Pulse and Special Crops Subcommittee

The Pulse and Special Crops Subcommittee evaluates lentils, beans, field pea and other special crops grown on the Prairies. The Subcommittee’s response to proposed changes to the variety development system highlighted key activity at the 2002 meeting.

Easier ride recommended for field pea registration.

Field pea varieties shouldn't be subject to merit requirements for quality and disease. This was the message from the Pulse and Special Crops Subcommittee, in response to the CFIA proposal to overhaul the variety registration system.

The CFIA has proposed to place field pea in Schedule A (i), which requires prior merit assessment for disease and quality, plus evidence of collection of agronomic data. The subcommittee recommended a different course, voting to place field pea in Schedule B of the new proposal, which simply requires evidence of collection of agronomic, disease and quality performance as appropriate.

The move would put field pea, the highest acreage pulse crop, in the same category as other pulses and special crops, including field bean, buckwheat, lentils and fababeans. The CFIA will consider the subcommittee’s feedback as it moves to finalize its proposal.

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