b'special cropsperformance trials and grower directory2021 Pulse Regional Variety Trials ONE OF THE pillars of best management practices for every crop is selecting one or more varieties that are well-suited to your growing environment and spread production risk. TheZone 5Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) continues to fund the pulse regional trials as the information generated empowers farmers to make informed decisions. Zone 4The tables in this publication report the yield data across the five APG zones (please refer to map). In 2021 the sites for each zone were as follows: Zone 1 - Taber, Stirling; Zone 2 - Vulcan, Oyen, Olds, Three Hills, Lacombe, Consort; Zone 3Andrew, Fort Saskatchewan, Westlock; Zone 4 - Fort Vermilion, Manning, Smoky River; Zone 5 - Forestburg, Stettler, Vermilion, St. Paul.Zone 3Of the 70 tests planted in 2021 only 50 tests provided usable data for the following RVT tables.Protocols for seeding, weed, insect and disease management,Zone 2pre-harvest and harvest management are reviewed and standardized each year to ensure consistency of results across co-operators. Yield of the check variety is indicated in bold, with testZone 1varieties reported as a percentage of that check variety. All sites PULSE MIXTURES2020 were inspected at three points during the growing season. Data Area Yield Category Nutritional Data were statistically analyzed to ensure validity. Please be aware Overall Sta- direct variety comparisons should only be made with the check. tion YearsOverallLow 8.0 Medium8.1 -High 10.1CPTDN CaPKMgVariety of Testing Yield2 5 6 (t/ac) 10.0(t/ac) (t/ac) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) New this year, the soybean table now presents the threeS PECIALTYS EEDS LTD.Varieties tested in the 2020 trials (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to CDC Austenson) zones where soybean is produced (1, 4, 5). Moving to the CDC Austenson (t/ac) 8.6 5.4 9.2 8 7.3 8.8 11.8 9.9 65.2 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.2 zone format provides better regional specific performance of CDC Austenson 19 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 the varieties. As the historical data hasnt been provided toWILL AND JEAN VAN ROESSELCDC Baler 19 100 99 101 104 88 113 99 98 96 109 107 124 115 APG, zone information isnt available for the previously testedBOX 490, BOW ISLAND, AB T0K 0G0Taza 19 101 104 95 110 98 106 92 97 96 79 116 98 84 soybean varieties in the lower portion of the table. Phone: (403) 545-6018Row spacing for the dry bean trials has been restricted to theCell: (403) 952-0913CDC Austenson/CDC Jasper 7 89 100 94 96 83 114 97 120 97 166 114 104 123 Email: [email protected] Austenson/CDC Meadow 19 98 100 98 103 94 104 96 116 92 182 106 111 138 narrow row spacing only since 2019. The following link willWeb site: www.specialtyseeds.caCDC Austenson/Snowbird 2 86 XX XX 100 86 XX XX 173 97 125 92 111 105 take you to the dry bean wide row RVT data presented in 2020 CDC Baler/CDC Jasper 7 85 81 89 85 XX 101 XX 151 93 167 115 133 134 https://www.seed.ab.ca/variety-trials/special-crops/CDC Baler/CDC Meadow 19 96 97 99 98 81 113 93 114 96 172 114 122 136 Along with funding it takes a team of dedicated people to CDC Baler/Snowbird 2 81 XX XX 75 XX XX XX 95 91 116 104 130 103 establish a regional variety trial program. There are many Taza/CDC Jasper 7 91 93 107 86 84 XX 90 155 94 152 128 108 111 steps including: seed set-up, planting plots, maintaining plots, Taza/CDC Meadow 19 97 98 96 102 89 110 81 115 96 177 118 103 123 harvesting, and analysis. Thanks to all those involved in making Taza/Snowbird 2 74 XX XX 72 XX XX XX 134 89 146 132 124 129 this process workRobyne Davidson and Trina Dubitz from Previously tested varietiesLakeland College for seed set-up, the site cooperators, andHRS WHEATWINTER WHEAT HYBRID FALL RYEa committee of dedicated seed variety contributors, plantAAC LeRoy VB AAC NetWork KWS SerafinoCDC Austenson/CDC Horizon 5 105 109 100 107 108 102 XX 101 97 156 102 111 133 Bolles KWS DanielloCDC Austenson/CDC LeRoy 7 88 XX 88 89 104 87 82 124 98 186 119 114 129 breeders, pathologists, and researchers who review and ensureAAC Brandon FORAGE SEEDSthe data is presented accurately. RedNet All grasses andHEMPCDC Baler/CDC Horizon 5 101 111 102 96 113 94 XX 109 94 173 101 123 145 AAC Elie legumes CFX-2CDC Baler/CDC LeRoy 7 97 XX 97 98 75 107 90 105 96 136 108 121 111 Additional information and specifics on management at eachGrandisite including seeding date, soil fertility, in-crop herbicide andDURUM YELLOW PEAS PicoloTaza/CDC Horizon 5 108 96 105 119 104 111 XX 116 96 179 106 106 137 AAC GoldNet AAC Carver KataniTaza/CDC LeRoy 7 96 XX 89 106 96 104 80 114 96 171 112 98 118 fungicide applications, etcetra can be found on the AlbertaCDC Precision CDC IncaPulse Growers website, or download the APG app at http:// AAC Spitfire AAC Delhi INOCULANTSRemarks: For explanations on data summarization methods and other information, please see the comments at the beginning of this publication. The yield comparison is expressed in several ways. First, overall actual yield ofFor all pulse crops the standard check in t/ac along with the number of station years of testing. Second, actual yield of the standard check in each growing area. Third, average yield of each variety is expressed in per ceny relative to the standardwww.albertapulservt.com/DownloadApp.aspx.check. And finally, yield performance is also expressed on the basis of environmental productivity (Yield Test Categories of Low, Medium and High). Consistent performance over all Yield Test Categories indicates that a variety may have good yield stability over a wide range of environments. XX - Insufficient data to describe. Questions about the tables or general pulse agronomy? Email Jenn Walker, [email protected] or connect with us on Twitter @APGResearch and @APGExtension.Spring 2022 107'