R. L. Gammie NSW Agriculture, Division of Plant Industries, Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia. Cobber has been evaluated in field trials in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Western Australia. Cultivar development in Victoria consisted of seed multiplication with limited roguing for off-types, based on plant and grain morphology. Morphological description Cobber is a lentil of the subspecific microsperma group and is recognised as a red lentil.
Leaves are pinnate, occasionally ending in a rudimentary tendril.
Cobbber has only slight anthocyanin pigmentation in the stems. Cobber was tested in Victoria in field trials from 1987. The average yield of Cobber in the Wimmera is slightly higher than that of the new red lentil Digger, but its yields tend to be more variable. Cobber commences flowering only 1 week later than Kye but has a more indeterminate flowering habit. Cobber flowers 2-5 days earlier than Digger.