzie, R.I.H., Brown, P.D. (1986). Effect of Lemma Colour on Grain Quality in Oats, Avena Sativa L. In: Lawes, D.A., Thomas, H. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Oats Conference. World Crops: Production, Utilization, Description, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4408-4_48
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