Market Class: Large Green Lentil
Year Released to Select Seed Growers: 2021
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: Not Assigned (TBD)
International Distribution Rights: Not Assigned
Breeder: Dr. Albert Vandenberg, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: Applied
CL (Clearfield®) is a Trademark of BASF Inc.
Description
CDC Grimm (IBC-1199) is a large green Clearfield® lentil variety. Disease resistance characteristics for CDC Grimm indicate improved resistance to anthracnose and is rated as MR which represents the best anthracnose resistance in this market class (both rating & field observation). In 4 years of head-to-head testing in the Lentil Regional Variety Trials, CDC Grimm yielded 2% lower than CDC Lima in the brown and dark brown soil zones and 8% lower in the black and dark grey soil zones (Table 1). In other characteristics, compared to CDC Lima, CDC Grimm has a smaller seed size, similar maturity and is 5 cm taller. Application for PBR’91 protection for CDC Grimm has been submitted.
Strengths
- Improved resistance to anthracnose
- Imidazolinone tolerance
- Higher yield & larger seed compared to CDC Impower
Neutral
- Similar agronomic and maturity characteristics compared to CDC Lima
Weaknesses
- Lower yielding than CDC Lima
- Smaller seed than CDC Lima
Table 1: Agronomic Performance for Large Green Lentil CDC Grimm vs. Other Large Green Lentil Varieties (yield data represents 4 years of head-to-head comparative performance)
| VARIETY | TYPE | YEAR OF RELEASE | HT* | PBR STATUS | YEARS OF RVT DATA | SEED COAT COLOUR | YIELD % OF CDC MAXIM | DISEASE RESISTANCE*** | DAYS TO FLOWER | HEIGHT (CM) | MATURITY RATING | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | COMMENTS | ||
| AREA 1-2** | AREA 3-4** | ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT | ANTHRACNOSE RACE 1 | ||||||||||||
| CDC GREENSTAR (3339-3) | LARGE GREEN | 2013 | – | – | 4 | GREEN | 99 | 81 | MR | I | 52 | 40 | MID-LATE | 73 | |
| CDC IMPOWER (IBC-194) | LARGE GREEN | 2009 | CL | – | 4 | GREEN | 79 | 75 | MR | S | 52 | 41 | MID-LATE | 64 | |
| CDC LIMA (IBC-937) | LARGE GREEN | 2018 | CL | PBR ‘91 | 4 | GREEN | 95 | 87 | MR | S | 51 | 35 | MID-LATE | 74 | Highest yielding CL large green lentil. |
| CDC GRIMM (IBC-1199) NEW | LARGE GREEN | 2021 | CL | PBR ‘91APPLIED | 4 | GREEN | 93 | 79 | MR | MR | 55 | 40 | MID-LATE | 75 | Best anthracnose resistance in market class (both rating & field observation). |
Source of Yield Data: Lentil Regional Variety Trial data (2017 – 2020);
Source of Agronomic & Disease Ratings: 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
