Registration of 'Monico' Oat

'Monico' spring oat (Avena sativa L.) (Reg. No. CV-376, PI 652941) was developed cooperatively by the USDA-ARS and the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) and jointly released by the USDA-ARS, the Idaho AES, the Montana AES, and the Colorado AES in 2007. Monico was developed using a modified bulk selection program. It is a F 4 spaced-plant selection from the cross 83Ab3119/'Monida' harvested in 1993 at Aberdeen, ID. The parent 83Ab3119 had the pedigree of 'Cayuse'/76Ab6843 ('Appaloosa'/3/'Otana'//Coker X848-1-1-2/Cayuse). Monico is an early to midseason, relatively tall spring oat with excellent yield potential under both irrigated and rainfed conditions in Montana, Idaho, and Colorado.