Market Class: Small Red Lentil
Year Released to Select Seed Growers: 2016
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: SeCan
International Distribution Rights: FP Genetics
Breeder: Dr. Albert Vandenberg, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: Applied
Description
In two years of testing in the Lentil Registration Recommendation Trials in 2011–2012, CDC Carmine yielded 106% of CDC Maxim (Table 1). In the 2013-2015 Lentil Regional Variety Trials, yield was 113% of CDC Maxim (Table 2). In eight years of testing in the co- op and regional trials in Saskatchewan, CDC Carmine yielded 111% of CDC Maxim in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, and 106% in the Black and Dark Gray soil zones (Table 5). Seed coat colour, cotyledon colour, flowering time, maturity, plant height, and seed weight are similar to CDC Maxim. Seed diametre is slightly less than that of CDC Maxim but seed thickness is higher, making CDC Carmine more suitable for lentil dehulling. Application for PBR’91 protection for CDC Carmine has been submitted.
Strengths
- Seed thickness is greater than CDC Maxim
- Consistent high yield compared to CDC Maxim
Neutral
- Similar agronomic, maturity, and disease resistance characteristics compared to CDC Maxim
Weaknesses
- Not tolerant to imidazolinone herbicides
Table 1: Two Year Summary of Agronomic Performance for CDC Carmine vs. CDC Maxim in the 2011-2012 Lentil Registration Recommendation Trial “A” in Western Canada
VARIETY | YEILD | DAYS TO FLOWER | DAYS TO MATURE | LODGING (1 – 5) | PLANT HEIGHT | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | |
KG/HA | % OF MAXIM | ||||||
CDC MAXIM | 2017 | 100 | 53 | 97 | 2.3 | 46 | 39 |
CDC CARMINE | 2229 | 106 | 56 | 97 | 2.0 | 46 | 39 |
Number of sites | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
Source: CDC Pulse Breeding Group, U of S
Table 2: Three Year Summary of Agronomic Performance of CDC Carmine vs. CDC Maxim in the 2013-2015 Lentil Regional Variety Trials in Western Canada
VARIETY | YIELD | DAYS TO FLOWER | DAYS TO MATURE | LODGING (1 – 5) | PLANT HEIGHT (CM) | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | |
KG/HA | % OF MAXIM | ||||||
CDC MAXIM | 2527 | 100 | 55 | 95 | 1.6 | 39 | 40 |
CDC CARMINE | 2847 | 113 | 57 | 98 | 1.3 | 41 | 40 |
Number of sites | 34 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Source: CDC Pulse Breeding Group, U of S
Table 3: Two Year Disease Summary for CDC Carmine vs. CDC Maxim
VARTIETY | ASCOCHTA BLIGHT (%) | ANTHRACNOSE RACE 1* | |||||
2011 INDOOR TEST | 2012 INDOOR TEST | 2011 INDOOR TEST (0 -5 RATING | 2012 INDOOR TESTING (0 – 10 RATING | 2012 FIELD TEST (0 – 5 RATING) | |||
TEST1 | TEST 2 | ||||||
CDC MAXIM | 6.4 | 40.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | |
CDC CARMINE | 9.5 | 30.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
Source: CDC Pulse breeding group, U of S
*Anthracnose rating: where 0 = no disease
Table 4: Agronomic Performance for CDC Carmine from Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
VARIETY | HERBICIDE TOLERANCE | YEAR OF RELEASE | YEARS TESTED | YEILD % OF CDC MAXIM | DISEASE RESISTANCE | DAYS TO FLOWER | HEIGHT (CM) | MATURITY RATING | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | ||
AREA 1-2* | AREA 3-4* | ASOCHTYA | ANTHRACNOSE (RACE 1) | ||||||||
CDC MAXIM | CL | 2007 | 12 | 100 | 100 | GOOD | GOOD | 51 | 34 | EARLY-MID | 40 |
CDC IMPULSE | CL | 2014 | 9 | 108 | 95 | GOOD | GOOD | 52 | 37 | EARLY-MID | 44 |
CDC PROCLAIM | CL | 2014 | 8 | 105 | 102 | GOOD | GOOD | 51 | 34 | EARLY-MID | 40 |
CDC NIMBLE | CL | 2019 | 5 | 108 | 108 | GOOD | GOOD | 52 | 35 | EARLY-MID | 38 |
CDC REDMOON | NO | 2015 | 8 | 114 | 106 | GOOD | GOOD | 52 | 33 | EARLY-MID | 41 |
CDC CORAL | NO | 2016 | 5 | 110 | 106 | GOOD | GOOD | 55 | 33 | EARLY-MID | 37 |
CDC CARMINE | NO | 2016 | 8 | 111 | 106 | GOOD | GOOD | 54 | 34 | EARLY-MID | 40 |
Source: SaskSeed Guide
*Area 1: Brown soil zone; Area 2: Dark brown; Area 3: Black; Area 4: Dark grey

