Market Class: French Green Lentil
Year Released to Select Seed Growers: 2013
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: No
International Distribution Rights: FP Genetics
Breeder: Dr. Albert Vandenberg, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: No
Description
CDC Marble is a small-seeded French green lentil variety. In 14 years of testing in the in the co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan, CDC Marble yielded 103% of the small red lentil check variety CDC Maxim in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, and 96% in the Black and Dark Grey soil zones (Table 1). Although CDC Marble does not have Imidazolinone tolerance, it yields up to 19% higher than the CL French green lentil variety CDC Peridot. CDC Marble is early maturing and rated Moderately Resistant (MR) to Ascochyta blight. CDC Marble does not have PBR protection.
Strengths
- Early maturity
- High yield compared to other French green lentils
- Improved resistance to Ascochyta Blight compared to CDC Peridot
- Taller in height compared to CDC Maxim – improved harvestability
- Good lodging tolerance
- Plump seed relative to CDC LeMay
Neutral
- Intermediate resistance to Anthracnose Race 1
Weaknesses
- Not tolerant to imidazolinone herbicides
Table 1: Agronomic Performance in the Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan for French Green Lentil Varieties vs. Small Red Check Variety CDC Maxim
| VARIETY | MARKET CLASS | HERBICIDE TOLERANCE* | YEAR OF RELEASE | YEARS TESTED | YIELD % OF CDC MAXIM | DISEASE RESISTANCE 3 | DAYS TO FLOWER | HEIGHT (CM) | MATURITY RATING | SEED WEIGHT (G/1000) | ||
| AREA 1-22 | AREA 3-42 | ASCOCHYTA | ANTHRACNOSE (RACE 1) | |||||||||
| CDC MAXIM | SMALL RED | CL | 2007 | 18 | 100 | 100 | MR | MR | 51 | 34 | EARLY-MID | 40 |
| CDC PERIDOT | FRENCH GREEN | CL | 2008 | 8 | 84 | 94 | I | MS | 48 | 37 | EARLY | 38 |
| CDC MARBLE | FRENCH GREEN | NO | 2013 | 14 | 103 | 96 | MR | I | 49 | 36 | EARLY | 34 |
Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide)
*CL® indicates Clearfield® variety
2Area 1: Brown soil zone; Area 2: Dark brown; Area 3: Black; Area 4: Dark gray
3Resistance Ratings: R = Resistant; MR = Moderately Resistant, I = Intermediate; S = Susceptible
