Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
January 13, 2009
BASF Canada officially
announced the introduction of three new varieties for its
CLEARFIELD® Production System for Lentils today at the Crop
Production Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. CDC Impala CL, CDC
Maxim CL and CDC Impress CL bring the CLEARFIELD lentil offering
up to six varieties spanning each lentil market class.
“The introduction of CLEARFIELD lentils meant lentil growers
could forget about weeds, and the strong agronomics of each of
the six available CLEARFIELD lentil varieties means they can
focus on yield. Coupled with the effective, crop safe, weed
control of registered CLEARFIELD herbicides, CLEARFIELD lentils
offer lentil growers the best way to grow lentils,” says
Christina Stroud, CLEARFIELD lentil brand manager, BASF Canada.
New varieties CDC Impala CL, CDC Maxim CL and CDC Impress CL
will be released with limited availability in 2009. CDC Impala
CL (extra-small red) is a Rosetown type lentil with good
Ascochyta and Anthracnose (Race 1) resistance and early
maturity. CDC Maxim CL (small red) is a Redberry type lentil
with good Ascochyta and Anthracnose (Race 1) resistance and
early maturity. CDC Impress CL (medium green) is based on CDC
Meteor with good Ascochyta resistance and early-medium maturity.
In 2007 and 2008 co-op and regional trials, these varieties
yielded an average 92 percent (CDC Impala CL), 101 percent (CDC
Maxim CL) and 94 percent (CDC Impress CL) of the comparison
variety, CDC Milestone.
These new varieties join an existing lineup, including CDC
Imperial CL (extra-small red), CDC Impact CL (small red) and CDC
Improve CL (large green). “In grower-applied field trials in
2008, these varieties yielded on average as good or better than
the conventional varieties,” explains Mark Kuchuran, senior
technical development specialist, BASF Canada. “Across 17
trials, CDC Impact CL yielded an average 27 bu/ac compared to an
average 26 bu/ac yield for commonly grown conventional red
varieties; across 10 trials CDC Imperial CL yielded an average
25 bu/ac compared to an average 23 bu/ac yield for commonly
grown conventional red varieties; and, across 4 trials CDC
Improve CL yielded an average 32 bu/ac compared to an average 29
bu/ac for the conventional large green lentil CDC Plato.”
CLEARFIELD lentil growers have the option of three registered
CLEARFIELD lentil herbicides – ODYSSEY® DLX, ODYSSEY and SOLO®.
Each are registered across all soil zones, provide post-emergent
weed control superior to conventional herbicides and provide the
highest level of crop safety. “We’ve seen that the maturity of
conventional lentils can be delayed 7 to 10 days as a result of
crop injury and stunting when sprayed with commonly used lentil
herbicides,” says Kuchuran. “Whereas CLEARFIELD lentils have
shown no delay in maturity when sprayed with CLEARFIELD lentil
herbicides.” This crop safety, combined with the early,
season-long weed control, helps eliminate weed competition,
allowing for more of the variety’s yield potential to be
realized.
“With more new CLEARFIELD lentil varieties coming down the
pipeline, growers will continue to have access to varieties with
leading agronomics and the CLEARFIELD trait,” says Stroud. “This
continued growth is a direct result of the successful
partnership between BASF, the Crop Development Centre (CDC) and
the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG), in which we each play a
significant role in the long-term sustainability of the system.
It’s through the BASF CLEARFIELD trait, CDC’s variety breeding
expertise and SPG’s variety release program that we’re able to
continue to bring new CLEARFIELD lentil varieties to growers.”
As part of the system’s long-term sustainability, CLEARFIELD
lentil growers are required to sign an annual CLEARFIELD
Commitment, regardless of where, or from whom, their seed is
purchased. A CLEARFIELD Confirm™ test, which ensures the
herbicide tolerance of the seed, is also required annually as
part of this CLEARFIELD Commitment.
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in
virtually all industries to be more successful. With its
high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an
important role in finding answers to global challenges such as
climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost
€58 billion in 2007. Further information on BASF is available on
the Internet at www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
CLEARFIELD, ODYSSEY and SOLO are registered trademarks and
CLEARFIELD Confirm is a trademark of BASF. |
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