WL 305
1. Eight clones selected for high seed yield and resistance to leafhopper yellowing from 62 WB (4), Vernal (3) and Atlantic (1) were combined in a 0.2-acre isolated block at Bakersfield, California in 1964. The 1964 and 1965 harvests from this block comprise the breeder seed of WL 305.
2. Central Cornbelt and adjacent areas where WL 303 has performed best, but where a higher level of bacterial wilt resistance is required. For hay or green chop.
3. Flower color - approximately 70% purple, 25% variegated and 5% white and yellow. More uniform in appearance than WL 303, less uniform than DuPuits or Cardinal, similar to Cody in uniformity. Fall and winter dormancy - After a September 9 harvest at Waterloo, Nebr., the October 7 height of WL 305 was 9.2"; WL 303, 9.8"; WL 202, 7.2" and Vernal, 6.0" with the LSD at .05 = 0.9". Upright growth habit. Darker green in color under leafhopper attack than Cody, Ranger and Buffalo.
4. Breeder seed is produced by growing the eight parent clones in isolated open pollination. Foundation or registered seed is produced from breeder seed between the 35 and 43 parallels. Certified seed will be produced only from breeder seed or the first increase of breeder seed, whether it be foundation or registered.
5. 1970.