Market Class: Dun Pea
Year Released to Select Seed Growers: 2010
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: No
International Distribution Rights: Canterra Seeds Ltd./Meridian Seeds
Breeder: Dr. Tom Warkentin, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: No
Description
CDC Dakota is a high yielding dun field pea variety. In nine years of testing in the Saskatchewan co-op and regional trials, CDC Dakota yielded 101% of the yellow pea check variety CDC Amarillo in the south and 98% in the north soil zones. CDC Dakota also has high protein, nearly 2% higher than CDC Amarillo. CDC Dakota does not have PBR protection.
Strengths
- Very good lodging resistance
- Yield stability over different soil zones
- High protein
- Powdery mildew resistance
- Good resistance to seed coat breakage
- Very good resistance to seed coat dimpling
Neutral
- Good yield (similar to CDC Amarillo)
- Medium vine length
- Fair resistance to Mycosphaerella blight
Table 1: Agronomic Performance for CDC Dakota from Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
| VARIETY | YEAR REGISTERED | YEARS TESTED | YIELD % AMARILLO | MATURITY | LODGING (1-9)** | VINE LENGTH (CM) | RESISTANCE TO: | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | PROTEIN VS. CDC AMARILLO | ||||
| 1, 2, & SOUTH 3* | NORTH 3 & 4* | MYCOSPHAERELLA BLIGHT*** | POWDERLY MILDEW | SEED COAT BREAKAGE | SEED COAT DIMPLING**** | ||||||||
| CDC AMARILLO (CHECK) | 2012 | 10 | 100 | 100 | MEDIUM | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | FAIR | FAIR | 230 | 23.0 |
| CDC DAKOTA | 2010 | 9 | 101 | 98 | MEDIUM | 3.5 | 85 | 4.5 | R | GOOD | VERY GOOD | 205 | +1.7 |
Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide)
*Area 1: Brown soil zone; Area 2: Dark brown; Area 3: Black; Area 4: Dark grey
**Lodging score: 1 = Upright; 9 = Completely lodged
***Mycosphaerella blight score: 1 = No disease, 9 = Completely blighted
****Seed coat dimpling: Very Good = 0-5%; Good = 6-20%; Fair = 21-50%
