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Title: REGISTRATION OF 'YORK' FLAX

Author
item HAMMOND, J - NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV.
item Miller, Jerry
item STATLER, G - NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV.

Submitted to: Crop Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/31/2003
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
Citation: Hammond, J.J., Miller, J.F., Statler, G.D. 2004. Registration of 'York' flax. Crop Science. 44:1022-1023.

Interpretive Summary: 'York' flax was developed and tested cooperatively by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA-ARS and was released in March, 2002. York is a blue-flowered, brown-seeded F5 derived selection advanced by pedigree selection from the cross U23/CI2929//McGregor made in 1988. Parent U23 was a selection from the USDA-ARS program grown in pre-regional trials. York was one of the highest yielding cultivars in 1997 and 1999 trials when compared to the cultivar Rahab94. York has good oil content and oil quality as measured by Iodine Number. York is resistant to all known North American races of flax rust. York is adapted to the north-central flax growing region of the U.S. Seed classes are breeder, foundation, registered, and certified.

Technical Abstract: 'York' flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) was developed and tested cooperatively by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA-ARS and was released in March, 2002. York is a blue-flowered, brown-seeded F5 derived selection advanced by pedigree selection from the cross U23/CI2929//McGregor made in 1988. Parent U23 was a selection from the USDA-ARS program grown in pre-regional trials. York was one of the highest yielding cultivars in 1997 and 1999 trials when compared to the cultivar Rahab94. York has good oil content and oil quality as measured by Iodine Number. York is resistant to all known North American races of flax rust [Melampsora lini (Ehrenb.) Desmaz.]. York is adapted to the north-central flax growing region of the U.S. Seed classes are breeder, foundation, registered, and certified.