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Flax Variety Descriptions

Variety¹	Origin	PVP²		Year Released	Relative Maturity	Seed Color	Plant Height	Wilt	Relative Yield
AC Emerson	Can.		no	1994	mid	brown	medium	VR	good
AC Watson	Can.		no	1996	early	brown	short	MR	v good
Carter	ND		--	2004	mid	yellow	medium	MR	v good
Cathay	ND		no	1998	mid	brown	medium	MR	v good
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
CDC Mons	Can.		--	2003	m late	brown	medium	MR	v 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
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
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 Variety Williston, ND

	Yield		TW	Oil
	- bus/a -		lb/b	-- % --
Cultivar	2004	3 yr	2004	2004	3 yr
Yellow Seeded
Carter	19.1	16.4	54.6	43.1	40.6
Omega	18.4	14.4	54.3	43.9	41.3
Brown Seeded
Neche	21.0	17.7	54.6	43.4	40.7
CDC Arras	20.1	17.6	53.7	43.6	41.7
AC Carnduff	20.8	17.2	54.8	42.8	40.6
Bison	19.7	17.1	54.2	42.4	40.3
CDC Bethune	18.6	16.9	53.7	43.6	41.1
AC Watson	19.1	16.7	53.9	43.0	40.2
Webster	19.2	16.5	53.4	45.1	42.0
Nekoma	18.3	16.5	55.3	43.6	41.0
Rahab 94	17.5	16.5	53.9	43.8	41.6
Selby	18.7	16.2	55.0	43.7	41.4
York	18.5	16.0	55.0	42.2	40.0
Cathay	18.5	15.8	54.0	44.1	41.3
Linott	17.9	15.7	54.0	43.4	41.2
McGregor	17.7	15.6	55.0	42.2	40.0
Pembina	16.6	15.5	54.1	44.5	41.8
Hanley	16.2	15.0	54.6	41.3	38.7
Prairie Blue	17.0	--	53.6	43.9	--
CDC Mons	16.7	--	52.3	44.2	--
LSD 5%	NS		.05	.03