CDC Lima CL®
CDC Lima (IBC-937) is a high-yielding, large green Clearfield® lentil variety that is well adapted to both north and south geographies. Compared to the Clearfield® large green lentil variety CDC Impower, it yielded 11% higher in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, and 24% higher in the Black and Dark Gray zones. Compared to the conventional large green lentil CDC Greenstar, CDC Lima yielded 6% lower in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones, however it yielded 6% higher in the Black and Dark Gray zones. CDC Lima performed particularly well at testing locations in Rosthern where it yielded significantly better than CDC Impower or CDC Greenland. In most locations throughout the testing regions, CDC Lima ranked near the top. CDC Lima has similar disease resistance characteristics as CDC Impower. CDC Lima has PBR’91 protection.
Statistical analysis of 8 years of long-term RVT data ranked CDC Lima 3rd from the top for yield in the brown & dark brown soil zones and 1st in the black soil zone among 4 historical and new large green lentil varieties.
CL (Clearfield®) is a Trademark of BASF Inc.
Strengths
- Highest yielding large green lentil in the north black soil zone
- Improved lodging resistance over CDC Impower
- Imidazolinone tolerance
Weaknesses
- Shorter than CDC Impower, CDC Grimm, and CDC Greenstar, more similar to CDC Maxim
Trial Locations
- Asquith
- Avonlea
- Elrose
- Hodgeville
- Limerick
- Lucky Lake
- Melfort
- Moose Jaw
- Oyen, AB
- Redvers
- Rosthern
- Saskatoon
- Saskatoon (Floral)
- Saskatoon (Sutherland)
- Scott
- St Brieux
- Swift Current