1. FG 4J03 is a synthetic variety with 144 parent plants. Parent plants were selected for forage yield, persistence, fall dormancy, and forage quality from one or two year old Wisconsin nurseries. Parents trace to breeding populations selected for multifoliolate expression and resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, anthracnose (race 1), Phytophthora root rot, Aphanomyces root rot (race 1), Leptosphaerulina leafspot, pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid. Recurrent phenotyp