Abstract
While towards the turn of the century the German yellow oat Probsteier had spread considerably in the Netherlands a shift occurred after about 1910 in favour of Svalof varieties. First Victory spread, later other varieties followed. Dutch agriculture has derived much benefit from these varieties. However, oat breeding in the Netherlands developed also. In the course of years the breederMansholt produced several varieties, which together occupied about 20% of the area under oats. To the breederP. J. Hijlkema belongs the honour of creating the variety Marne, which could successfully compete with the Svalof varieties. In 1953 Mansholt's varieties occupied 2% of the area under oats; Hijlkema's varieties 63%; the variety of the Central Bureau 5% and Black President 1%. That means that in 1953 home-bred varieties occupied 71% of the land under oats. The changes that have occurred in the varietal range are shown in Fig. 1. Some of the Dutch varieties are also appreciated abroad.
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