FSG 408DP 

1. FSG 408DP is a 40 clone synthetic. Parent clones were selected out of forage yield plots for deep crown placement and/or disease nurseries. These parent plants were progeny tested for one or more of the following traits: forage yield, stand persistence, forage quality, resistance to bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, anthracnose (Race 1), Verticillium wilt and Aphanomyces root rot (Race 1). The percent of germplasm sources are: M. varia (20%), Turkistan (10%), Flemish (36%), Chilean (12%) and Unknown (22%).

2. FSG 408DP is adapted to the North Central, Great Plains and East Central Region of the United States and intended for use in the Northern half of the United States. The states where it has been tested are Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

3. FSG 408DP is a moderately dormant variety similar to the fall dormancy 4 check. Flower color in the Syn. 2 generation is 90% purple, 10% variegated with trace amounts of cream, white and yellow.

4. FSG 408DP has high resistance to bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, anthracnose (Race 1), northern root knot nematode (M. hapla); resistance to Aphanomyces root rot (Race1), stem nematode, Verticillium wilt and pea aphid. FSG 4O8DP has not been tested against spotted alfalfa aphid and blue alfalfa aphid.

5. Breeder seed (Syn. 1) was produced by bulking seed of parent plants which were grown in field isolation near Sloughhouse, CA in 1995. Seed from parental clones were equally bulked. Foundation seed (Syn. 2) was produced from breeder seed and certified seed (Syn. 2 or 3) from either breeder or foundation seed. One generation each of breeder, foundation and two generations of certified seed classes are recognized. A maximum of three harvest years each is permitted on stands producing Breeder and Foundation seed with five years for Certified seed. Dairyland Research International will maintain sufficient Breeder seed for the projected life of the variety.