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Nine chickpea varieties plus a check (CDC Frontier) were
grown at Bow Island, Brooks, Lethbridge and Medicine
Hat. All the trials were successfully harvested. Yield
results for the trial at Medicine Hat were not added to the
database due to high CV.
The year 2013 was a good one for growing lentil trials.
Twenty varieties plus a check (CDC Redberry) were grown
at Bow Island, Brooks, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.
Yield results for the trial at Medicine Hat were not added
to the database due to high CV.
Wide row dry bean trials were grown at Bow Island,
Lethbridge and Vauxhall, and the narrow row dry beans
were grown at two sites, Lethbridge and Vauxhall. There
were 12 varieties including checks in both trials and all
grown under irrigation. The wide row locations had a
complete set of data; however, only the Lethbridge narrow
data set was included in the database.
The fababean regional trials were resumed in 2013 after
five years of no trials. Four fababean varieties plus a check
(
Snowbird) were grown at nine locations across Alberta.
Results of all the trials except the Barrhead site, which was
hailed out, were added to the database.
And new crop, soybean, has been added to the Regional
Variety Testing program this year. Sixteen soybean
varieties plus a check (NSC Warren) were grown at
eight funded and two volunteer sites. Seven sites were
harvested; however, only five locations were added to the
database. CVs for the other two trials were too high.
Plant Breeder’s Rights
Varieties displaying the symbol are subject to Plant
Breeder’s Rights (PBR). Any unauthorized sale of seed
of these varieties is an infringement under the legislation.
Under PBR, producers are allowed to save seed of the
variety for their own use, to plant on their own farms.
Acknowledgements
The hard work of all the people who seed, maintain,
take field data, harvest and process grain samples from
the variety trials must be acknowledged. The research
organizations involved in the testing are as follows:
•
Agricultural Research and Extension Council of
Alberta
•
Battle River Research Group
•
Chinook Applied Research Association
•
Farming Smarter
•
Lakeland Agricultural Research Association
•
MacKenzie Applied Research Association
•
North Peace Applied Research Association
•
Smokey Applied Research Demonstration Association
•
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe and
Lethbridge Research Stations
•
Agriculture and Rural Development, Research Stations
in Brooks and Edmonton
•
British Columbia Grain Producers Association.
As well, the hard work of the crop co-ordinators, Alberta
Pulse Growers staff, Alberta Agriculture and Rural
Development staff and pulse breeders who reviewed
the results of the testing, updated diseases and other
agronomic information is appreciated.
A sincere thank you goes also to the following:
•
Alberta Pulse Growers Commission for contributing to
the Pulse Science Cluster Project that is run under
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Growing Forward
program
•
Breeders and seed companies for paying testing fees
(
Alliance Seed Corporation, Crop Development
Centre at University of Saskatchewan, Hadland Seed
Farm Ltd. and Seed Net.)
•
Association of Alberta Co-op Seed Cleaning Plants
•
Alberta Seed Growers’ Association
Finally, more than two thirds of the trials were grown
at Alberta producers’ fields, and their co-operation and
dedication are sincerely appreciated as well.
Factsheet and data preparation co-ordinated by
Alex Fedko
Co-ordinator Regional Variety Trials/Crop Research
Technologist
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
More information
Contact Alberta Ag-Info Centre
Call toll free 310-FARM (3276)
Website: www. agriculture.alberta.ca
Variety tables
Crop
Page
Field pea – yellow..........................................3 – 5
Field pea – green........................................... 6 - 7
Dry beans – narrow row......................................8
Dry beans – wide row..........................................8
Lentils...................................................................9
Fababean. ...........................................................10
Chickpea.............................................................10
Soybeans.............................................................11
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