CDC Milestone lentil
CDC Milestone is a high-yielding, yellow cotyledon lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) cultivar developed by the Crop Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is intended for cultivation in all lentil production areas of western Canada. CDC Milestone was evaluated for yield, resistance to ascochyta blight (Ascochyta lentis Vassilievsky) and agronomic performance as breeding line 512-2 in the Lentil Co-operative Yield Trials in 1995 and 1996. It has small seeds with pale green seed coat and is acceptable in the small green market class of lentil. CDC Milestone was granted official registration (#4836) as a cultivar in Canada by the Variety Section, Plant Health and Plant Products Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency on 8 December 1998. Key words: Lentil, cultivar description, Lens culinaris