CDC Sovereign

Thursday, 01 October 2009 11:58

CDC Sovereign is a high-yielding, yellow cotyledon lentil cultivar developed by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is intended for cultivation in all lentil-growing areas of western Canada. It has large, plump seeds with green seed coat, suitable for the large green market class of lentil. The predominant lentil grown in western Canada is the large-seeded green type, such as the variety CDC Sovereign. CDC Sovereign is a new ascochyta blight resistant large green lentil varieties. Tolerant to white mold Developed in 1999 •    Protein content %: 27.3% •    Days to flower: 52 •    Plant height: 40 cm •    Seed weight: 66 g 1000 Go to table of lentil varieties