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Table 1 Genotypes used in this project

From: Photoperiod sensitivity of Canadian flax cultivars and 5-azacytidine treated early flowering derivative lines

Genotype

Pedigree

Year of release

Relative maturity description

Variety description

CDC Sorrel

FP956/Vimy

2008

Late

Popularly grown Canadian flax cultivars: CDC Bethune and CDC Sorrel accounted for 25 and 21% of total flax acreage in 2017, respectively (personnel communication, Bert Siemens, Canadian Grain Commission)

CDC Bethune

NorMan/FP857

1998

Medium-Late

Flanders

McGregor/Dufferin

1989

Late

Check cultivar for maturity in the mid- and long-season zone of the Canadian prairies

Prairie Thunder

FP974 / FP1043

2009

Early

Check cultivar for maturity in the short growing season zone of the Canadian prairies

Royal

1939

Medium

Older oilseed variety (1940s)

RE 1

Royal

Early

5-azacytidine treated early flowering derivative genotypes

RE 2

Royal

Early

RE 3

Royal

Early