Details the study of cultivating oats in developing countries, especially South America. Contents: special report on 2nd South American Oat Congress in Brazil in 1994; policy for utilization of oat germplasm in Quaker Oat International oat nurseries; oat workers code of ethics for germplasm exchange; procedures for release of materials from a Quaker nursery; nursery reports for 1994 -- Brazil, Argentina, Chile, & Bolivia. U.S. Charts & tables.

During the past 22 years, the oat cultivar breeding project funded by the Quaker Oats Co. has made significant contributions toward developing oats for the primary growing areas in South America. The release of new oat cultivars has contributed greatly toward the improved oat production & milling situation in Brazil, Argentina, & Chile. This report provides a detailed overview of this project in each of the countries & in the U.S. Includes policies for utilization & release of oat germplasm in Quaker Oat nurseries, & the Oat Workers Code of Ethics for Germplasm Exchange. Charts & tables.