CDC Spruce
CDC Spruce is a green cotyledon, semi-leafless field pea variety. In 13 years of testing in the co-op and regional trials in Saskatchewan, CDC Spruce yielded 5% higher than CDC Greenwater in the north but 2% lower in the south. Relative to the yellow pea check variety CDC Amarillo, CDC Spruce yielded 97% in the south and 98% in the north. CDC Spruce has PBR protection.
Statistical analysis of 9 years of long-term RVT data ranked CDC Spruce 5th from the top for yield in the south and 4th in the north among 8 historical and new green pea varieties.
Year Registered
2016
Strengths
- Powdery mildew resistance
- Good resistance to bleaching
Weaknesses
- Rated fair for seed coat breakage and dimpling
Trial Locations
- Aberdeen
- Asquith
- Avonlea
- Codette
- Glaslyn
- Hodgeville
- Indian Head
- Kamsack
- Limerick
- Lucky Lake
- Meath Park
- Melfort
- Milden
- Moose Jaw
- Osler
- Outlook (Irrigated)
- Redvers
- Roblin, MB
- Rosthern
- Saskatoon
- Saskatoon (Floral)
- Saskatoon (Skarsgard)
- Saskatoon (Sutherland)
- Scott
- St Brieux
- Swan River, MB
- Swift Current
- Yorkton