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CDC Climax

Chickpea

Denomination: 'CDC Climax'
Previously Proposed Denomination: '2307-15'
Botanical Name: Cicer arietinum
Applicant/Holder: University of Saskatchewan
Crop Development Centre
4D36 Agriculture Building, 51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 5A8
Canada
Breeder: Bunyamin Tar'an, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Application Date: 2021-06-28
Provisional Protection:: 2021-06-28
Application Number: 21-10592

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'CDC Leader', 'CDC Frontier', 'Amit', 'CDC Orkney' and 'CDC Lancer'

Summary: The plants of 'CDC Climax' are taller than the plants of 'CDC Frontier'. The plants of 'CDC Climax' flower later than those of 'CDC Lancer'. The pod of 'CDC Climax' is shorter than the pods of 'CDC Leader' and 'Amit'. The pod of 'CDC Climax' is wider than those of 'Amit', 'CDC Orkney' and 'CDC Lancer'. The pod beak of 'CDC Climax' is longer than that of 'Amit'. The seed of 'CDC Climax' has a round to angular shape with medium to strong ribbing whereas the seed of 'Amit' is round with absent or very weak to weak ribbing. The dry seed weight of 'CDC Climax' is greater than that of 'Amit'. The plants of 'CDC Climax' are tolerant to imazamox herbicide whereas the plants of 'CDC Leader', 'CDC Frontier' and 'Amit' are sesnitive to imazamox herbicide.

Description:

PLANT: erect to semi-erect growth habit after flowering, medium degree of ramification, medium to tall at full pod development, early to mid-season maturity

STEM: no anthocyanin colouration

LEAF: medium green

FLOWER: flowers mid-season, white

POD: light to medium green, short to medium length beak, one and two ovules per pod.
DRY SEED: beige one month after harvest, medium to high seed weight, round to angular shape, medium to strong ribbing

Origin & Breeding History: 'CDC Climax' (experimental designation 2307-15) originated from the cross between BC74-2 and the F1 of 1041-4 and FLIP95-48C made in 2009 at the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A single plant selection was made from the F2 population. Subsequent selections were made in the F3 to F8 generations where 7 F9 sub-lines were used to establish the breeder seed in 2018. Selection criteria included yield, seed weight, seed size, seed coat colour, days to flower, days to maturity, plant height and disease resistance.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trials for 'CDC Climax' were conducted by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, at Elrose, Saskatchewan in 2021 and 2023. The trials were arranged in a RCB design consisting of 2 replications per variety. Each replicate consisted of 3 rows spaced 30 cm apart, with a row length of 3.66 metres and a planting density of 40 seeds per square metre. Measured characteristics were based on 20 measurements per variety per year except for seed weight which was based on 8 measurements per variety per year. Mean differences were significant at the 5% confidence probability level based on LSD values. Herbicide tolerance were supported by data provided by the University of Saskatchewan using the methodology as published in Tar`an B. et al. 2014 Theor. Appl. Genet. 127: 1583-1591.


Comparison tables for 'CDC Climax' with reference varieties 'CDC Leader', 'CDC Frontier', 'Amit', 'CDC Orkney' and 'CDC Lancer'

Plant height (cm)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 (LSD = 3.1) 33.0 31.1 29.3 30.1 33.0 33.1
std. deviation 2021 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.9 2.1 3.3
mean 2023 (LSD = 0.92) 43.9 38.7 37.3 40.2 40.0 42.7
std. deviation 2023 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.7 2.3 2.6

Time to flowering (number of days from planting to when 80% of plants have at least one flower open)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 56.0 55.5 55.5 57.0 55.5 54.0
mean 2023 50.0 49.0 48.5 50.5 48.0 48.0

Pod length (mm)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 (LSD = 0.91) 20 23 20 22 19 19
std. deviation 2021 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.0 1.2
mean 2023 (LSD = 0.27) 20 24 22 22 21 22
std. deviation 2023 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2

Pod width (mm)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 (LSD = 0.6) 13 13 13 12 12 12
std. deviation 2021 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9
mean 2023 (LSD = 0.78) 14 13 13 11 13 13
std. deviation 2023 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6

Pod beak length (mm)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 (LSD = 0.3) 2.3 2.7 3.0 1.9 2.4 2.6
std. deviation 2021 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9
mean 2023 (LSD = 0.19) 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.6
std. deviation 2023 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6

Seed weight (grams per 100 seeds) (g)

  'CDC Climax' 'CDC Leader' 'CDC Frontier' 'Amit' 'CDC Orkney' 'CDC Lancer'
mean 2021 (LSD = 0.53) 31.8 35.3 31.9 23.9 32.7 29.1
std. deviation 2021 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6
mean 2023 (LSD = 0.19) 34.4 36.5 33.7 25.1 35.3 36.1
std. deviation 2023 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

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CDC Climax
Chickpea: 'CDC Climax' (top left) with reference varieties 'CDC Leader' (top centre), 'CDC Frontier' (top right), 'Amit' (bottom left), 'CDC Orkney' (bottom centre) and 'CDC Lancer' (bottom right)

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