Market Class: Green Pea
Year Released to Seed Growers: 2022
Sub-licensed Outside of SK: Pending
International Distribution Rights: No
Breeder: Dr. Tom Warkentin, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Plant Breeders Rights: PBR ’91
Description
CDC Rider (4506-4) is a mid-maturing high-yielding green pea. In seven years of testing in the Co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan, it yielded 101% in the south and 99% in the north vs. the check variety CDC Amarillo (Table 1). It has very good standability, slightly better than CDC Limerick and CDC Raezer. Protein is similar to CDC Amarillo check and CDC Forest. It has improved resistance to fusarium root rot vs. CDC Limerick, CDC Spruce, and CDC Forest and improved resistance to mycosphaerella blight compared to CDC Forest, CDC Raezer and CDC Spruce. It has good seed characteristics and is rated good for seed coat breakage and bleaching. CDC Rider is showing improved standability and disease package compared to CDC Forest while maintaining top yields for green peas. CDC Rider has PBR’91 protection.
Statistical analysis of 9 years of long-term RVT data ranked CDC Rider 4th from the top for yield in the south and 3rd in the north among 8 historical and new green pea varieties (Figure 1).
Strengths
- High yield
- Good seed characteristic package – rated good for:
- Resistance to seed coat breakage;
- Resistance to dimpling;
- Bleaching;
- Excellent lodging resistance; better than CDC Limerick, similar to CDC Greenwater
- Rated moderately resistant to Fusarium root rot – better than CDC Forest, CDC Limerick, or CDC Spruce
- Powdery mildew resistance
Neutral
- Medium maturity
- Medium-long vine length
- Medium seed weight, similar to CDC Amarillo
Table 1: Agronomic performance of green pea varieties from Co-op and Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
| Variety | Year Registered | Years Tested | Yield (% Amarillo) | Relative Maturity | Lodging (1-9)2 | Vine Length (cm) | Resistance to: | Seed Weight (g/1000) | |||||
| Area 1, 2 & South 31 | Area North 3 & 41 | Mycosphaerella Blight3 | Powdery Mildew | Fusarium Root Rot | Seed coat breakage | Bleaching | |||||||
| CDC Forest | 2017 | 11 | 102 | 103 | M | 4 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | F | 230 |
| CDC Greenwater | 2014 | 11 | 99 | 93 | M | 3.5 | 90 | 4 | R | MR | F | G | 230 |
| CDC Huskie | 2023 | 6 | 110 | 108 | M | 3.5 | 85 | 4 | R | MR | G | G | 220 |
| CDC Limerick | 2012 | 14 | 95 | 91 | M | 4 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | G | G | 210 |
| CDC Raezer | 2011 | 12 | 82 | 80 | E | 3.5 | 80 | 5 | R | MR | G | G | 220 |
| CDC Rider | 2021 | 7 | 101 | 99 | M | 3 | 85 | 4.5 | R | MR | G | G | 230 |
| CDC Spruce | 2013 | 13 | 97 | 98 | M | 4 | 85 | 4.5 | R | I | F | G | 240 |
Source: Varieties of Grain Crops (SaskSeed Guide) and Crop Development Centre, U of S
1South: Brown, Dark brown, and south Black soil zone; North: north Black soil zone and Dark grey soil zone
2Lodging score: 1 = Upright; 9 = Completely lodged
3Mycosphaerella blight score: 1 = No disease, 9 = Completely blighted
Figure 1. Relative yield ranking of green pea varieties from 9 years of RVT data in SK in the south (left) and north (right).
