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Ogle
Ogle is a public spring oat cultivar released by the University of Illinois around 1980. It became one of the more widely grown spring oats in the U.S. Midwest during the 1980s and is maintained as public germplasm.
Record
Cultivar / variety- Variety of
- Oats
- Botanical taxon
- Avena sativa
- Type
- Cultivar (self-pollinated pure line)
- Breeding method
- Cross-breeding and pure-line selection
- Origin
- Illinois, United States
- Released
- 1980
- Breeder / institution
- University of Illinois (with USDA-ARS); cultivar registration published 1983
- Registry status
- Historical
- Registries
- USDA GRIN · United States · as of 2026-07-12Ogle is maintained as a public oat cultivar accession in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System; specific record identifiers are not reproduced here.
- Adaptation
- Cool-season spring oat adapted to the temperate U.S. Midwest; as a spring type it is sown in spring rather than overwintered.
- Intended use
- Spring oat grown for grain (milling and feed), Forage and cover use, Breeding and research reference
Registry listing or variety protection is jurisdiction- and date-specific and does not by itself indicate current commercial availability, universal cultivation approval, patent status, or a recommendation.
Ogle is a spring oat (Avena sativa) cultivar developed by the University of Illinois, with USDA-ARS collaboration, and released around 1980; its formal cultivar registration was published in 1983. It was bred for the temperate U.S. Midwest, where oats are grown as a spring-sown cereal.
Ogle became one of the more widely grown spring oat cultivars in the region during the 1980s. Like other cultivated oats, it is self-pollinating, so the cultivar is propagated as a stable pure line.
Development
Ogle was developed in the University of Illinois oat program and released around 1980, with a cultivar registration published in 1983. It is a spring oat, sown in spring and harvested the same season, suited to the temperate growing conditions of the U.S. Midwest.
Use and status
During the 1980s Ogle was a prominent spring oat in the U.S. Midwest, grown for grain used in milling and feed. As with most public cereal cultivars, it has since been largely superseded by newer varieties, but it is maintained in public germplasm collections and appears in oat breeding and research.
Scope & limitations
Geographic scope: Developed in Illinois, United States, for the temperate U.S. Midwest.
Climate context: Cool-season spring oat adapted to temperate Midwestern growing conditions.
- Ogle is a historical public cultivar largely superseded for commercial production; agronomic performance is environment-specific.
- Reported release/registration dates differ slightly between sources (around 1980, with registration published in 1983); the exact single-year release is therefore given approximately.
Sources
This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.
- [1]GRIN-Global / National Plant Germplasm System (opens in a new tab)Authoritative
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Cited for: Maintenance of Ogle as a public oat cultivar accession
- Type:
- Official registry
- Jurisdiction:
- United States / Global
- Accessed:
- 2026-07-12
- [2]USDA ARS — Agricultural Research Service (opens in a new tab)Authoritative
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Cited for: Development and registration of the Ogle spring oat cultivar (University of Illinois / USDA-ARS)
- Type:
- Government agency
- Jurisdiction:
- United States
- Accessed:
- 2026-07-12