Oats (IMAGE) GigaScience Caption Oat, Avena sativa, is one of the top ten cereals crops in terms of global production Credit Photo by F. Welter-Schultes Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License CC0 Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.