Flax Variety Descriptions

 

Variety1

Origin

PVP2

Year

Released

Relative

Maturity

Seed

Color

Plant

Height

 

Wilt

Relative Yield

CDC Arras

Can.

no

1999

mid

brown

medium

MR

good

CDC Bethume

Can.

no

1999

m late

brown

m tall

MR

v good

CDC Carnduff

Can.

no

1998

m late

brown

m tall

MR

v good

Cathay

ND

no

1998

mid

brown

medium

MR

v good

AC Emerson

Can.

no

1994

mid

brown

medium

VR

good

Hanley

Can.

no

2002

m early

brown

medium

R

v good

Linton

ND

no

1985

early

brown

medium

R

v good

McDuff

Can.

no

1993

late

brown

m tall

R

v good

CDC Mons

Can.

--

2003

m late

brown

medium

MR

v good

Neche

ND

no

1988

mid

brown

medium

R

good

Nekoma

ND

no

2002

late

brown

medium

MR

v good

Omega

ND

no

1989

mid

yellow

medium

MS

good

Pembina

ND

no

1998

mid

brown

medium

MR

good

Prompt

SD

no

1988

early

brown

medium

MR

good

Selby

SD

no

2000

late

brown

tall

MR

good

Taurus

Can.

yes

2003

m late

brown

medium

MR

v good

AC Watson

Can.

no

1996

early

brown

short

MR

v good

Webster

SD

no

1998

late

brown

tall

MR

good

York

ND

no

2002

late

brown

medium

R

v good

                    1 All varieties have resistance to prevalent races of rust; all have good oil yield and oil quality.
                    2
  PVP= Plant Variety Protection.

 
 

  Dryland Fallow Flax                    williston, nd

 

 

Yield

TW

Oil

Cultivar

2003

3 yr

2003

2003

3 yr

 

- bus/a -

lb/b

-- % --

CDC Bethume

16.6

21.2

53.1

36.6

39.8

Rahab 94

16.6

20.4

52.8

36.7

40.2

AC Carnduff

16.7

19.7

52.8

36.3

39.5

Neche

15.9

19.7

53.8

36.7

39.4

Selby

14.4

19.7

53.5

37.0

40.0

Nekoma

14.7

19.6

53.4

36.0

39.6

York

15.5

19.5

54.0

35.6

38.8

AC Watson

15.5

19.3

52.9

35.5

38.9

Cathay

14.7

19.1

53.2

37.4

40.0

CDC Arras

17.2

18.9

52.5

36.2

39.7

Webster

14.9

18.9

53.7

37.2

40.2

Linott

16.0

18.8

53.1

36.8

39.8

Pembina

14.9

18.7

53.0

37.8

40.0

McGregor

14.8

18.4

52.9

35.4

38.8

Bison

15.7

17.7

53.4

36.3

39.0

Omega

14.6

17.4

52.8

37.0

40.1

Taurus

17.4

--

53.7

36.1

--

Prairie Blue

16.1

--

53.0

37.0

--

Hanley

15.4

--

53.0

34.3

--

CDC Mons

15.2

--

51.9

36.4

--

LSD 5%

  1.8

--

  0.4

  0.5

--

Planted: May 16                 Harvested: August 19


 

  Dryland Recrop Flax                    williston, nd

 

 

Yield

TW

Oil

Cultivar

2003

3 yr