Fababeans

Variety Descriptions

The fababean variety trial was tested by MCVET and partially sponsored by the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers
Traditionally tannin fababean with tan coloured seed coats and coloured flowers contain tannins and can’t be fed directly to livestock.
Low tannin fababeans have white seed coats and flowers and can be fed directly to livestock.

Crop Type	Class/Variety	Yield % of Check	Site Years Tested	Days to Maturity *	TKW (g)	Dauphin	Morden	Souris	Swan River
	Colored Flower(Tannin)
Colored Flower(Tannin)	Dosis PBR 91	90	9	103	480	86	90	95	97
Colored Flower(Tannin)	Fabelle PBR 91	100	14	111	492	100	100	100	100
Colored Flower(Tannin)	Futura PBR 91	102	9	112	489	95	105	105	114
Colored Flower(Tannin)	Victus PBR 91	104	14	111	401	107	106	109	138
Colored Flower(Tannin)	Hammer PBR 91	105	6	100	444	94	103	106	111
	Varieties suported for registration by the PRCPSC
Varieties supported for registration by the PRCPSC	Ketu	110	4	106	416	100	107	117	115
	CHECK CHARACTERISTICS
	Fabelle (tannin)	87	14	111	Fabelle (bu/acre)	92	127	83	44
		bu/ac	Site Years	days	CV%	6.0	11.1	4.9	8.5
					LSD (%)	9	17	8	15
					Sign Diff	yes	yes	yes	yes
	White Flower (Low Tannin)
White Flower (Low Tannin)	CDC 1089 PBR 91	101	9	110	386	98	98	105	110
White Flower (Low Tannin)	CDC 1142 PBR 91	92	9	114	358	88	81	91	107
White Flower (Low Tannin)	CDC 1310 PBR 91	101	6	108	333	106	90	101	117
White Flower (Low Tannin)	DL Nevado PBR 91	100	13	107	421	100	100	100	100
White Flower (Low Tannin)	Juno PBR 91	109	9	106	403	101	99	103	140
White Flower (Low Tannin)	Navi PBR 91	109	14	129	401	99	89	114	146
	CHECK CHARACTERISTICS
	DL Nevado (Low Tannin)	74	13	107	DL Nevado (bu/acre)	73	112	76	33
		bu/ac	Site Years	days	CV%	6.0	11.1	4.9	8.5
					LSD (%)	11	20	9	19
					Sign Diff	yes	yes	yes	yes
					Seeding Date	25-May	9-May	8-May	6-May
					Harvest Date	23-Sep	9-Oct	16-Sep	22-Sep

* Maturity ratings are based on days until swathing, but will vary depending on seeding date.