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F A B A B E A N
Variety
Overall Yield
Station Years
of Testing
Type
Relative
maturity
1
Plant height
(
cm)
Thousand
seed
weight (g)
Flower
colour
2
Varieties tested in the 2013 trials
Snowbird (KG/HA)
7650
Snowbird
100
22
Zero Tannin
E
92
480
W
FB18-20
103
8
Tannin
M
77
670
C
Imposa
99
8
Zero Tannin
L
80
540
W
Malik
98
8
Tannin
M
80
610
C
Snowdrop
85-
8
Zero Tannin
E
84
297
W
Fully Tested Varieties: 2000-2007
Earlibird
KG/HA
1
7300
Earlibird
100
Fully Tested
Tannin
E
93
520
C
Ben
112
+ Fully Tested
Tannin
E
101
580
C
CDC Blitz R
102
Fully Tested
Tannin
ML
96
460
C
CDC Fatima R
97
Fully Tested
Tannin
M
92
530
C
Cresta
96
Fully Tested Zero Tannin
M
86
590
W
Scirocco
106
Fully Tested
Tannin
ML
89
580
C
Remarks:
All colored flower types have seed coats that contain tannins and may be suitable for export food markets if seed size
and quality match customer demand. Varieties with more than ten site years are Fully Tested. = Protected by Plant Breeders’
Rights (PBR); R = Registered with CFIA.
New varieties: Malik (FB9-4) and FB18-20.
1
Maturity: E = early, M = medium, ML = medium late, L = late;
2
Flower Colour: W = white flower, zero tannin, C = colored
flower, tannin.
C H I C K P E A
Variety
Type
Overall
yield
1
Station
Years of
Testing
Agronomic Characteristics
Tolerance to
Ascochyta
4
TSW
2
Maturity
rating
3
Plant
height
(
cm)
Varieties tested in the 2013 trials
CDC Frontier (kg/ha)
4699
CDC Frontier
1
Kabuli
100
25
365
L
43
F
CDC Cabri
Desi
93*
21
330
E
45
F
CDC Corinne
Desi
113
6
255
M
47
F
CDC Cory
Desi
103
6
290
M
48
F
CDC Vanguard
Desi
95
9
237
ML
47
F
Amit (R)
Kabuli
90*
25
270
L
44
F
CDC Alma
Kabuli
84*
10
396
ML
39
VP
CDC Leader
Kabuli
100
6
409
ML
42
F
CDC Luna
Kabuli
85*
10
383
ML
41
P
CDC Orion
Kabuli
89*
10
460
ML
42
P
Previously tested varieties
CDC Chichi
Kabuli
77
8
340
M
47
P
CDC Chico
Kabuli
87
8
250
E
46
VP
CDC Diva
Kabuli
71*
15
450
L
41
F
CDC Xena
Kabuli
72*
15
450
L
41
VP
CDC Yuma
Kabuli
73*
15
420
L
45
P
Sanford
Kabuli
69*
15
410
L
47
VP
Remarks
:
Note yield results for some varieties are not significantly different, due to limited years of testing. All four
trials: Bow Island, Brooks, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat were grown in Area 1.
1
Yields are reported relative to CDC Frontier. *Seed yields are statistically significant from that of CDC Frontier at
p=0.05 level. No symbol after the yield figure indicates that seed yields are statistically comparable.
2
Thousand Seed
Weight: g;
3
Maturity Rating: E = Early, M = Medium, ML = Medium Late, L = Late;
4
Tolerance to Ascochyta:
VP = Very Poor, P = Poor, F = Fair.