AC Thunderbird - - Yellow Semi-Leafless Field Pea Datasheet

Varietal Characteristics: ? Growing Zone: Best suited to all pea growing zones. ? Yield: Very good potential, especially in the black and dark brown soil zones. ? Maturity: Same as CDC Mozart and Eclipse, 1 day later than Cutlass. ? Vine length: 31 inches, longer than checks. ? Lodging: 2.9 (1-9 scale), better resistance versus checks. ? Seed Size: 218g /1000 seeds. Smaller than Cutlass and Eclipse, larger than CDC Mozart. ? Quality: Seed shape is round, smooth (1.9), more spherical seeds versus check varieties. ? Disease Resistance: R to powdery mildew; MS to fusarium wilt; S to mycosphaerella. Seed Manitoba - 2013 Variety Yield bu/acre Relative Maturity Vine Length Seed Size (TSW) Greenseed coat Resistance to LodgingPowderyMildew Mycosphblight Fusarium Wilt Seed coatBreakageSeed coatDimplingAC™ Thunderbird 69 M M 220 n/a G VG F F G n/aCDC Golden 64 M M 230 G G VG F F G GCutlass 65 M M 220 G G VG F F F F SK Varieties of Grain Crops – 2013 Variety Yield % Cutlass Rel. MaturityVineLength(cm)Resistance to Weight g/10001, 2 & South 3 North 3 & 4 IRR Mycosphblight Powd MildewFus Wilt Seedcoat Breakage Lodging (1-9F) Seed Coat Dimpling Green ness AC™ Thunderbird 106 106 108 M 85 F VG F G 4.0 G F 220 CDC Golden 108 103 107 M 75 F VG F G 4.5 G G 230 Cutlass 100 100 100 M 75 F VG F F 5.0 F G 220 Alberta Seed Guide - 2012 Variety Relative yield % of Cutlass 2003-2011 Agronomic Characteristics Overall Yield South East Central West CentralPeaceMaturity Rating Vine Length (cm) Seed Weight(TSW) Standability(1E-9F) IRR % Dry Land % AC™ Thunderbird 97 XX 89 96 99 99 M 76 229 2.1 Cutlass 100 XX 100 100 100 100 M 64 240 4.2 Origin: AAFC, Morden Research Station (Test Code: MP 1826) AC™ Thunderbird Yellow Semi-leafless Field Pea