North Central Research Extension Center—Minot

Flax Variety Trial on Fallow 

Days

Days

Seed Yield

to

to

 Plant

Seed

Test

2

3

Variety

Flower

Flower

Height

Weight

Weight

Oil

2003

2004

2005

Year

Year

DAP

DAP

in

g/1000

lb/bu

%

-----------------bu/A------------------

AC Hanley

51

63

24

5.0

53.2

42.9

32.1

18.1

43.3

30.7

31.2

AC Lightning

55

64

25

5.8

51.1

47.3

34.1

11.3

35.9

23.6

27.1

AC Watson

52

62

24

5.8

52.1

44.2

30.9

21.3

36.3

28.8

29.5

Bison

52

61

26

5.8

52.8

43.0

32.4

21.9

37.7

29.8

30.7

Carter

54

63

26

5.5

52.2

44.4

30.1

21.3

41.9

31.6

31.1

Cathay

53

63

28

6.0

52.3

45.3

31.7

19.1

41.5

30.3

30.8

CDC Arras

52

62

25

5.3

51.5

44.1

34.1

22.1

40.1

31.1

32.1

CDC Bethume

53

63

27

5.5

52.0

45.3

32.1

23.5

41.4

32.5

32.3

Linott

52

62

28

5.3

52.8

44.1

32.6

17.5

42.6

30.1

30.9

McGregor

53

64

26

5.0

52.7

43.8

34.1

20.4

43.7

32.1

32.7

Neche

52

62

28

5.5

52.5

43.9

34.3

21.3

43.0

32.2

32.9

Nekoma

52

62

24

5.5

52.6

44.9

37.4

20.0

41.9

31.0

33.1

Omega

55

63

25

5.8

51.8

44.2

33.5

18.5

33.5

26.0

28.5

Pembina

52

63

27

5.8

52.4

46.9

26.7

19.1

42.8

31.0

29.5

Prairie Blue

54

63

26

5.5

52.5

46.3

--

15.6

48.2

31.9

--

Rahab 94

52

63

26

5.8

53.2

45.0

27.3

16.2

41.6

28.9

28.4

Taurus

52

63

24

5.8

52.8

44.8

--

--

38.8

--

--

Webster

53

64

29

5.3

52.3

44.7

33.9

20.1

45.0

32.6

33.0

York

53

64

26

5.8

53.3

42.8

32.9

20.3

46.4

33.4

33.2

LSD 5%

1

1

2

0.5

0.3

0.8

NS

NS

5.5

--

--

C.V.%

1.4

1.5

6.4

4.3

0.4

1.3

16.5

24.5

9.6

--

--

Mean

52

63

26

5.6

52.4

44.4

32.2

20.1

41.1

--

--

Relative Maturity score based on scale 0-4 (0=early, 4=late)

DAP=Days after planting

Carter and Omega are yellow seed types.