OAC Champion' has anthocyanin colouration present in the hypocotyl while 'Dundas' does not. 'OAC Champion' flowers earlier than 'OAC Wallace', 'OAC Bayfield', 'AC 2001' and 'Enterprise'. The plant height of 'OAC Champion' is shorter than 'AC 2001'. 'OAC Champion' has an imperfect yellow hilum colour while it is brown in 'OAC Wallace', 'OAC Bayfield' and 'Dundas' and dark brown in 'AC 2001'. 'OAC Champion' matures earlier than 'AC 2001'. The protein content of 'OAC Champion' is higher than 'OAC Wallace', 'OAC Bayfield', 'AC 2001', and 'Enterprise'. 'OAC Champion' has lower oil content than 'OAC Wallace' but slightly higher than 'Enterprise'.
Description:
Plant: indeterminate growth, erect to semi-erect growth habit, tawny hairs on middle third of stem
Hypocotyl: strong anthocyanin colouration
Leaf: medium green colour, pointed ovate lateral leaflet, very weak to weak blistering
Flower: purple
Maturity: 0 group, 2650 heat unit rating, photoperiod sensitivity rated as very sensitive
Pod: tan to brown colour
Seed: spherical flattened shape, medium size, dull lustre, yellow ground colour of testa
Hilum: imperpect yellow colour, funicle same colour as testa, small to medium size, lacking abscission layer
Agronomic traits: good resistance to shattering, fair to good resistance to lodging
Quality characteristics: oilseed type
Chemical characteristics: high peroxidase levels
Origin & Breeding History: 'OAC Champion' was derived from the cross M88-207 x OAC Bayfield made in 1994, at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. M88-207 is an F5 derived line from the cross M81-99 x Hardin. The crossed material was derived by Single Seed descent technique until the F4 generation when a single plant was selected for maturity and agronomic traits. Seed from this plant was harvested and maintained by pedigree selection until the F4:7 generation when 25 plants were selected for morphological uniformity. It was tested as OAC 99-01 in 1999 2600HU Private Soybean trials and as SeCan 99-01 in the 2000 Ontario Soybean Variety Trials.
Tests & Trials: Tests and trails were conducted during the summer/fall of 2004 and 2005 at the Elora Research Station of the University of Guelph, Elora, Ontario. Plots consisted of 4 rows per variety with a row spacing of 35 centimeters and a row length of 5 meters. There were 3 replicates arranged in a RCB design.

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