Abstract
The cultivated oat, Avena sativa L., is an allohexaploid (2n = 6x = 42) with three genomes (called A, C and D) derived from related wild species. Its first recorded appearance is in central Europe at about 1000 BC, and it is generally regarded as a secondary crop which developed from weeds in cultivated wheat and barley (Thomas, 1995). The world production of oats has been declining steadily over recent years and it currently ranks 6th in world production among the cereals (after wheat, maize, rice, barley and sorghum) with total annual yields of 30–40 million metric tonnes. It is well suited to cool moist climates with major production areas in the former Soviet Union, the USA, Canada, Poland, Germany, Australia and Scandinavia (see Hoffman, 1995).
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Shewry, P.R. (1999). Avenins: The Prolamins of Oats. In: Shewry, P.R., Casey, R. (eds) Seed Proteins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4431-5_4
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