Webfoot MPR

1. Webfoot MRP is a synthetic variety with 138 parent plants. Thirty-one Phytophthora--root-rot-resistant selections from the variety Webfoot were crossed to 76 plants from the varieties Blazer XL(42) and Zenith (34) which had been screened for conibined resistance to anthracnose and Aphanomyces root rot. The 138 parent plants were selected from this cross for conibined resistance to Verticilliwn wilt1 Aphanomycesroot rot and anthracnose. These multiple pest resistant selections were intercrossed in the greenhouse in 1989