Date posted: March 30, 2004

Pulse and Special Crops Subcommittee

The Pulse and Special Crops Subcommittee evaluates lentils, beans, field peas and other special crops grown on the Prairies. A briefing of key activity at the 2004 meeting.

Key activity

Resolution to form independent committee. The subcommittee supported the PRRCG resolution to have the subcommittee become a registration recommending committee dealing directly with the Variety Registration Office of the CFIA. The subcommittee also supported the resolution to disband the PRRCG and use the Western Expert Committee on Grain to co-ordinate Recommending Committee meetings.

New thinking on schedules. The subcommittee voted to recommend to CFIA that buckwheat, dry bean, canary grass, chick pea, faba bean, lentil, pea and lupin varieties be subject to registration according to the CFIA Schedule B. Schedule B requires evidence of the collection of agronomic, disease and quality data, as appropriate, prior to registration. Opposition to this motion from several grower groups was recognized.

Recommended lines

L98E212. Great northern bean line with early maturity, upright growth habit and resistance to white mold and both yellow and orange strains of bacterial wilt. AAFC Lethbridge.

Maverick. Pinto bean variety with good seed quality, yield and maturity for wide row production. North Dakota State University.

Rally. Pinto bean variety with good yield potential, upright growth habit, lodging resistance and resistance to prevalent races of anthracnose. Gen-Tec Seeds Ltd.

C99048. Glabrous canaryseed line with increased yield over CDC Maria. U of S CDC

Cantate. Traditional canaryseed variety with improved yield, maturity and lodging resistance over Elias. It is also shorter in stature and has larger seeds. Jordans, the Netherlands.

901-1-28RS. A Spanish brown lentil line with improved yield, plant height and lodging resistance over Pardinia. It has good ascochyta resistance and is resistant to anthracnose race Ct1. U of S CDC.

1076-13. Spanish brown lentil line with high yield, increased plant height and improved lodging resistance over Pardinia. It has good ascochyta resistance and is resistant to anthracnose race Ct1. U of S CDC.

1196D-5. Large green lentil line with high yield and good ascochyta resistance. U of S CDC.

1205M-5. Large green lentil line with high yield and good ascochyta resistance. It has the earliest maturity of the large green lentil varieties. U of S CDC.

1230d-10. Large green lentil line with high yield and good ascochyta resistance. Its seed size is large and it has good lodging resistance. U of S CDC.

1153-11. Small green lentil line with high yield and good resistance to ascochyta and anthracnose race Ct1. The seed coat is uniformly light green, improving appearance. U of S CDC.

1145-3-6. Small red lentil line with high yield and good resistance to ascochyta and anthracnose race Ct1. It is taller than Crimson and Blaze with improved lodging resistance. Grey seed coat improves the uniformity of its appearance. U of S CDC.

1194-3. Small red lentil line with high yield and good resistance to ascochyta and anthracnose race Ct1. It is taller than Robin and has excellent lodging scores. U of S CDC.

1218D-18. Small red lentil line with high yield and good resistance to ascochyta and anthracnose race Ct1. It is taller than Crimson and Blaze with improved lodging resistance. Grey seed coat improves the uniformity of its appearance. U of S CDC.

1254S-16. Red lentil line with high yield and good resistance to ascochyta and anthracnose race Ct1. It is taller than Crimson and Blaze with improved lodging resistance. Larger seed size with good seed characteristics for the larger sized red lentil market. U of S CDC.

CDC653-8. Yellow field pea line with high yield, good lodging resistance, early maturity and moderate vine length. It is resistant to powdery mildew. U of S CDC.

CDC672-1. Green field pea line with high yield, good lodging resistance and early maturity. It is resistant to powdery mildew. Seed size is medium-small, well suited to the green pea food markets. U of S CDC.

CDC715S-4. Yellow field pea line with high yield and good lodging resistance. It is resistant to powdery mildew. U of S CDC.

MP1815. Yellow field pea line with high yield and good lodging resistance. It is resistant to powdery mildew. AAFC Morden.

MP1817. Yellow field pea line with high yield, early maturity and good lodging resistance. It is resistant to powdery mildew and has improved resistance to mycosphaerella blight. AAFC Morden.

MP1820. Yellow field pea line with high yield and good lodging resistance. It is resistant to powdery mildew. Fairly round, uniform seed shape. AAFC Morden.

SW MIDAS (SW975539). High-yielding, medium-early maturing, medium-small sized yellow field pea line with good lodging resistance. It is resistant to powdery mildew. Svalof Weibull AB.

SW985804. Early, medium-small seeded yellow field pea line with good yield. It is resistant to powdery mildew. Svalof Weibull AB.

SW995848. Medium-sized yellow field pea line with high yield, early maturity and good seed shape. It is resistant to powdery mildew. Svalof Weibull AB.

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