Market Class: Yellow Pea
Year Released to Seed Growers: 2017
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: SeCan
International Distribution Rights: Canterra Seeds Ltd./Meridian Seeds
Breeder: Dr. Tom Warkentin, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders’ Rights: PBR’91
Description
CDC Canary is an early maturing, yellow, semi-leafless field pea variety. CDC Canary was tested for two years in the field pea co-op registration Test “B” in 2013-2014. In these trials, the yield was 110% of the yellow pea check varieties CDC Golden and Agassiz (Table 2). In 10 years of testing in the co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan (Table 1), CDC Canary yielded 99% and 100% of the check variety CDC Amarillo in the southern and northern geographies respectively. CDC Canary has PBR’91 protection.
Statistical analysis of 8 years of long-term RVT data ranked CDC Canary 14th from the top for yield among 16 historical and new yellow pea varieties in the south and in the north (Figure 1).
Strengths
- Early maturity
- Good lodging resistance, similar to CDC Amarillo
- Medium-long vine length
- Powdery mildew resistance
Neutral
- Medium seed size
- Round seed shape, and slightly blockier than the checks
- Moderate protein concentration (similar to CDC Amarillo)
- Moderate cooking time
- Rated fair for seed coat breakage
- Fair resistance to Mycosphaerella blight resistance and Fusarium root rot
- Moderate yield
Weaknesses
- Rated fair for seed coat breakage (similar to CDC Spectrum)
Table 1: Agronomic performance of yellow pea varieties from Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
| Variety | Year Registered | Years Tested | Yield (% Amarillo) | Relative Maturity | Lodging (1-9)2 | Vine Length (cm) | Resistance to: | Seed Weight (g/1000) | Protein % vs. CDC Amarillo | ||||||
| Area 1, 2 & South 31 | Area North 3 & 41 | Mycosphaerella Blight3 | Powdery Mildew | Fusarium Root Rot | Seed coat breakage | Seed coat dimpling4 | Greeness5 | ||||||||
| CDC Amarillo | 2012 | 14 | 100 | 100 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | MR | F | F | G | 230 | 23 |
| AAC Aberdeen | 2019 | 5 | 108 | 107 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | F | F | G | 250 | -1.1 |
| AAC Beyond | 2021 | 5 | 106 | 108 | E | 4.5 | 80 | 5 | R | MR | F | F | G | 220 | 0.3 |
| Boost | 2022 | 4 | 102 | 101 | M | 4.5 | 90 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 230 | 1.2 |
| CDC Boundless | 2023 | 4 | 109 | 105 | M | 3 | 90 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 230 | 0.8 |
| CDC Canary | 2017 | 10 | 99 | 100 | E | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | F | F | 230 | 0.1 |
| Caphorn | 2023 | 4 | 100 | 98 | M | 4 | 80 | 5 | R | MR | F | G | G | 260 | 1.7 |
| AAC Carver | 2014 | 7 | 102 | 100 | E | 4 | 85 | 5 | R | I | G | F | G | 240 | -1.3 |
| AAC Chrome | 2017 | 7 | 106 | 104 | M | 4.5 | 75 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | G | 240 | -1 |
| CDC Citrine | 2022 | 6 | 108 | 110 | M | 4 | 85 | 4 | R | MR | G | G | G | 220 | 0.3 |
| CDC Engage | 2023 | 4 | 107 | 107 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | G | 240 | 0.7 |
| CDC Hickie | 2021 | 7 | 107 | 106 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 230 | 0.5 |
| CDC Inca | 2015 | 12 | 104 | 102 | M | 4 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | F | 230 | -0.6 |
| AAC Julius | 2021 | 5 | 110 | 105 | E | 4 | 85 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 210 | 0.4 |
| CDC Lewochko | 2018 | 10 | 104 | 104 | M | 3.5 | 90 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | G | 230 | 0.9 |
| AAC McMurphy | 2023 | 3 | 102 | 101 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | MR | F | F | G | 250 | 0.6 |
| CDC Meadow | 2006 | 12 | 93 | 90 | E | 4 | 85 | 5 | R | I | G | G | G | 220 | -0.5 |
| AAC Planet | 2022 | 3 | 107 | 102 | M | 3.5 | 90 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 220 | 1.2 |
| AAC Profit | 2019 | 6 | 103 | 109 | M | 4.5 | 90 | 4.5 | R | I | F | G | G | 230 | 0.8 |
| CDC Spectrum | 2016 | 12 | 105 | 103 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | F | 240 | 0.7 |
| CDC Tollefson | 2021 | 7 | 109 | 108 | M | 3 | 90 | 4 | R | MR | G | G | G | 240 | -0.3 |
| CDC 5791 | 2024 | 4 | 107 | 103 | M | 4 | 90 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | G | 250 | 0.6 |
| CDC 5845 | 2024 | 4 | 108 | 107 | M | 3.5 | 90 | 4 | R | MR | G | G | G | 240 | 0.6 |
Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide)
1Area 1: Brown soil zone; Area 2: Dark brown; Area 3: Black; Area 4: Dark grey
2Lodging score: 1 = Upright; 9 = Completely lodged
3Mycosphaerella blight score: 1 = No disease, 9 = Completely blighted
4Seed coat dimpling: Very Good = 0-5%; Good = 6-20%; Fair = 21-50%
5Greenness: Good = 0-15%; Fair = 16-40%
Table 2: Agronomic Performance of CDC Canary Compared to the Checks (Pea Co-op Test B, 2013-2014)
| VARIETY | YIELD (KG/HA) | YIELD (% MEAN OF CHECKS) | DAYS TO MATURITY | VINE LENGTH (CM) | LODGING (PRE-HARVEST)1 | SEED WEIGHT (MG) | SEED SHAPE2 | SEED COAT BREAKAGE (%) | CRUDE PROTEIN (%) | COOKING TIME (MIN)3 |
| CDC GOLDEN (CHECK) | 4472 | 97 | 97 | 87 | 4.7 | 210 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 23.7 | 10.4 |
| AGASSIZ (CHECK) | 4797 | 104 | 98 | 90 | 4.2 | 223 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 22.7 | 10.4 |
| CDC CANARY | 5103 | 110 | 97 | 95 | 3.9 | 232 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 16.7 |
| CV | 8.3 | |||||||||
| LSD 05 | 293 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 7.0 | |
| # Locations | 22 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Source: CDC Pulse Breeding Group, U of S
1Lodging score: 1 = Upright; 9 = Completely lodged
2Seed shape: 1 = Round; 5 = Cubic
3Cooking time = Mattson cooking time (min)
Figure 1. Relative yield ranking of yellow pea varieties from 8 years of RVT data in SK in the south (left) and north (right).
Figure 2. Relative maturity of CDC Canary (centre) vs. CDC Lewochko (left) and CDC Athabasca (right).
