Market Class: Faba Bean
Year Released to Seed Growers: 2018
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: SeCan
International Distribution Rights: No
Breeder: Dr. Bert Vandenberg, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders’ Rights: PBR’91
Description
CDC 219-16 is a white flowered, zero tannin fababean with improved yield vs. CDC Snowdrop and Snowbird. This variety yielded 102% of Snowbird and 113% of CDC Snowdrop in 9 years of testing in the Fababean Regional Variety Trials (Table 1). CDC 219-16 matures 2 days later than Snowbird or CDC Snowdrop and is slightly shorter in height. Lodging is slightly more than for Snowbird. The seeds are slightly larger than CDC Snowdrop but are about 25% smaller than Snowbird.
Strengths
- Good yield (slightly higher than Snowbird)
- Smaller seed size compared to Snowbird
Neutral
- Height and lodging similar to Snowbird
Weaknesses
- Matures two days later than Snowbird
Table 1. Performance data from the white-flowered (low tannin) faba bean Regional Variety Trials
| VARIETY | YEARS TESTED | LOW VICINE/ CONVICINE | YIELD (% SNOWBIRD) | HEIGHT (CM) | LODGING (1-9)*1 | MATURITY (DAYS) | SEED WEIGHT (G/1,000) |
| SNOWBIRD | 14 | No | 100 | 95 | 3.0 | 104 | 448 |
| IMPOSA | 4 | No | 105 | 99 | 2.4 | 107 | 695 |
| NAVI | 4 | Yes | 104 | 94 | 3.2 | 111 | 401 |
| DL RICO | 5 | Yes | 84 | 107 | 3.5 | 109 | 566 |
| CDC SNOWDROP | 9 | No | 89 | 97 | 2.8 | 104 | 325 |
| TABASCO | 5 | No | 96 | 93 | 1.9 | 106 | 496 |
| DL TESORO (VUA)2 | 6 | No | 103 | 90 | 3.8 | 110 | 511 |
| CDC 219-16 | 9 | No | 102 | 94 | 3.6 | 106 | 328 |
Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide) and Crop Development Centre, U of S
1Lodging score: 1 = Upright; 9 = Completely lodged
2VUA = Variety Use Agreement
