CDC Blackstrap

Date of Broad Release (off-tender): April 1, 2018

CDC Blackstrap is a high yielding, indeterminate black bean with medium maturity that is well-adapted to Saskatchewan. This variety was registered in 2015 and marketed through an exclusive, closed-loop tender until April 1, 2018, at which time it became widely available.

In eight years of testing in the dry bean narrow-row trials in the co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan, CDC Blackstrap yielded 122% of CDC Pintium under irrigation and 120% in dryland conditions. It was the highest yielding variety in the dryland trials compared to other black varieties, as well as pintos and navy beans. CDC Blackstrap is well-adapted for Saskatchewan and has shown promising performance in solid seeded, straight combined, dryland production. This variety is protected by PBR’91.