Genotype | Pedigree | Year of release | Relative maturity description | Variety description |
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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 |