CDC Dorado - Yellow or Golden Flax
FP2432 now called CDC Dorado flax is a new yellow seed coat flax variety

• Yellow / Golden flax - unique market opportunities
• FP2432 yellow flax became CDC Dorado
• Season length medium to short
  • ​Flowers early and seems to be done flowering 7 days before other brown flax varieties we have grown
• Large seed size at 6g/1000 average
• Medium resistance to lodging
  • ​Short stature
• Yield potential around 10% less than Bethune
• High oil content at 45.2 %
• High Iodine content value at 204.2
• Very High linoienic acid content 64%
• Very high meal protein at 43.7%
• Variety launch will be fall of 2018
• Yield from 7 acres of breeder seed on irrigation in 2017 with very low seeding rates due to limited seed supply was close to 50 bu per ac