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FABA BEAN Variety Type Overall Yield Overall Sta on Years of Tes ng Rela ve Maturity 1 Plant Height (cm) Thousand Seed Weight (g) Flower Colour 2 Varie es tested in the 2017 trials (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to Snowbird) CDC Snowbird (kg/ha) 5821 CDC Snowbird Zero Tannin 100 44 E 91 474 W Athena � NR * Tannin 117+ 9 M 94 546 C Fabelle Tannin 121+ 9 M 98 511 C Malik NR * Tannin 96- 32 M 85 623 C Rodeo � NR * Tannin 118+ 9 M 92 601 C Ver go NR Tannin 120+ 9 M 100 555 C Previously tested varie es: 2013 - 2015 (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to Snowbird) Snowdrop Zero Tannin 88- 23 E 87 351 W Tabasco Zero Tannin 85- 15 M 86 374 W REMARKS: All coloured flower types have seed coats that contain tannins and may be suitable for export food markets if seed size and quality match customer demand. Varie es tested for a minimum three years are considered fully tested. = Protected by Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR); � = Applied for PBR protec on. NR = Variety not registered with CFIA. * Contract Varie es. Varie es removed from the table: Ben and Earlibird. 1 Maturity: E = early, M = medium, ML = medium late, L = late; 2 Flower Colour: W = white flower, zero tannin; C = coloured flower, tannin. One of the pillars of best management prac ces for every crop is selec ng a variety that is suited to your par cular growing environment. Alberta Pulse Growers has funded regional variety trials across the province to ensure that our growers have current yield, standability and disease resistance informa on relevant to their own farms. This research is funded jointly through Science Cluster 2.0 and the Growing Forward program, which allows Alberta growers to leverage their investment into this program with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) funding. Execu on of these trials is coordinated by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. The success of the program has been built by the coopera on of stakeholders, provincial and federal research collaborators, Applied Research Associa ons and the solid technical teams with a commitment to ensuring high quality data. Each year protocols for seeding, weed, insect and disease management, pre- harvest and harvest management are reviewed and standardized to ensure consistency of results. Breeders submit their varie es to be tested in the regional trials which allows comparison with a standard check variety, which is generally the most widely used of each of the pulse types. The yields reported (kg/ha) of the check varie es are the average small plot yield. For es mated yields on a field scale a correc on factor of 0.75 should be used. Ques ons about these charts or general pulse agronomy? Email Nevin Rosaasen (nrosaasen@pulse.ab.ca) or Jenn Walker (jwalker@pulse.ab.ca) or talk to us on Twi er @APGResearch and @APGExtension. ALBERTA REGIONAL VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS FOR 2017 GROWING SEASON RVT RESULTS 2 2

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