Technical Bulletin

Prairie Sapphire

Flax

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Breeder: DR. S.D. Duguid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB

Yield
  • 103% of Flanders in Flax Cooperative Test from 2005 to 2007
  • 100% of Bethune in 2009 Manitoba Yield Variety Trials
Disease Resistance
  • Immune to Rust (race 371)
  • Moderately Resistant to Wilt
Protein Significantly higher protein content than Flanders (47.7% versus 44.9%)
Maturity Similar to Flanders
Height Taller than Flanders
Test Weight Larger than Flanders
Oil Content Significantly higher than Flanders (49% vs 46.3% for Flanders)

Parentage: FP1096 x FP2030

Varietal Description

  • Adapted to Black and Grey soil zones
  • Similar yield to Flanders
  • Significantly higher oil content than Flanders
  • Larger seed size than Flanders

Strengths

  • Yields and Matures similarly in all zones and under conditions of late seeding in western Canada
  • High oil content; 49% with a significantly higher oil quality (iodine number) than Flanders. (194.3 for Prairie Sapphire versus 193.1 for Flanders.

2012 Manitoba Seed Guide *

  As a % Comparison to CDC Bethune
Variety Yield1 Maturity2 Height3 Seed Size4 Lodging5 Fusarium Wilt Powdery Mildew Oil Content %6 Iodine Number6 ALA Content6

1 CDC Bethune average yield 34 bu/acre

2 Comparative Days to Maturity. CDC Bethune is 102 days

3.Height in comparison to AC Bethune +/- inches

4 TKW

5 E=Excellent, VG=Very Good, G=Good, FG= Fair to Good, F=Fair, PF=Poor to Fair, P=Poor

6 Oil quality is a measurement of iodine content and linoleic acid (ALA). Higher iodine numbers indicate a higher oil quality
CDC Bethune 100 102 27" 5.8 VG MR MR 45.6 188.6 54.7
Flanders 91 +1 -2 5.3 FG MR MR 45.4 191.9 57.2
AC Carnduff 91 0 -1 5.6 G MR MR 44.7 192.3 57.0
Prairie Sapphire 101 +2 -1 5.8 FG MR MR 48.1 193.1 57.2

*Flax was last tested in 2010 in Manitoba. Data is from previous testing years.

Average Agronomic And Quality Data from Flax Cooperative Tests 2005 to 2007

Variety Yield
(As a % of Flanders)1		 Maturity2 Height3 Lodging4 1000 Seed WT5 Oil Content %6 Iodine Number6 ALA Content6

1 Yield in comparison to Flanders

2 Days to Maturity

3 Height in cm

4 Lodging rating on a scale of 1-9 (1=Erect; 9= Flat)

5 1000 Seed Wt in grams

6 Oil quality is a measurement of iodine content and linoleic acid (ALA). Higher iodine numbers and ALA contents indicate a higher oil quality
Flanders 100 98.1 61.3 2.0 5.3 46.3 193.1 57.8
CDC Bethune 108 97.6 63.6 1.3 5.8 47.0 190.6 55.7
FP2214 103 98.7 63.7 2.1 5.8 49.0 194.3 57.8