Western Canadian farmers have more pulses to choose from next year. There are seven new pea varieties from Canterra Seeds, FP Genetics, Pitura Seeds and Valesco Genetics, plus two new lentil varieties from Canterra. Here’s a rundown on the new pulse offerings for 2025.
Canterra Seeds
AAC Beyond is an early-maturity yellow pea variety with high yield potential, yielding five per cent more than CDC Amarillo. It has medium to high protein content (about one per cent higher than CDC Amarillo on average) and features a smaller seed size and good seed coat breakage resistance. As well, AAC Beyond offers a good disease resistance package featuring a resistant rating for powdery mildew and a moderately resistant rating for fusarium root rot.
CS ProStar is a yellow pea developed by DL Seeds. It is also an early-maturity variety, making it suitable for areas with a short growing season where early harvest is a priority. CS ProStar has good yield potential, similar to CDC Amarillo, and it has very high protein content as well, about 1.5 per cent higher than CDC Amarillo on average. CS ProStar also features include improved seed coat breakage resistance compared to check varieties. It is resistant to powdery mildew and moderately resistant to fusarium root rot.
CDC 6928 is a small red lentil variety with good yield potential, yielding nine per cent more than CDC Maxim. It has a seed size similar to CDC Simmie and is slightly taller than the check variety. CDC 6928 features imidazolinone tolerance and its maturity and disease resistance ratings are similar to most commercial varieties.
CDC 6956 is a small red lentil variety with good yield potential, yielding eight per cent more than CDC Maxim. CDC 6956 features imidazolinone tolerance and its maturity, seed size, plant height, maturity and disease protection package are all similar to CDC Maxim and other current commercial lentil varieties.
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FP Genetics
AAC Julius is a high-yielding, semi-leafless yellow pea, yielding eight per cent more than AAC Carver and three per cent more than CDC Hickie. This early-maturity variety has a small seed size and offers good resistance to seed coat breakage and dimpling. AAC Julius also features a higher protein content similar to AAC Profit.
Pitura Seeds
PS Boost is an early-maturity yellow pea variety developed by DL Seeds that has high yield potential and high protein content. It has very good resistance to seed coat breakage as well as good lodging resistance. PS Boost also features very good resistance to powdery mildew and good resistance to fusarium wilt.
SeCan
CDC Hickie is a mid-maturity yellow pea variety offering an excellent combination of high protein and high yield potential. On average, CDC Hickie yields four per more and has 0.5 per cent higher protein than CDC Amarillo. It has medium-sized seed with good resistance to seed coat breakage and seed coat dimpling. CDC Hickie is available from SeCan retailers in Manitoba and Alberta and is distributed by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers in Saskatchewan.
CDC Tollefson is a high-yielding, mid-maturity yellow pea. On average, CDC Tollefson yields six per cent more than CDC Amarillo and has 0.3 per cent lower protein than CDC Amarillo. It has medium-sized seed with good resistance to seed coat breakage and seed coat dimpling. CDC Tollefson is available from SeCan retailers in Manitoba and Alberta and is distributed by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers in Saskatchewan.
Valesco Genetics
Caphorn is a mid-maturity yellow pea developed by DL Seeds. It has average yield potential, higher than average protein content and larger than average seed size. Caphorn also has good lodging resistance, and it is resistant to fusarium wilt (race 1), bean yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew.
