AC Nordica alfalfa

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. Goplen ◽  
B. D. Gossen

AC Nordica alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) was developed by the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is similar to Beaver alfalfa in having a broad crown and a tap root with many branches. AC Nordica is 1–2 d earlier in maturity than Beaver. It is shorter than Beaver at 10% bloom, is slightly slower in regrowth following harvest, and displays less spring vigor. However, it excels in winter hardiness, rating similar to Anik and Drylander alfalfa. AC Nordica is highly resistant to bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganense subsp. insidiosum [McCulloch] Davis, Gillaspie, Vidaver & Harris), and moderately resistant to snow mold (Coprinus psychromorbidus Redhead & Traquair). AC Nordica is intended as a special-purpose cultivar for the northern prairies, the Peace River area of Alberta, and other high snowfall areas where snow mold (winter crown rot) may occur and where extreme winter hardiness is required. Key words: Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, winter hardiness, winter crown rot, snow mold, cultivar description

1992 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 845-847
Author(s):  
R. Michaud ◽  
C. Richard

AC Caribou alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a cultivar developed by the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Sainte-Foy. It is similar to Iroquois in maturity, rate of growth, and fall dormancy. It is highly resistant to bacterial wilt (caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis, Gillaspie, Vidaver & Harris), resistant to verticillium wilt (caused by Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berth.), and moderately resistant to phytophthora root rot (caused by Phytophthora megasperma Dreschs. f. sp. medicaginis T. Kuan & D. C. Erwin). AC Caribou, an alfalfa with fine leafy stems, is well suited for production in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces where winter survival may be a problem.Key words: Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, cultivar description


1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-421
Author(s):  
B. R. CHRISTIE ◽  
R. J. BENNETT

OAC Minto is a new cultivar of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) developed by the Crop Science Department, University of Guelph. It was licensed for sale in Canada on 28 Jan. 1983. OAC Minto is medium maturing, has a high level of resistance to bacterial wilt (Corynebacterium insidiosum (McCull.) Jens.) and is very winterhardy. It is higher in herbage yield than the cultivar Iroquois and is similar in yield to 520.Key words: Alfafla, cultivar description, winter hardiness


1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. McLeod ◽  
R. M. DePauw ◽  
J. M. Clarke ◽  
T. F. Townley-Smith

AC Copia, a cultivar of spring triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack), was developed at the Research Station, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK. It is widely adapted to the Prairie Provinces of Western Canada. AC Copia represents an improvement in test weight over other currently available Canadian cultivars of triticale. It is very resistant to the prevalent races of leaf rust, stem rust and common bunt, and moderately resistant to common root rot. Key words: Cultivar description, test weight, triticale (spring), X Triticosecale Wittmack


2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. Mündel ◽  
F. A. Kiehn ◽  
G. Saindon ◽  
H. C. Huang ◽  
R. L. Conner

Alert is a high-yielding, semi-erect great northern common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar. It was developed from a series of crosses at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, on contract to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre, Lethbridge, with cooperation from the AAFC Morden Research Station. Alert is well adapted to the eastern Canadian prairies, yielding significantly higher than the check cultivar, US1140, at 130% in the official Manitoba Dry Bean Co-operative Registration Trials. Alert is moderately resistant to white mold and resistant to races 1 and 15 of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV). It is susceptible to the alpha and alpha Brazil races of anthracnose, but resistant to the delta race. Key words: Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, great northern bean, cultivar description, high yield


2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Duguid ◽  
E. O. Kenaschuk ◽  
K. Y. Rashid

Prairie Blue, a medium- late maturing oilseed flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), was released in 2003 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, Morden, Manitoba. This cultivar has high oil content, high oil quality, small seed size, very good lodging resistance and high yield in all soil zones of the prairies. It is immune to current North American races of rust [Melampsora lini (Ehrenb.) Desmaz], and moderately resistant to wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. lini (Bolley) Snyder & Hansen. Key words: Flax, oilseed, Linum usitatissimum L., cultivar description


1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. HANNA ◽  
H. C. HUANG

Barrier is the first Canadian cultivar of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) developed with resistance to verticillium wilt disease. It also has very good resistance to bacterial wilt. Barrier is adapted to the irrigated areas in Southern Alberta and British Columbia where these diseases are prevalent.Key words: Medicago sativa L., alfalfa, cultivar description, verticillium wilt, bacterial wilt


2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. -H. Mündel ◽  
F. A. Kiehn ◽  
H. C. Huang ◽  
R. L. Conner ◽  
P. Balasubramanian

Island is a high-yielding, tall, partially upright pinto bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), with short vines and an average seed weight of 38.5 g 100 seeds-1. It was developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, in collaboration with the AAFC Research Station, Morden, MB. Island is well adapted to wide-row irrigated production of the Canadian prairies, with yields exceeding those of Othello, the check cultivar. Island is moderately susceptible, as is Othello, to race 73 of anthracnose [caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magnus) Lams.-Scrib]; and is moderately resistant to white mould [caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary]. Key words: Pinto (bean), cultivar description, high yield


1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1097-1099
Author(s):  
R. I. WOLFE ◽  
R. L. TAYLOR ◽  
D. G. FARIS

Otal is a six-rowed spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) developed and released in Alaska by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at Palmer. Otal was developed from a cross of the Finnish cultivar Otra, and a breeding line from the Weibullsholm Plant Breeding Institute, Sweden. It was identified at the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Beaver-lodge in Alberta as having promise in the Peace River region for its combination of earliness and high yield, and was licensed for sale in Canada.Key words: Cultivar description, barley, Hordeum vulgare L. early-maturity


1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 839-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Kenaschuk ◽  
K. Y. Rashid

AC Linora, a medium early-maturing oilseed flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), with high yield potential in both early and late seeding, was released by Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Morden, Manitoba, in 1991. The cultivar has high oil content and high oil quality. It is immune to North American races of rust caused by Melampsora lini (Ehrenb.) Lév. and moderately resistant to wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini. Key words: Flax, oilseed, Linum usitatissimum L., cultivar description


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