This work had the aim to evaluate white oat grain yield as influenced by different plant densities and nitrogen levels. The experiment was carried out in the Lageado experimental farm at UNESP in the county of Botucatu in São Paulo state, Brazil. White oat was sown directly over corn residues in a Rhodic kanhapludalf soil. The experimental design was a split plot with four randomized blocks. Plant densities were allocated in plots and nitrogen levels in subplots. The results showed significant interaction between plant densities and nitrogen levels. Grain yield was positively influenced by plant densities and nitrogen level. The final number of panicle was negatively influenced by plant densities and was positively influenced by nitrogen levels. The weight of one thousand grains was greater at higher plant densities and at moderate nitrogen levels. With reduction in the initial density of plants, the expected yield grain was obtained with increase in the level of nitrogen in cover. In the normal density of plants and recommended levels of N in covering, the obtained yield of grains was larger than the expected.
fertilization; oat; winter cereal; handling practices
