CDC Lima - Large Green CL lentil
CDC Lima is a large green Clearfield lentil variety that yields and grades like the top non CL lentil varieties such as CDC Greenstar

  • Imidazolinone tolerance (Clearfield)
  • ​Seed thickness greater than that of CDC Improve and CDC Impower
  • High yield compared to CDC Improve and CDC Impower
  • ​Improved lodging resistance over CDC Improve and CDC Impower
  • ​Similar agronomic and maturity characteristics compared to CDC Improve and CDC Impower
  • Similar disease resistance as CDC Improve and CDC Impower

CDC Lima CL is a high-yielding large green imi-tolerant lentil. In the Lentil Registration Recommendation Trials, it yielded 114% of the Clearfield large green lentil variety CDC Improve in 2013 and 111% of the Clearfield large green lentil variety CDC Impower in 2014-2015. In the 2015-2017 Regional Variety Trials, CDC Lima a yielded 117% of CDC Impower; bringing it closer to the yield of the top yielding large green variety CDC Greenstar (non-CL). 
CDC Lima  has similar disease resistance characteristics and agronomic traits as CDC Impower. It has a larger seed compared to CDC Impower which is also thicker; making CDC Lima more suitable for lentil dehulling.​

Inoculant Options

Small Red Lentil - Simmie CL New!
​Small Red Lentil - Nimble CL New!
​Small Red Lentil - Proclaim CL
Large Green Lentil - Lima CL
Lentil growing guide from FMC:
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Below left: CDC Lima CL  large green lentil with Cruiser Vibrance Maxx & Intego Solo (for root rot suppression) & AGTIV On Seed Rhizo peat inoculant good for up to 30 days on seed without a polymer coating.
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