Flax Variety Descriptions
Variety1 |
Origin
|
Year
Released |
Relative
Maturity |
Seed
Color |
Plant
Height |
Wilt |
Relative
Yield |
CDC
Arras |
Can.
|
1999
|
mid
|
brown
|
medium
|
MR
|
v
good |
CDC
Bethume |
Can.
|
1999
|
m
late |
brown
|
m
tall |
MR
|
v
good |
CDC
Carnduff |
Can.
|
1998
|
m
late |
brown
|
m
tall |
MR
|
v
good |
Cathay
|
ND
|
1998
|
mid
|
brown
|
medium
|
MR
|
v
good |
AC
Emerson |
Can.
|
1994
|
mid
|
brown
|
medium
|
VR
|
v
good |
Pembina
|
ND
|
1998
|
mid
|
brown
|
medium
|
MR
|
v
good |
Linora
|
Can.
|
1993
|
late
|
brown
|
tall
|
R
|
v
good |
McDuff
|
Can.
|
1993
|
late
|
brown
|
m
tall |
R
|
v
good |
Omega
|
ND
|
1989
|
mid
|
yellow
|
medium
|
MS
|
v
good |
Neche
|
ND
|
1988
|
mid
|
brown
|
medium
|
R
|
good
|
CDC
Normandy |
Can.
|
1995
|
mid
|
brown
|
short
|
MR
|
v
good |
Prompt
|
SD
|
1988
|
early
|
brown
|
medium
|
MR
|
good
|
Linton
|
ND
|
1985
|
early
|
brown
|
medium
|
R
|
v
good |
McGregor
|
Can.
|
1980
|
late
|
brown
|
tall
|
R
|
v
good |
CDC
Valour |
Can.
|
1996
|
early
|
brown
|
short
|
MR
|
v
good |
AC
Watson |
Can.
|
1996
|
early
|
brown
|
short
|
MR
|
v
good |
Webster
|
SD
|
1998
|
late
|
brown
|
tall
|
MR
|
v
good |
1 All varieties
have resistance to prevalent races of rust; all have good oil yield and oil quality.
Dryland
Fallow Flax
Williston, ND
|
Yield
|
TW
|
Oil |
Cultivar
|
2000
|
3
yr |
2000
|
2000
|
3 yr |
|
-
bus/a - |
lb/b
|
--
% -- |
CDC
Valour |
24.7
|
21.4
|
53.7
|
40.6
|
38.5
|
AC
Watson |
25.9
|
21.2
|
54.8
|
40.8
|
38.7
|
CDC
Normandy |
25.0
|
20.6
|
54.3
|
34.0
|
35.8
|
CDC
Bethume |
25.7
|
20.5
|
54.0
|
41.9
|
39.6
|
Linott
|
24.1
|
20.4
|
54.6
|
41.0
|
39.5
|
Neche
|
23.2
|
20.3
|
54.2
|
41.2
|
39.7
|
CDC
Arras |
22.6
|
19.9
|
53.1
|
41.3
|
39.3
|
Norlin
|
23.1
|
19.8
|
54.3
|
40.5
|
38.3
|
Prompt
|
23.9
|
19.7
|
54.1
|
41.5
|
39.8
|
Omega
|
22.4
|
19.6
|
54.3
|
42.0
|
40.5
|
Bison
|
22.3
|
19.4
|
53.9
|
40.8
|
39.2
|
Flanders
|
24.6
|
19.0
|
54.5
|
41.4
|
39.4
|
AC
Linora |
22.6
|
18.9
|
53.7
|
40.8
|
39.4
|
NorMan
|
23.9
|
18.8
|
54.3
|
41.1
|
39.9
|
Linton
|
21.5
|
18.6
|
53.9
|
41.2
|
39.2
|
Rahab
94 |
21.5
|
18.6
|
54.2
|
41.5
|
39.3
|
Cathay
|
22.7
|
18.4
|
54.2
|
42.1
|
40.4
|
AC
Emerson |
22.1
|
18.3
|
54.0
|
39.8
|
38.3
|
Webster
|
21.3
|
18.2
|
54.0
|
41.4
|
40.0
|
McDuff
|
21.1
|
18.1
|
54.1
|
43.1
|
41.4
|
Pembina
|
20.9
|
17.9
|
53.6
|
41.7
|
39.6
|
McGregor
|
19.4
|
17.2
|
54.2
|
39.9
|
38.4
|
Flor
|
20.4
|
16.1
|
54.0
|
40.9
|
39.5
|
AC
Carnduff |
25.2
|
-----
|
54.4
|
40.9
|
-----
|
Shelby
|
19.8
|
-----
|
54.3
|
41.2
|
-----
|
LSD
5% |
2.5 |
-----
|
0.9 |
0.5 |
-----
|
Plant:
May 2
Harvest: August 18 |
Dryland
Flax
Ray & Arnegard, ND
|
Ray
Fallow |
Arnegard
Fallow |
|
|
Yield
|
TW
|
Yield
|
TW
|
|
Cultivar
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
2000
|
2
yr 2000 |
2000
|
|
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
|
Neche
|
36.9
|
-----
|
54.2
|
20.6
|
20.9
|
53.0
|
|
Pembina
|
34.0
|
-----
|
53.4
|
17.8
|
19.5
|
52.6
|
|
Cathay
|
36.9
|
-----
|
53.5
|
18.9
|
19.6
|
52.6
|
|
Omega
|
30.0
|
-----
|
53.4
|
13.5
|
16.0
|
52.5
|
|
LSD
5% |
NS |
-----
|
NS |
NS |
-----
|
NS |
|
|
Ray
- Plant:
May 10 Harvest: October 3 |
|
Arnegard
- Plant: May 16 Harvest:
October 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dryland
Flax
Fortuna & Flaxton, ND
|
Fortuna
Fallow |
Flaxton
Recrop |
|
|
Yield
|
TW
|
Yield
|
TW
|
|
Cultivar
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
|
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
|
Neche
|
43.0
|
-----
|
54.1
|
45.8
|
47.2
|
54.5
|
|
Pembina
|
39.2
|
-----
|
53.6
|
41.6
|
45.9
|
53.7
|
|
Cathay
|
37.2
|
-----
|
53.3
|
47.2
|
47.8
|
53.5
|
|
Omega
|
34.8
|
-----
|
53.1
|
36.5
|
39.2
|
54.2
|
|
LSD
5% |
NS
|
-----
|
NS |
6.1 |
-----
|
0.5 |
|
|
Fortuna
- Plant: May 19 Harvest:
September 14 |
|
Flaxton
- Plant: May 10 Harvest:
August 24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dryland
Recrop Flax NewTown/Ross/Stanley, ND
|
New
Town |
Ross/Stanley
|
|
|
Yield
|
TW
|
Yield
|
TW
|
|
Cultivar
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
|
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
|
Neche
|
26.1
|
21.1
|
53.6
|
33.2
|
39.0
|
54.9
|
|
Pembina
|
22.9
|
19.0
|
53.2
|
32.2
|
39.0
|
54.5
|
|
Cathay
|
24.3
|
18.8
|
52.9
|
30.6
|
36.9
|
53.9
|
|
Omega
|
23.8
|
19.9
|
52.7
|
30.4
|
36.1
|
54.3
|
|
LSD
5% |
NS |
-----
|
NS |
NS |
-----
|
NS |
|
|
New
Town - Plant: May 17 Harvest:
October 3 |
|
Ross/Stanley
- Plant: May 17 Harvest:
October 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dryland
Notill & Recrop Flax Williston, ND
|
Notill
|
Recrop
|
|
|
Yield
|
TW
|
Yield
|
TW
|
|
Cultivar
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
2000
|
2
yr |
2000
|
|
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
----bu/a----
|
lbs/bu
|
|
Neche
|
27.5
|
24.0
|
54.7
|
36.2
|
30.1
|
54.8
|
|
Pembina
|
25.7
|
22.5
|
53.6
|
29.1
|
24.1
|
54.8
|
|
Cathay
|
26.1
|
21.5
|
53.9
|
32.5
|
26.1
|
54.6
|
|
Omega
|
23.6
|
19.7
|
54.2
|
30.5
|
25.9
|
54.8
|
|
LSD
5% |
NS |
-----
|
NS |
3.4 |
-----
|
NS |
|
|
Plant:
May 2
Harvest: August 18 |
|
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