1. Profit is a synthetic variety with 251 parent plants. Parental clones were selected, following 3 or 4 cycles of field selection for resistance to Verticillium wilt, from populations which had previously been selected for winter survival plus resistance to Phytophthora root rot, anthracnose, bacterial wilt and Fusarium wilt. Parentage traces predominately (in order of contribution) to Endure, Apollo II, Saranac AR, Atlas, Olympic, Apollo, WL 318 and Anchor.

2. Profit is intended for use in the northern region of the U.S. for hay, haylage, greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Iowa, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

3. Fall dormancy is between Ranger and Vernal. Flower color of foundation generation is approximately 71% purple and 29% variegated.

4. Profit has high resistance to bacterial wilt and Fusarium wilt ; resistance to Phytophthora root rot and Verticillium wilt; moderate resistance to anthracnose, pea aphid and stem nematode. Reaction to spotted alfalfa aphid and blue alfalfa aphid has not been determined.

5. Breeder (Syn 1) seed was produced on cuttings at Nampa, Idaho, bulked over two years and is held in cold storage. Seed increase is limited to one generation each of breeder, foundation and certified classes. Certified seed may be produced from either breeder or foundation classes. A 3 and 6-year stand life is permitted on fields producing foundation and certified classes, respectively. Foundation seed production is limited to the northern regions of adaptation.

6. Certified seed will be available in 1986.

7. Plant Variety Protection will not be applied for.

8. This information may be forwarded to the PVP office.