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| Variety | Type | Brown Soil Zone |
Dark Brown Soil Zone |
Vine Length (cm) |
Maturity | Lodging | Seed Weight (g/1000) |
| Millenium | green | 113 | 109 | 65 | E | F | 280 |
| Olivin | green | 93 | 101 | 64 | M | P | 270 |
| Espace | green | 103 | 111 | 75 | M | F | 250 |
| Majoret | green | 84 | 82 | 59 | M | G | 250 |
| Grande | yellow | 100 | 100 | 90 | L | F | 260 |
| Carneval | yellow | 95 | 93 | 72 | E | G | 250 |
Source: 1999 Saskatchewan Seed Guide
Olivin was licensed as a high yielding green pea variety with premium human consumption qualities.
Plant Characteristics:
- Yield potentials as high as yellow pea varieties.
- First green pea to close the historic yield gap between yellow and green peas.
- Medium vined (60-80 cm), full-leafed variety.
- Has consistantly demonstrated drought tolerance providing substantial yeild advantage in low rain fall seasons.
- Regionally adapted to all prairie regions.
- Low pod shattering levels.
- Low seed coat breakage.
- Seedling frost tolerance permits early seeding (late April and early May).
- Full-leaved trait provides good levels of organic matter and nitrogen levels in the residue.
- 90 day maturity is typical for normal weather conditions.
Seed Characteristics:
- 270 grams per 1000 seed weight.
- Low seed coat breakage.
- Smooth, even-sized, round seed is prefered by the splitting and processing industry - premium human consumption quality.
- Good bleaching levels (similar to green standards).
- Average protein levels (22 - 24%).
- Seeding rate: 140-160 lbs./acre (2.3 - 2.7 bu/acre).
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