'Cavalier'
RFP-160
Cavalier is a conventional soybean variety nontransgenic (not resistant to glyphosate) released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2008.
The pedigree of Cavalier is Sargent*ND96-1006. ND96-1006 is a line developed by NDSU that was never released. Cavalier has purple flower color, tawny pubescence, brown pod color, and yellow hila with dull seed coat.
The rationale for releasing Cavalier is that it has high yield for its maturity and has resistance to Race 3 & 4 of phytophthora root rot. Cavalier is intended to replace Jim as it has similar maturity, better yield, and better lodging resistance. The yellow hila color of Cavalier is also a desirable trait for a conventional soybean cultivar.
Averaged across 33 trials conducted in North Dakota from 2004 through 2007, Cavalier yielded 3 percent more than Jim and 2 percent more than Traill. Cavalier has a slightly lower protein content and slightly higher oil content than Jim. This soybean has a yellow hila, which is desirable for a conventional soybean variety, and is a 00.7 maturity cultivar.
To help ensure genetic purity, Cavalier soybean will be protected under PVPA Title V and must be sold as a class of certified seed. A thirty cent per bushels research fee will apply to all Registered and Certified Seed sales. This fee will be collected from the labeler by the North Dakota State Seed Department.
The North Dakota Soybean Council provided some of the funding for the development of the Cavalier soybean variety.
For additional information about Cavalier and other soybean varieties, refer to the most recent North Dakota Soybean Performance Testing circular (A-843) or at www.ag.ndsu.edu/variety/index.htm or contact the soybean breeder or Extension agronomist at (701) 231-7971.
Downloads
File: Cavalier Brochure.pdf