Market Class: Large Green Lentil
Year Released to Seed Growers: 2018
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: SeCan
International Distribution Rights: Not assigned
Breeder: Dr. Albert Vandenberg, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: PBR’91
CL (Clearfield®) is a Trademark of BASF Inc.
CDC Lima (IBC-937) is a high-yielding, large green Clearfield® lentil variety that is well adapted to both north and south geographies. Compared to the Clearfield® large green lentil variety CDC Impower, it yielded 11% higher in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, and 24% higher in the Black and Dark Gray zones (Table 1). Compared to the conventional large green lentil CDC Greenstar, CDC Lima yielded 6% lower in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, however it yielded 6% higher in the Black and Dark Gray zones. CDC Lima performed particularly well at testing locations in Rosthern where it yielded significantly better than CDC Impower or CDC Greenland. In most locations throughout the testing regions, CDC Lima ranked near the top. CDC Lima has similar disease resistance characteristics as CDC Impower. CDC Lima has PBR’91 protection.
Statistical analysis of 8 years of long-term RVT data ranked CDC Lima 3rd from the top for yield in the brown & dark brown soil zones and 1st in the black soil zone among 4 historical and new large green lentil varieties (Figure 1).
Strengths
- Highest yielding large green lentil in the north black soil zone
- Improved lodging resistance over CDC Impower
- Imidazolinone tolerance
Neutral
- Similar maturity as other large green lentils
- Similar disease resistance as CDC Greenland and CDC Impower
Weaknesses
- Shorter than CDC Impower, CDC Grimm, and CDC Greenstar, more similar to CDC Maxim
Table 1: Agronomic performance of large green lentil varieties from Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
| Variety | Class | Year Registered | Herbicide Tolerance | Years Tested | Yield (% Maxim) | Height (cm) | Maturity Rating | Resistance to: | Seed Weight (g/1000) | ||
| Area 1 & 2 | Area 3 & 4 | Aschocyta Blight | Anthracnose Race 1 | ||||||||
| CDC Greenland | Large Green | 2006 | 19 | 89 | 70 | 38 | M/L | MR | S | 64 | |
| CDC Impower | Large Green | 2009 | CL | 12 | 82 | 68 | 41 | M/L | MR | S | 64 |
| CDC Greenstar | Large Green | 2013 | 15 | 99 | 86 | 40 | M/L | MR | I | 73 | |
| CDC Lima | Large Green | 2018 | CL | 11 | 93 | 92 | 35 | M/L | MR | S | 74 |
| CDC Grimm | Large Green | 2021 | CL | 8 | 94 | 84 | 40 | M/L | MR | MR | 75 |
Co-op and Regional trials in Saskatchewan, Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide)
*HT = Herbicide Tolerance. CL indicates Clearfield© variety.
**Area 1: Brown soil zone; Area 2: Dark brown; Area 3: Black; Area 4: Dark grey
***Resistance Ratings: R = Resistant; MR = Moderately resistant; I = Intermediate; S = Susceptible
Figure 1. Relative yield ranking of small red lentil varieties from 8 years of Regional Variety Trial data in Saskatchewan in the brown and dark brown soil zones (left) and black soil zone (right).
Figure 2. Long term yield of large green lentil varieties from 10 years of RVT data in SK
