Prepared for distribution
to members of the North VARIETAL PUBLICATION NO. CXXVI
American Alfalfa Improvement
Conference (JHE 6/88)
Vortex
Vector
Sutter
Mecca
Flint
Arroyo
Wilson
Malone
Top Ton
VS--531 (Experimental Designation)
G--2841
98
Legend
LL--3387 (Experimental Designation)
Champ
VS--448 (Experimental Designation)
Fortress
DS--547 (Experimental Designation)
Pro--Cut
AF--21
84--19( Experimental Designation)
84--27( Experimental Designation)
Break--Thru
Chief
WL 225
Haymark
Varietal Publication No. CXXIII
April, 1987
(Experimental Designation Named)
Apollo Supreme (NAPB 32)
ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL SEED CERTIFYING AGENCIES
March, 1988
NATIONAL CERTIFIED ALFALFA VARIETY REVIEW BOARD
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
The members of the National Alfalfa Variety Review Board are of the opinion that the following varieties are distinctive and that seed of these varieties can be certified providing it meets the standards of the certifying agency of the state in which seed is grown. All variety information, including the descriptions, claims and research data to support the claims was supplied to the Board by the applicants. The Board makes judgments regarding the distinctiveness of the variety and its eligibility for certification based on the data supplied. Beyond this, the Board takes no position on the accuracy of truthfulness of any description or claim made by the applicants.
Variety Designation Applicant Approved By
5262 XAF62 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Inc. Review Board
P.O. Box 287
Johnston, IA 50131
5331 XAR53 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Inc. Review Board
P.O. Box 287
Johnston, IA 50131
ICB-34 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Terminator LS-E32 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
York 83B35 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Vortex 83B27 Plant Genetics, Inc Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Vector 83B32 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Sutter 83C63/84C69 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Mecca 83B24/84B23 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Flint 83B37 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Arroyo 83B36 Plant Genetics, Inc. Review Board
1930 Fifth Street
Davis, CA 95616
Wilson 9DIIA New Mexico Ag Exp. Sta. Review Board
30003, Dept. of Agronomy
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Malone MAP New Mexico Ag. Exp. Sta. Review Board
30003, Dept. of Agronomy
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Top Ton VS-315 Super Crost Seeds Review Board
601 Funk Pkwy., Box 67
Kentland, IN 47951
Ultimate VS-531 Vista Review Board
R#1, Box 70
West Salem, WI 54669
G-2841 VS-541 Funk Seeds Intl. Review Board
Box 2911
Bloomington, IL 61701
98 VS-540 LL Olds Seeds Co. Review Board
2901 Packers Ave.
Madison, WI 53707
Legend VS-464 Cenex/Land O' Lakes Review Board
2827 - 8th Ave. S.
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Agri-Boss LL-3387 Vista Review Board
Rt. 1, Box 70
West Salem, WI 54669
Champ LL-3309 Research Seeds Review Board
P.O. Box 1393
St. Joseph, MO 64502
VS-448 Vista Review Board
Rt. 1, Box 70
West Salem, WI 54669
Fortress 83632 Northrup King Co. Review Board
Stanton, MN 55081
DS-547 Dairyland Research Intl. Review Board
RR #1, Box 129
Clinton, WI 53525
Pro-Cut 84-14 L. Herried Seed Co. Review Board
715 N. Main, P.O. box 367
River Falls, WI 54022
AF-21 84-15 Asgro Seed Co. Review Board
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Allstar 84-19 Stanford seed Co. Review Board
P.O. Box 366
Buffalo, NY 14240
Allegiance 84-27 United Agriseeds, Inc. Review Board
P.O. Box 4011
Champaign, IL 61820
Break-Thru 84-16 Custom Farm Seed Review Board
P.O. Box 160
Momence, IL 60954
Chief 84-24 Jacques Seed Co. Review Board
720 St. Croix St.
Prescott, WI 54021
WL-225 84-11 W-L Research Inc. Review Board
2000 Oak Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Haymark FFR 86A44 FFR Cooperative Review Board
4112 E. State Road 225
West Lafayette, IN 47906
XAF62 (Experimental Designation)
1. XAF62 is a 155 plant synthetic cultivar with parents selected through phenotypic recurrent selection originating from several experimental lines tracing to Saranac, Vernal, DuPuits, 530, Alfa, Flemish, Titan, Valor, MnP--B1, and Weevlchek and other germplasms with minor contributions. Parent plants were selected for one or more of the following: bacterial wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora, and winter survival. Germplasm sources are: M. falcata (7%), Ladak (8%), M. varia (25%), Turkistan (3%)7 Flemish (49%) and Chilean (8%)
2. XAF62 is a winterhardy cultivar adapted to the central and northern regions of the United States for hay, haylage, greenchop, and dehydration. The states in which XAF62 have been tested are: Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The variety has been tested using the following experimental designations: XAF62, YAF62, 83SR241 and JHF871.
3. Flower color of the Syn 2 generation is approximately 67% purple, 31% variegated, 2% yellow, and a trace of white and cream. Growth habit is erect in mid summer and semi--erect in the fall. It is a fall dormant variety similar to Vernal.
4. XAF62 has high resistance to bacterial wilt; resistance to Phytophthora root rot, pea and spotted alfalfa aphid; moderate resistance to Fusarium wilt and stem nematode; low resistance to Verticillium wilt. Resistance to blue aphid and anthracnose has not been adequately determined.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced over a two year period on parent plants in "cage isolation" and bulked to provide sufficient quantities for life of variety. Seed classes will be breeder, foundation, and certified. Foundation seed may be produced from breeder or foundation. The second generation foundation may be produced at the discretion of Pioneer Hi--Bred International, Inc. A maximum of 3 consecutive harvest years is permitted on stands producing foundation seed with 5 consecutive harvest years maximum on stand producing certified seed.
6. Seed will be marketed in the spring of 1989.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made and the certification option will not be requested.
8. As a means of added varietal protection, information included in the Application for Review of Alfalfa Varieties for Certification may be provided to the PVP office.
5331
1. 5331 is a 200 plant synthetic with parents selected through phenotypic recurrent selection originating from several experimental lines tracing to NCMP10, Saranac, Vernal, DuPuits, 530, Alfa, Flemish, Titan, Valor, MnP--B1 and other germplasms with minor contributions. Parent plants were selected for one or more of the following: bacterial wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora, and winter survival. Germplasm sources are: M. falcata (4%), Ladak (5%), M. varia (18%), Turkistan (3%), Flemish (65%) and Chilean (5%).
2. 5331 is a cultivar adapted to the central and northern regions of the United States for hay, haylage, greenchop and dehydration. The states in which 5331 have been tested are: Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The variety has been tested using the following experimental designations: XAR53, YAR53, 83SR221 and JHR872.
3. Flower color of the Syn 2 generation is approximately 86% purple, 14% variegated, and a trace of white, cream, and yellow. Growth habit is erect in mid summer and semi--erect in the fall. It is a moderately fall dormant similar to Saranac.
4. 5331 has high resistance to anthracnose (Race 1), bacterial wilt, and Fusarium wilt; resistance to Phytophthora root rot; moderate resistance to anthracnose (Race 2), pea aphid, stem nematode, and spotted alfalfa aphid; low resistance to Verticillium wilt. Resistance to blue aphid has not been adequately determined.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced over two years on parent plants in "cage isolation" and bulked to provide sufficient quantities for life of variety. Seed classes will be breeder, foundation, and certified. Foundation seed may be produced from breeder or foundation. The second generation foundation may be produced at the discretion of Pioneer Hi--Bred International, Inc. A maximum of 3 consecutive harvest years is permitted on stands producing foundation seed with 5 consecutive harvest years maximum on stand producing certified seed.
6. Seed will be marketed in the spring of 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made and the certification option will not be requested.
8. As a means of added varietal protection, information included in the Application for Review of Alfalfa Varieties for Certification may be provided to the PVP office.
ICB-34 (Experimental Designation)
1. ICB-34 was developed in the greenhouse by hand-crossing 150 selected plants from WL-318 and 150 plants from Vertus, a moderately dormant flemish cultivar. Germplasm sources for ICB-34 are estimated to be Flemish (50%) and unknown (50%). A complementary strain crossing method was employed.
2. Proposed areas of intended use for ICB-34 are the inter-mountain areas of northern California, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and southern Idaho. ICB-34 has been tested for forage yield in: Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho and California.
3. ICB-34 is moderately dormant and is similar to DuPuits in dormancy. Flower color is approximately 99% purple and 1% variegated.
4. ICB-34 is resistant to Fusarium wilt, moderately resistant to: anthracnose, bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, and Phytophthora root rot. It has not been tested for: stem nematode, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid or blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Seed increases of ICB--34 shall be on a limited generation basis,
with one generation of breeders (syn 2) seed and one or two
generations of foundation (syn 3 or 4) with the syn 4 generation
produced only at the breeders option. Certified seed will be the first
generation from either breeders (syn 2) or foundation (syn 3 or 4) at
breeder's option. Breeders, foundation or certified seed are limited
to 1, 3, and 4 years respectively, for length of stand. No other
generation or class of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will first be offered for sale in 1988.
7. Application for protection under the Plant Variety Protection act
will be made. The Certification option will not be requested.
8. As a means of added varietal protection this application will be
filed with the P.V.P. office.
1. Terminator is a 400 plant synthetic alfalfa cultivar. Terminator
was developed by intercrossing 400 anthracnose resistant plants,
selected from the Verticillium wilt resistant population (LS--49). A
recurrent selection method of breeding was employed. Parentage of
LS--49 traces to: Phytor(10%), LS--NWV1 (8%), ICB--34V1 (10%), LS--MWV1
(12%), Agate (12%), WL--318 (8%), Apollo II (20%), Answer (5%), Blazer
(10%), LS--MNP1V1 (5%). Germplasm sources for Terminator are estimated
to be: M. falcata (6%), Ladak (10%), M. varia (21%), Turkistan (5%),
Flemish (31%), Chilean (8%), Peruvian (2%), Unknown (17%).
2. Proposed areas of intended use for Terminator are the dairy belt
states of the upper midwest and north east as well as areas of the intermountain west where Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, and stem nematode are known to occur. Terminator will be used for hay, haylage, greenchop and grazing in the area of use. It has been tested in MN., WI., MI., IA., PA. and NV.
3. Terminator is a moderately dormant alfalfa similar to Saranac
alfalfa in fall dormancy. Flower color is approximately 94% purple, 4% variegated, and 2% cream.
4. Terminator is highly resistant to bacterial wilt and Fusarium wilt.
It is resistant to Phytophthora root rot, anthracnose, Verticillium wilt and moderately resistant to stem nematodes. It has not been tested for pea aphids, spotted alfalfa aphid or blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Seed increases of Terminator shall be on a limited generation
basis, with one generation of breeders (syn 2) seed and one or two generations of foundation (syn 3 or 4)with the syn 4 generation produced only at the breeders option. Certified seed will be the first generation from either breeders (syn 2) or foundation (syn 3 or 4).
Breeders, foundation or certified seed are limited to 1,3, and 4 years respectively, for length of stand. No other generation of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will first be offered for sale in 1988.
7. Application for protection under the Plant Variety Protection act
will be made. The Certification option will not be requested.
8. As a means of additional varietal protection, information in this application will be giver to the Plant Variety Protection Office.
York
1. York is a 150 plant synthetic cultivar. It was developed by mass selecting for resistance to anthracnose. Germplasm traces to Advantage (2), Anchor (3), Answer (6), Armor (15), Atlas (15), G2815 (26), Gladiator (3), Mercury (15), Pacer (5), Phytor (2), Team (16), Thor (2), Valor (17), Vancor (8), and Vangard (15). Germplasm sources are as follows: 5% M. falcata, 7% Ladak, 27% M. varia, 11% Turkistan, 21% Flemish, 23% Chilean, <1% Peruvian, 1% Indian, and 4% unknown.
2. Yorks proposed areas of adaptation are the central eastern states
of Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and the inter--mountain western
states of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada. General use will be hay,
greenchop, and dehydrated alfalfa. York has been tested in California,
Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
3. Flower color is approximately 98% purple, 2% variegated, and a trace
of white. York is moderately dormant, with fall dormancy similar to
Saranac.
4. York has high resistance to anthracnose; resistance to bacterial
wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt, and stem nematode. It has
moderate resistance to pea aphid and low resistance to Verticillium
wilt and spotted alfalfa aphid. York is susceptible to blue alfalfa
aphid.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced in 1983 in an isolation
cage near Woodland, California, to last the life of the variety. It is
maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc., in environmentally controlled
storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder
or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeder's option. Certified seed (Syn
2,3,or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed. Stand
duration will be 1,3, and 4 years for breeder, foundation, and
certified seed fields, respectively.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Applications for PVP will be made. The certification option will not
be requested.
8. Information may be given to the PVP office.
Vortex
1. Vortex is a 77 plant synthetic variety. It was developed by mass
selecting plants for persistence, good agronomic characteristics, and
disease--free roots, in 3--4 year old established fields of northeastern
California. Vortex traces to Apollo 26%, Magnum 23%, Atra 55 20%, WL
312 18%, and RS 209 13%. Plants were pollinated in 1983 near Woodland,
CA. to produce breeder seed (Syn 1) in an isolation cage. Vortex
traces to: 5% M. falcata, 8% Ladak, 20% M. varia, 21% Turkistan, 9%
Flemish, 11% Chilean, 6% Peruvian, and 2% unknown.
2. Proposed areas of adaptation are the central midwest which includes
southern Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and parts of the
inter--mountain West. Primary use will be general forage. Vortex has
been tested in California, Idaho, Michigan, and Minnesota.
3. Flower color is approximately 100% purple with a trace of variegated and white. Vortex is moderately dormant, with fall dormancy similar to Saranac.
4. Vortex has high resistance to bacterial wilt; resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, stem nematode, and spotted alfalfa aphid. It has moderate resistance to pea aphid and blue alfalfa aphid. Vortex has low resistance to anthracnose and Verticillium.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced in 1983 in an isolation cage near Woodland, California, to last the life of the variety. It is maintained by Plant Genetics. Inc. in
environmentally controlled storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeders option. Certified seed (Syn 2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed. Stand duration will be 1, 3, and 4 years for breeder, foundation, and certified seed fields, respectively. No other generation or class of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be available in l988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made. Certification option will not be requested.
8. Information may be given to PVP office.
Vector
1. Vector is a 102 plant synthetic alfalfa cultivar. Parent plants were mass selected for resistance to anthracnose and Phytophthora root rot. Parentage traces to Trumpetor 37%, Apollo II 33%, WL 314 13%. Vernema 11%, Maris Phoenix 4%, and Maris Sabilt 2%. Breeder seed (syn 1) was produced in l983 near Woodland, CA. in a screened
2. Vectors proposed areas of use are the northern midwest states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana), parts of the eastern U.S. (Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania) as well as the inter--mountain regions of the western U.S.(Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada). Primary use will be general forage. Vector has been tested in California, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
3. Vector is moderately dormant, similar to Saranac in fall dormancy.
Flower color is approximately 100% purple, with a trace of variegated,
yellow, and white.
4. Vector has high resistance to Fusarium wilt; resistance to
anthracnose, bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root rot, stem nematode, pea
aphid, and spotted alfalfa aphid. It has moderate resistance to
Verticillium wilt; and low resistance to the blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (syn 1) was produced in l983 in an isolation
cage near Woodland, California, to last the life of the variety. It is
maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc. in environmentally controlled
storage. Foundation seed (syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder
or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeder's option. Certified seed (syn
2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed.
Stand duration is 1, 3, and 4 years for breeder, foundation, and
certified seed fields, respectively. No other generation or class of
seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be offered for sale In 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made.
Certification option will not be requested.
8. Information in this application may be given to the PVP office.
Sutter
1. Sutter is a 65 clone synthetic cultivar developed by mass
selecting plants for persistence, good agronomic characteristics, and disease--free roots, in 3--4 year--old fields in the northern San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys (CA). Germplasm traces to Amador (12), AS49R (3), 167 (2), 581 (6) and WL318 (42). Approximately, three cuttings of each clone were transplanted and pollinated in an isolation cage to produce Sutter breeder seed (Syn 1). Sutter can be traced to 12% Turkistan, 4% Chilean, 1% Peruvian, and 83% unknown.
2. Proposed areas of adaptation are the western and intermountain regions of the U.S. and other similar areas. Primary use will be hay, greenchop, and dehydrated alfalfa. Sutter has been tested in California and Idaho.
3. Sutter is a moderately dormant cultivar with fall dormancy similar to Mesilla. Flower color is approximately 95% purple and 5% variegated. The stems are erect in the summer and semi--erect in fall.
4. Sutter has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora
root rot, and spotted alfalfa aphid; resistance to bacterial wilt, stem nematode, and pea aphid. It has moderate resistance to blue alfalfa aphid and low resistance to Verticillium wilt. Sutter is susceptible to anthracnose.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced in 1983 and 1984 in isolation cages near Woodland. California to last the life of the variety. Breeder seed produced in 1983 and 1984 was not bulked. It is maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc. in environmentally controlled storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeders option. Certified seed (Syn 2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed. Stand duration of breeder, foundation, and certified seed will be 2, 3, and 4 years, respectively. No other generation or class of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection has been made. Certification option was not requested.
8. Information may be given to PVP Office.
Mecca
1. Mecca is a synthetic alfalfa cultivar developed by mass selecting plants for persistence, good agronomic characteristics, and disease--free roots, in early 1983 from 4 thinned 3 year old alfalfa hay fields in the Palo Verde and Imperial Valleys of CA. The fields were reportedly planted with Cibola, CUF101, Maxidor, and an unidentified non--dormant (reported as El Camino Brand under which 4 or 5 WL varieties are sold) which contributed 65, 57, 70, & 12 plants, respectively. The plants were potted and lightly rogued for good agronomic characteristics reducing the original 210 plants by
3%. The plants were transplanted in a screened cage and pollinated with leafcutter and honeybees to produce breeder seed (Syn 1). Mecca traces to M. falcata 1%, Ladak 1%, M. varia 2%, Turkistan 10%, Flemish 1%, Chilean 9%, Peruvian 2%, Indian 20%, African 46% and 10% unknown.
2. Meccas proposed areas of adaptation are the southwestern U.S. and
similar regions where highly non--dormant cultivars are grown. Its
primary use are for hay, greenchop, and dehydration. This variety has
been tested in California.
3. Mecca is very nondormant and the flowers are approximately 99%
purple, 1% variegated with a trace being cream and white. The growth
habit is erect in summer and moderately erect to erect in late fall.
4. Mecca has high resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid, pea aphid, and
Fusarium wilt; moderate resistance to blue alfalfa aphid and
Phytophthora root rot; and low resistance to bacterial wilt,
anthracnose, and stem nematode. Its reaction to Verticillium wilt has
not been determined.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1)was produced in 1983 and 1984 in isolation cages near Woodland, California to last the life of the variety. Breeder seed produced in 1983 and 1984 was not bulked. It is maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc. in environmentally controlled storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeders option. Certified seed (Syn 2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed. Breeder, foundation and certified seed will be produced for 2, 3, and 4 years, respectively. No other generation or class of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will not be done.
8. Information may be given to the PVP office.
Flint
1. Flint is a 114 plant synthetic variety developed by mass selecting plants for resistance to anthracnose. Flint traces to AS67 (10), Atra 55 (2), Blazer (5), Cascade (5), Duke (20), Expo (14), G7730 (1), Jubilee (11), Olympic (21), 524 (1), 545 (6), Riley (7), and Trident (11). In 1983, the plants were pollinated in an isolation cage near Woodland, CA. to produce breeder (Syn 1) seed. Approximate germplasm sources are as follows: M. falcata 4%, Ladak 10%, M. varia 23%, Turkistan 11%, Flemish 22%, Chilean 19%, Peruvian 3%, and unknown 8%.
2. Proposed areas of adaptation are Iowa, southern Minnesota and
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and parts
of inter--mountain West. Its primary use will be of hay, greenchop
and dehydrated alfalfa. Flint has been tested in California,
Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
3. Flint is moderately dormant with fall dormancy similar to
Saranac. Flower color is approximately 98% purple, 2% variegated, with
a trace of cream and white.
4. Flint has high resistance to anthracnose and Fusarium wilt; resistance to bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root rot, and spotted alfalfa aphid. It has moderate resistance to stem nematode and pea aphid; and low resistance to Verticillium wilt. It is susceptible to blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced in 1983 in an
isolation cage near Woodland, California, to last the life of the
variety. It is maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc. in environmentally
controlled storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced
from breeder or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeders option.
Certified seed (Syn 2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or
foundation seed. Stand duration will be 1, 3, and 4 years for
breeder, foundation, and certified seed fields, respectively. No
other generation or class of seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made.
The certification option will not be requested.
8. Information in this application can be given to the PVP
office.
Arroyo
1. Arroyo is a 52 clone synthetic cultivar developed from mass
selecting plants for persistence, good agronomic
characteristics, and disease--free roots, in the northern San
Joaquin Valley, CA. from 3--4 year old established hay fields.
The fields were reportedly planted with 581, WL 512, and WL
515 of which 10, 8, and 34 clones were utilized respectively. In
1983, approximately 3 cuttings of each clone were pollinated in
an isolation cage to produce breeder seed (Syn 1). Germplasm
sources are as follows: M. Falcata <1%, Ladak <1%, M. varia <1%,
Turkistan 13%, Flemish <1%, Chilean 4%, Peruvian <1%, Indian<1%,
African <1%, and unknown 82%.
2. Arroyo's proposed areas of adaptation are the non--dormant growing areas of the southwestern U.S. and other similar areas. It is intended for hay, greenchop, and dehydrated alfalfa. Arroyo has been tested in California.
3. Arroyo is a nondormant alfalfa similar to Moapa 69 in fall
dormancy. Flower color is approximately 75% purple, 25% variegated,
with a trace of yellow and white.
4. Arroyo has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, stem nematode, pea aphid, and spotted alfalfa aphid. It has moderate resistance to bacterial wilt and blue alfalfa aphid, and low resistance to anthracnose. Arroyo has not been tested for Verticillium wilt.
5. Sufficient breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced in 1983 in an isolation
cage near Woodland, California, to last the life of the variety. It is
maintained by Plant Genetics, Inc. in environmentally controlled
storage. Foundation seed (Syn 2 or 3) may only be produced from breeder
or Syn 2 foundation seed at the breeders option. Certified seed (Syn
2, 3, or 4) may be produced from either breeder or foundation seed.
Stand duration will be 1, 3, and 4 years for breeder, foundation, and
certified seed fields, respectively. No other generation or class of
seed will be recognized.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will be made.
Certification option will not be requested.
8. Information may be given to the PVP office.
Wilson
1. Wilson was developed by one cycle of phenotypic selection from the
"field stress" 1/ procedure for improved production under deficit
levels of irrigation. Parent plants originated from Zia (80%), Mesilla
(11%), Turkistan (3%), Baker (3%), and NC--83--2 (3%). Wilson is
primarily of Turkistan (72%) and Chilean (22%) parentage.
2. Wilson has been tested and is intended for hay production in N.M.
in areas with anticipated shortage of irrigation water.
3. Wilson is 100% purple flowered. Wilson is a moderately dormant
variety with fall dormancy similar to Mesilla.
4. Wilson is resistant to bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt and pea aphid;
moderately resistant to spotted alfalfa aphid, and stem nematode; and
susceptible to anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot, and the blue
alfalfa aphid. Wilson has not been evaluated for resistance to
Verticillium wilt.
5. Parent plants will be maintained by vegetative propagation and Syn.
1 seed produced in replicated cages. Syn. 2 seed (breeders seed) will
be produced in geographic isolation blocks. Seed increase will be on a
four generation basis. Stand longevity will be four years for breeders
and foundation seed and six years for registered and certified.
Breeders seed will be produced in N.M. and foundation, registered, and
certified produced in NM, ID, CA, WA, OR. Seed increase will be under
the supervision of the N.M. Crop Improvement Association or other seed
certifying agencies.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1989.
7. Application will not be made to the PVP.
8. Descriptive data will be made available to the PVP office.
1/ "The field stress procedure consists of 1) selecting a uniform, well--drained field, 2) seeding at 20 to 40 lbs/A using 2 or 3 irrigations for establishment, 3) no further irrigations, 4) select when 99% + of plants appear dead, 5) select for ability to live and grow under these conditions, 6) selections usually made in mid-summer of second year.
Malone
1. Malone was developed from a bee poll mated strain cross of Dona Ana
x MAN--5 followed by 4 cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for
combined Phytophthora root rot and anthracnose resistance. Malone
originated from Turkistan (23%) and Chilean (77%) sources.
2. Malone has been tested in and is intended for hay production in New
Mexico.
3. Flower color is 100% purple with a trace of white. Malone is a
moderately fall dormant variety with fall dormancy similar to Mesilla.
4. Malone is highly resistant to Fusarium wilt and the pea aphid;
resistant to race 1 and race 2 anthracnose, bacterial wilt,
Phytophthora root rot, and spotted alfalfa aphid; moderately resistant
to the stem nematode, and susceptible to the blue alfalfa aphid.
Malone has not been tested for resistance to Verticillium wilt.
5. Parent plants will be vegetatively propagated and intercross seed
produced in cages or geographic isolation. Syn. 1 is breeders seed.
Seed increase will be on a 4 generation basis in NM, ID, CA, WA, and
OR. Seed production will be under the supervision of the N. M. Crop
Improvement Association or other seed certifying agencies. Stand
longevity will be limited to 4 years for breeders and foundation seed
and 6 years for registered or certified seed.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. Application will not be made for PVP.
8. Descriptive information will be made available to the PVP office.
Top Ton
1. Top Ton is a synthetic variety with 325 parent plants. Parent
plants trace to various populations selected for resistance to one or
more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt,
anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot, and spotted alfalfa aphid.
Phenotypic recurrent selection was used. Parentage traces
predominantly (in order of contribution) to Emerald, Action, Summit,
DK-135, Trident, 120, Magnum, and Advantage. Approximate germplasm
source contributions are: M. falcata -4%, Ladak -3%, M. varia -21%,
Turkistan -3%, Flemish -62%, and Chilean -7%.
2. Top Ton is intended for use in the northern U.S. for hay, haylaqe,
greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
3. Top Ton is a moderately fall dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to Saranac. Flower color is 82% purple, 18% variegated, and a trace of white, yellow and cream.
4. Top Ton has high resistance to bacterial wilt, anthracnose, and
Fusarium wilt, with resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium
wilt, and pea aphid. It has low resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid.
Reaction to stem nematode and blue alfalfa aphid has not been
adequately tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one generation
each of breeder and certified seed classes, and two generations of
foundation seed. Breeder (Syn.1) , foundation (Syn.2 or Syn.3) , and
certified (Syn.3 or Syn.4) classes will be recognized. Production of
Syn.3 foundation seed requires the consent of the breeder. Breeder
seed was produced under cage isolation at Woodland, CA. Sufficient
foundation seed for the projected life of the variety will be
maintained by VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
1. VS-531 is a synthetic variety with 320 parent plants. Parent plants trace to various populations selected for resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot, Leptosphaerulina leaf spot and spotted alfalfa aphid. Phenotypic recurrent selection was used. Parentage traces predominately (in order of contribution) to Crown, DK--125, Centurion, Sure, Trident, M. falcata (PI 258754), Magnum, Advantage, 532, Excalibur and Jubilee. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: M. falcata -- 12%, Ladak -- 4%, M. varia -- 29%, Turkistan -- 3%, Flemish -- 45%, and Chilean -- 7%.
2. VS--531 is intended for use in the northern U.S. for hay, haylaqe,
greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
3. VS--531 is a moderately fall dormant variety. Fall dormancy is
similar to Saranac. Flower color is 74% purple, 26% variegated, and a
trace of white, yellow and cream.
4. VS--531 has high resistance to bacterial wilt, and anthracnose, with
resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, spotted
alfalfa aphid, pea aphid, and Fusarium wilt. It has a significant
level of resistance to Leptosphaerulina leafspot but actual %
resistant plants has not been established. Reaction to stem nematode
and blue alfalfa aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one generation
each of breeder and certified seed classes, and two generations of
foundation seed. Breeder (Syn. 1), foundation (Syn.2 or Syn. 3), and
certified (Syn.3 or Syn.4) classes will be recognized. Production of
Syn.3 foundation seed requires the consent of the breeder. Breeder
seed was produced under cage isolation at Woodland, CA. Sufficient
foundation seed for the projected life of the variety will be
maintained by VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1998.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
G-2841
1. G-2841 is a synthetic variety with 346 parent plants. Parent plants trace to various populations selected for resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot, Leptosphaerulina leafspot and spotted alfalfa aphid. Phenotypic recurrent selection was used. Parebtage traces predominantly (in order of contribution) to Centurion, Ultra, Sure, M. falcata (PI 258754), and Oneida. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: M. falcata -19%, Ladak -4%, M. varia -32%, Turkistan - 3%, Flemish -37%, and Chilean -5%.
2. G-2841 is intended for use in the northern U.S. for hay, haylage,
greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
3. G-2841 is a dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to Ranger.
Flower color is 62% purple, 38% variegated, and a trace of white,
yellow and cream.
4. G--284l has high resistance to bacterial wilt, spotted alfalfa aphid and pea aphid, with resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, anthracnose, Fusarium wilt. It has significant resistance to Leptosphaerulina leafspot but actual % resistant plants has not been established. Reaction to stem nematode and blue alfalfa aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one generation
each of breeder and certified seed classes, and two generations of
foundation seed. Breeder (Syn. 1), foundation (Syn.2 or Syn. 3) , and
certified (Syn.3 or Syn.4) classes will be recognized. Production of
Syn.3 foundation seed requires the consent of the breeder. Breeder
seed was produced under cage isolation at Woodland CA. Sufficient
foundation seed for the projected life of the variety will be
maintained by VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
98
1. 98 is a synthetic variety with 373 parent plants. Parent plants trace to various populations selected for resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot, Leptosphaerulina leafspot and spotted alfalfa aphid. Phenotypic recurrent selection was used. Parentage traces predominately (in order of contribution) to Ultra, Centurion, Summit, Oneida, M. falcata (PI 258754), Magnum, and Advantage. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: M. falcata -16%, Ladak -5%, M. varia -32%, Turkistan -4%, Flemish -39%, and Chilean -4%.
2. 98 is intended for use in the northern U.S. for hay, haylage,
greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
3. 98 is a dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to Ranger. Flower
color is 68% purple, 32% variegated, and a trace of white, yellow and
cream.
4. 98 has high resistance to anthracnose and bacterial wilt, and
resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium
wilt, pea aphid, and spotted alfalfa aphid. It has significant
resistance to Leptosphaerulina leafspot but actual % resistant plants
has not been determined. Reaction to stem nematode and blue alfalfa
aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one generation
each of breeder and certified seed classes, and two generations of
foundation seed. Breeder (Syn.1), foundation (Syn.2 or Syn.3), and
certified (Syn.3 or Syn.4) classes will be recognized. Production of
Syn.3 foundation seed requires the consent of the breeder. Breeder
seed was produced under cage isolation at Woodland, CA. Sufficient
foundation seed for the projected life of the variety will be
maintained by VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
Legend
1. Legend is a synthetic variety with 385 parent plants. Parent plants
trace to various populations selected for multifoliolate expression
and resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt,
Verticillium wilt, anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot,
Leptosphaerulina leafspot and spotted alfalfa aphid. Phenotypic
recurrent selection was used. Parentage traces predominately (in order
of contribution) to Emerald, Summit, Edge, DK-135, Advantage, 120,
Oneida, 531 and Big 10. Approximate germplasm source contributions
are: M. falcata -5%, Ladak -5%, M. varia -26%, Turkistan -3%, Flemish
-55%, and Chilean -6%.
2. Legend is intended for use in the northern U.S. for hay, haylage,
greenchop or dehy production. It has been tested in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
3. Legend is a moderately dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to
Saranac. Flower color is 82% purple, 18% variegated, and a trace of
white, yellow and cream. At first flower 30% to 80% of the plants show
some multifoliolate expression, depending on environment.
4. Legend has high resistance to bacterial wilt, anthracnose, and
Fusarium wilt, with resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium
wilt, and pea aphid. It has low resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid.
Legend has significant resistance to Leptosphaerulina leafspot but
actual % resistant plants has not been determined. Reaction to stem
nematode and blue alfalfa aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one
generation each of breeder and certified seed classes, and two
generations of foundation seed. Breeder (Syn. 1), foundation (Syn. 2
or Syn. 3), and certified (Syn. 3 or Syn. 4) classes will be
recognized. Production of Syn. 3 foundation seed requires the consent
of the breeder. Breeder seed was produced under cage isolation at
Woodland, CA. Sufficient foundation seed for the projected life of the
variety will be maintained by VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
LL3387 (Experimental Designation)
1. LL3387 is a synthetic variety with 87 parental plants. Parental plants were selected (phenotypic recurrent selection) for anthracnose and Phytophthora root rot resistance. They trace to: crosses between clones HP9 (selection from a broadbased hardy germplasm) and ApO2 (Apollo selection) with various plants derived from Peak, Epic, and Apollo [57 F1's]; Trident [27]; and Saranac AR [3]. An estimate of the % of the major germplasm sources that contributed to the genetic constitution of this variety is M. falcata (9%), Ladak (11%) , M. varia (31%) Turkistan (9%), Flemish (31%), Chilean (8%), Peruvian (1%).
2. LL3387 is intended for use in the Northern U.S. for hay, haylage,
greenchop and dehy production. It has been tested in Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Idaho.
3. LL3387 is a dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to Ranger. Flower color is approximately 41% purple, 59% variegated with a trace of white, cream and yellow.
4. LL3387 has high resistance to bacterial wilt, anthracnose, Fusarium
wilt, Phytophthora root rot, and pea aphids endemic to Iowa, moderate
resistance to Verticillium wilt and stem nematodes. It is susceptible
to the spotted alfalfa aphid. Fall dormancy is similar to Ranger.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generation basis with one generation
each of breeder, and certified seed classes, and two generations of
foundation seed. Breeder (Syn 1) foundation (Syn 2 or Syn 3), and
certified (Syn 3 or Syn 4) classes will be recognized. Production of
Syn 3 foundation seed requires the consent of the breeder. Breeder
seed was produced under cage isolation in Idaho. Sufficient foundation
seed for the projected life of the variety will be maintained by
VISTA.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
Champ
1. Champ is a nine clone synthetic variety. Parental clones were selected on the basis of extensive clonal and progeny tests in Idaho and Iowa for forage and seed yield and resin stance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, and pea aphids. Parental clones were selected from Peak (5) and one each from Epic, Apollo II, a Vernal x Weevlchek cross, and a Peak x Epic cross. An estimate of the % of the major germplasm sources that contributed to the genetic constitution of this variety is M. falcata (6%), Ladak (7%) M. varia (23%), Turkistan (6%) Flemish (42%) and Chilean (16%).
2. Champ is adapted for hay, green chop, and other forage uses in the
Northern region of the USA and Southern Canada where Verticillium may
be a problem. It has been tested in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Pennsylvania, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, and Michigan.
3. Champ is a dormant variety. Fall dormancy is similar to Ranger. Flower color is approximately 45% purple and 55% variegated with a trace of yellow, white and cream.
4. Champ has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, pea aphids and stem
nematodes, resistance to bacterial wilt and moderate resistance to
Phytophthora root rot, and Verticillium wilt. It is susceptible to
anthracnose and has not been tested for spotted or blue alfalfa
aphids.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on replicated ramets of the
parental clones in isolation. Foundation (Syn 2) and certified (Syn 3)
fields are planted with breeder and foundation seed respectively. Seed
increase is on a one generation basis for each class with stand
limitations of 1,3, and 6 years for the breeder, foundation, and
certified classes respectively.
6. Certified seed will be available in the spring of 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection.
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
VS-448 (Experimental Designation)
1. VS--448 was developed by strain crossing three breeding populations which had undergone intensive phenotypic recurrent selection for resistance to the blue alfalfa aphid, Phytophthora root rot, and anthracnose. Equal quantities of seed of each of three crosses was used to establish a Breeder seed cage. Parentage traces predominately (in order of contribution) to: Pierce, CUF 101, DK--187, WL 512, UC 143, UC 123, and UC Cargo. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: Ladak --1%, M. varia --2%, Turkistan --16%, Flemish --1% , Chilean --6%, Peruvian 12%, Indian --20%, African --36%, and Unknown -6%.
2. VS--448 is intended for use in the San Joaquin Valley of California
and low desert valleys of California, Arizona, and New Mexico for hay,
haylage, or dehy production.
3. VS--448 is a nondormant variety with fall dormancy similar to Moapa
69. Flower color of foundation generation is approximately 99% purple
and 1% variegated.
4. VS--448 has high resistance to the blue alfalfa aphid, spotted
alfalfa aphid, and Fusarium wilt; resistance to Phytophthora root rot
and anthracnose; and low resistance to Verticillium wilt. Reaction to
bacterial wilt, pea aphid and stem nematode are undetermined.
5. Seed increase of VS--448 is on a limited--generation basis with one
generation each of breeder and certified seed classes, and up to two
generations of foundation seed. Breeder (Syn. I), foundation (Syn. II
or III), and certified (Syn. III or IV) classes will be recognized.
Breeder seed (Syn. I) was produced under cage isolation in 1984 at
Woodland, CA. Sufficient foundation seed for the projected life of
this variety will be maintained by VISTA. Production of Syn. III
foundation seed requires consent of the breeder.
6. Certified seed will be available in 1988.
7. No decision has been made concerning Plant Variety Protection
(PVP).
8. This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.
Fortress
1. Breeding methods used in development of Fortress were phenotypic
recurrent selection and line or strain crossing. Approximately 2,000
plants served as parents of Fortress. Selection criteria were
resistance to Phytophthora root rot, spotted alfalfa aphid,
Verticillium wilt and anthracnose. Germplasm used in development of
Fortress was derived from Apollo II (50%) and DK135 (50%). Original
germplasm sources of these lines were Flemish (42%), Medicago varia
(22%), Chilean (12%), Medicago falcata (8%), Ladak (8%), Turkistan
(4%) with four percent unknown.
2. Primary use of Fortress will be for general forage production and its area of adaptation is the Northern U.S. It has been tested in Pennsylvania, Washington and Minnesota. It will probably be marketed throughout the Northern U.S.
3. Fortress has moderate fall dormancy and is most similar to Saranac.
Flower color is approximately 96% purple, 2% cream, 1% white and 1%
variegated.
4. Fortress has high resistance to Phytophthora root rot, stem
nematode and spotted alfalfa aphid; it has resistance to bacterial
wilt, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt and pea aphid. It has not been
tested for reaction to blue alfalfa aphid. It also has a low level of
resistance to Aphanomyces but exact percentage of resistant plants has
not been adequately determined.
5. Adequate breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced to last the life of the
variety during one year. Seed classes will be breeder (Syn 1),
foundation (Syn 2 or 3) and certified (Syn 2, 3 or 4). Two generations
of foundation seed may be produced at the discretion of Northrup King
Co. Limitation on age of stand will be one, three and five years,
respectively for production of breeder, foundation and certified seed.
6. Certified seed will be offered for sale in 1988.
7. Application for plant variety protection may be made but the
certification option will not be requested.
8. Information in this application may be turned over to the PVP
office.
DS-547 (Experimental Designation)
1. DS--547 is a 45 clone synthetic variety developed by Dairyland Research International, Clinton, Wisconsin. Parental clones traced to Magnum + (12), Iroquois (7), MSB--CW5AN3 (5), Vertus (4), Lahontan (2), PI206452 (2), Vernal (1), and derivatives of our experimental breeding lines from an unknown source (12). Parental clones were selected based on progeny tests for one or more of the following traits: forage yield, stand persistence, winter hardiness, seed yield, and resistance to bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt, anthracnose, and Verticillium wilt. Parental clones were planted in a cage and interpollinated by bees to produce Syn. 1 as breeder seed for the first time in 1982. Germplasm sources trace to 7 percent M. falcata, 8 percent Ladak, 20 percent M. varia, 18 percent Turkistan, 22 percent Flemish, 5 percent Chilean, and 20 percent unknown.
2. DS--547 has been tested in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. It
will be marketed in Midwest states (WI, MI, MN, IA, IL, etc). The
primary purpose will be for hay, greenchop, and dehydration.
3. Flower color is approximately 78 percent purple, 21 percent
variegated, 1/2 percent yellow, and 1/2 percent cream. It is a
moderately dormant variety similar to "Saranac".
4. This variety has high resistance to bacterial wilt, resistance to
Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, anthracnose, and Verticillium
wilt. It has not been tested for stem nematode, pea aphid, spotted
alfalfa aphid and blue aphid.
5. Breeder seed has been produced from cuttings of the parental clones
in a cage as Syn 1. Breeder seed (Syn. 1) was grown for the expected
life of the variety and will be kept separate from year to year.
Foundation seed will be produced from Breeder seed and Certified seed
either from Breeder or Foundation seed. One generation each of
Breeder, Foundation, and Certified seed class is recognized. A maximum
of three years each is permitted on stands producing Breeder and
Foundation seed with five years for Certified seed.
6. Certified seed will be available for sale in 1989.
7. It is undecided whether Plant Variety Protection will be applied
for.
8. Information on this application may be turned over to the Plant
Variety Protection office.
1. PRO-CUT is a synthetic variety resulting from three cycles of
recurrent phenotypic selection for resistance to anthracnose -- Race 1
(206 plants in cycle 1), Verticillium wilt (165 plants in cycle 2) and
Phytophthora root rot (l94 plants in cycle 3). Parental germplasm was
from six advanced breeding lines tracing primarily from selections out
of Saranac, Vernal, Atlantic, and Acclaim with minor contributions
from Ranger and Team. The genetic contribution of major germplasm
sources approximate 8% M. falcata, 8% Ladak, 29% M. varia, 9%
Turkistan, 41% Flemish, and 5% Chilean.
2. PRO--CUT is moderately fall--dormant, adapted for use in the northern
half of the U.S. for hay, haylage and dehydration. PRO--CUT has been
yield-tested in IA, MN, OR and WA and will be marketed throughout its
area of adaptation.
3. Approximately 96% of the flowers are purple, with 3% variegated,
and 1% yellow. Mid--summer growth is erect. Fall growth is similar to
Saranac.
4. PRO-CUT has high resistance to bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root
rot, and Fusarium wilt, resistance to anthracnose (Race 1),
Verticillium wilt, pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid and moderate
resistance to stem nematode and northern root knot nematode. Reaction
to blue alfalfa aphid has not been tested adequately.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 194 plants grown under cage
isolation at Warden, WA. Sufficient Foundation seed was produced near
Nampa, ID for the expected life of the variety. One generation of
Breeder (Syn 1), two generations each of Foundation (Syn 2 or 3) and
Certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum of 3 harvest
years are permitted for stands producing Foundation seed and 5 years
for Certified seed fields. Foundation seed must be produced above 40
degrees north latitude.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. Application has been made for Plant Variety Protection without the
certification option.
8. The information in this application is made available for PVP
office use.
1. AF 21 is a 160 plant synthetic variety resulting from two cycles of
recurrent phenotypic selection for resistance to Verticillium wilt
(182 plants in cycle 1) followed by anthracnose (Race 1) (160 plants
in cycle 2). The base population was composed of three experimental
lines which were selected for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and
combined in approximately equal numbers of plants totaling 370. These
three lines, tracing primarily to Vernal, Saranac, Ranger and Vertus,
with lesser contributions from Atlantic, Sabilit, WL 305 and WL 309,
were developed through recurrent phenotypic selection for resistance
to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, pea aphid,
spotted alfalfa aphid, Fusarium wilt and stem nematode. Estimates of
parental germplasm sources comprising AF-21 are M. falcata --7%,
Ladak --6%, M. varia --32%, Turkistan -8%, Flemish --42%, and Chilean -
5%.
2. AF-21 is moderately fall--dormant and adapted to the northern half
of the U.S. for production of hay, haylage and dehydrated forage.
AF 21 has been tested in PA, NY, WI, IL, MN, OR and WA. It will be
marketed throughout its area of adaptation.
3. Flower color of AF-21 is approximately 70% purple, 28% variegated, 2% yellow and a trace of cream. Mid-summer growth is erect. Fall-growth is similar to that of Saranac.
4. AF-21 has high resistance to bacterial wilt and anthracnose (Race
1), resistance to Phytophthora root rot, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium
wilt, pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid with moderate resistance to
stem nematode and northern root knot nematode. Reaction to blue
alfalfa aphid has not been adequately characterized.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) of AF-21 was produced under cage isolation on
160 parent plants at Warden, WA. Foundation (Syn 2) seed was produced
near Nampa, ID in sufficient quantity for the expected life of the
variety. One generation of breeder, two generations each of foundation
(Syn 2 or 3) and certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum
of 3 and 5 harvest years are permitted for stands producing foundation
and certified seed, respectively. Foundation seed must be produced
above 40 degrees N latitude.
6. Certified seed of AF-21 will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made relative to an application for protection
under the Plant Variety Protection Act.
8. This information is made available to the PVP office.
84--19(Experimental Designation)
1. 84--19 was developed through three cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection within WL 316. In cycle one, the Syn 1 population of WL 316 was sequentially screened for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and bacterial wilt. Seventy--six resistant selections were intercrossed and the resultant generation screened again for Phytophthora root rot resistance with 220 plant selections comprising the parents for cycle two. The cycle--two population was then sequentially screened for resistance to stem nematode and Verticillium wilt. One hundred--seventy parent plants were intercrossed in the third (final) cycle. The estimated germplasm source contributions are M. varia -15%, Turkistan --<2%, Flemish --79%, Chilean --3%, with a trace of M. falcata and Ladak.
2. 84-l9 is adapted for hay, haylage and dehydrated forage production in the northern half of the U.S. It has been tested for yield in MD, IL, IA, WI, WA and OR and is intended for use throughout its area of adaptation.
3. Flower colors approximate 81% purple, 15% variegated, 2% cream and 2% yellow. 84--19 is moderately fall--dormant with growth during the fall similar to Saranac.
4. 84--19 has high resistance to bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt and anthracnose (Race 1); resistance to Verticillium wilt, stem nematode and pea aphid; moderate resistance to northern root knot nematode and low resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid. Reaction to blue alfalfa aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 170 parent plants under cage isolation at Warden, WA. Foundation seed (Syn 2) is being produced near Nampa, ID in sufficient quantity for the varietys expected life. One generation of breeder (Syn 1), two generations each of foundation (Syn 2 or 3) and certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum of 3 and 5 harvest years are permitted on fields producing foundation and certified seed, respectively. Foundation seed must be grown above 40 degrees north latitude.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision regarding Plant Variety Protection has been made.
8. The information in this application is made available to the PVP Office.
84--27 (Experimental Designation)
1. 84--27 is a synthetic variety developed through two cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for improved pest resistance. The base population was composed of 32,28,35, and 96 plants each of WB6422, WB6424, WB6426 and DK120, respectively, which were selected for disease--free foliage and roots and for high forage yield performance from 3-year-old test plots. WB6422, WB6424, and WB6426 were experimental breeding lines of flemish origin obtained from Weibull International of Sweden. The 96 WB selections were reciprocally hand--crossed in the greenhouse to the 96 DK120 selections. Seed was harvested, bulked, and the bulked-seed generation was screened for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and bacterial wilt in sequential inoculations. One hundred plants were selected and intercrossed at random in the greenhouse to produce the next generation (cycle 1). The cycle-1 generation was then screened for resistance to anthracnose (Race 1). Two hundred anthracnose--resistant selections were grown under cage isolation at Warden, WA to produce seed of cycle two, considered breeder seed (Syn 1). Approximate germplasm sources are M. falcata --6%, Ladak --5%, M. varia --19%, Turkistan --2%, Flemish -66%, and Chilean -2%.
2. 84--27 should be adapted to the northern half of the U.S. for production of hay, haylage and dehydrated forage. It has been tested in MD, IL, and WI and is intended for marketing throughout its area of adaptation.
3. 84--27 is a fall--dormant variety, similar to Ranger in fall growth. The range in flower color approximates 5% purple, 94% variegated and 1% cream.
4. 84--27 has high resistance to anthracnose (Race 1), resistance to bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, stem nematode and pea aphid, and low resistance to spotted alfalfa aphid. Reaction to blue alfalfa aphid is unknown.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 200 plants under cage isolation at Warden, WA. Foundation seed is being produced at Warden, WA in sufficient quantity for the expected life of the variety. One generation of breeder (Syn 1), two generations each of foundation (Syn 2 or Syn 3) and certified (Syn 3 or Syn 4) seed is recognized. Foundation seed must be grown above 40 degrees N latitude.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made relative to an application for protection under the PVP Act.
8. This information is made available to the PVP office.
Break--Thru
1. Break--Thru is a synthetic variety composed of 174 parent plants selected for resistance to Phytophthora root rot. The base population was composed of two experimental lines selected for resistance to Verticillium wilt. Approximately 50% of one component traces to advanced Phytophthora root rot and bacterial wilt resistant synthetics derived from Vertus. The remaining contributing germplasm was developed through several cycles of selection and recombination of plants selected for multiple--pest resistance and for agronomically desirable traits from WL 202, WL 219, WL 220, WL 303, WL 307, Vernal, Saranac, Ladak, Travois, Atlantic, Kanza and PI258758. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: M. falcata -10%, Ladak -13%, M. varia -32%, Turkistan -6%, Flemish -30% and Chilean -9%.
2. Break--Thru is adapted to the upper Midwestern states of the U.S. for production of dehydrated forage, hay and haylage. It has been tested for forage yield in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin and is intended for use throughout its area of adaptation.
3. Break--Thru is a fall--dormant variety similar to Ranger in fall--growth. Flower color approximates 85% purple, l4% variegated and 1% white.
4. Break--Thru has high resistance to bacterial wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Fusarium wilt and pea aphid; resistance to Verticillium wilt and spotted alfalfa aphid; and moderate resistance to anthracnose (Race 1) and stem nematode. Reaction of Break--Thru to blue alfalfa aphid has not been tested.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 174 parent plants under cage isolation at Warden, WA. Foundation seed (Syn 2) is being produced near Nampa, ID in sufficient quantity for the expected life of the variety. One generation of breeder (Syn 1), two each of foundation (Syn 2 or 3) and certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum of three harvest years are permitted for stands producing foundation seed and 5 years for certified seed fields. Foundation seed must be produced above 40 degrees N latitude.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. No decision has been made regarding Plant Variety Protection.
8. The information in this application is made available to the PVP Office.
Chief
1. Chief is a 200 plant synthetic variety resulting from three cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for resistance to Phytophthora root rot/bacterial wilt (in sequential screening tests) (167 plants-cycle 1), Verticillium wilt (187 plants-cycle 2) and a second selection for resistance to Phytophthora root rot (200 plants-cycle 3). The source population for cycle 1 consisted of near equal numbers of plants from WL 316 and five experimental populations. The five experimentals resulted from one to six cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection in the greenhouse and field for resistance to one or more of the following; bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, anthracnose (Race 1), pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid. Parent populations trace primarily to Vertus, Vernal, Saranac, Ranger, WL 305, WL 307, WL 309 and WL 318 with lesser contributions from Team, Agate and Grimm. Approximate germplasm source contributions are: M. falcata --5%, Ladak --8%, M. varia -31%, Turkistan -8%, Flemish --40% and Chilean -8%.
2. Chief is a moderately fall--dormant variety adapted for use in the
northern half of the U.S. for hay, haylage, and dehydration purposes.
It has been tested for yield in NY, WI, IL, MN, IA, WA and OR.
3. Approximately 90% of Chief's Flowers are purple, with 8%
variegated, 1% yellow and 1% cream. Mid-summer growth is erect.
Fall--growth is similar to Saranac.
4. Chief has high resistance to bacterial wilt and Phytophthora root
rot, resistance to anthracnose (Race 1), Verticillium wilt, pea aphid,
spotted alfalfa aphid and Fusarium wilt, and moderate resistance to
stem nematode and northern root knot nematode. Reaction to blue
alfalfa aphid has not been adequately tested.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 200 plants under cage
isolation at Warden, WA. Sufficient foundation (Syn 2) seed was
produced near Nampa, ID for the expected life of the variety. One
generation of breeder (Syn 1), two generations each of foundation (Syn
2 or 3) and certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum of 3
harvest years are permitted for stands producing foundation seed and 5
years for certified seed fields. Foundation seed must be produced
above 40 degrees north latitude.
6. Certified seed will be marketed in 1988.
7. Plant Variety Protection has been awarded in June 1987 No.
8700074. The certification option was not requested.
8. The information in this application is made available to the PVP office.
1. WL 225 is a 198 plant synthetic variety resulting from three cycles of recurrent phenotypic selection for resistance to Verticillium wilt (cycle 1), Phytophthora root rot (cycle 2) and Verticillium wilt again (cycle 3). The base population was composed of five experimental lines, in approximate equal numbers of plants, which were chosen on the basis of high forage yield potential and superior persistence. The five lines resulted from practicing recurrent phenotypic selection in the greenhouse and field nurseries for resistance to one or more of the following: bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, anthracnose, Lepto leaf spot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, potato leafhopper yellowing, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid and Phytophthora root rot. Initial selection was primarily from Vernal, Ranger, Grimm and Vertus with lesser contributions from Beltsville 3AN4, Travois, WL 318, WL 219, WL 307 and WL 309. Approximate germplasm sources are M. falcata -8%, Ladak -13%, M. varia --46%, Turkistan --11%, Flemish --14%, Chilean --7% and Peruvian -1%.
2. WL 225 is a fall--dormant variety adapted for use in the northeastern and northcentral U.S. for hay, haylage and dehydration purposes. WL 225 is also intended for northwestern U.S. where stem nematode is not a serious pest. WL 225 has been yield--tested in NY, WI, MN, WA, IL and IA and will be marketed throughout the northern U.S.
3. Approximately 94% of the flowers are purple, 5% variegated, 1% yellow, with a trace of cream in color. Mid-summer growth is erect. Fall-growth is similar to Vernal.
4. WL 225 has high resistance to bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt and Phytophthora root rot, resistance to Verticillium wilt, spotted alfalfa aphid and pea aphid, moderate resistance to anthracnose (Race 1) and northern root knot nematode, and low resistance to stem nematode. Reaction of WL 225 to blue alfalfa aphid has not been adequately characterized.
5. Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced on 198 plants grown under cage isolation at Warden, WA. Foundation seed was grown near Nampa, Idaho and Warden, WA. One generation of breeder (Syn 1), two generations each of foundation (Syn 2 or 3) and certified (Syn 3 or 4) seed is recognized. A maximum of 3 and 5 harvest years are permitted on stands producing foundation and certified seed, respectively. Foundation seed must be produced above 40 degrees N latitude.
6. Certified seed was marketed in 1987.
7. Plant Variety Protection was awarded in June, 1987 #8700060 with the certification option.
8. This information is made available for PVP use.
1. Haymark is a 190-clone synthetic variety. Parent clones were selected from plants screened for resistance to Phytophthora root rot from the FFR breeding populations Fl (100) and K1 (100). These populations were previously screened for Phytophthora root rot resistance, and trace back to FFR breeding lines, and the varieties Hi-phy and Classic. Estimates of germplasm sources are: M. falcata (9%); Ladak (2%); M. varia (15%); Turkistan (2%); Flemish (11%); Chilean (6%); unknown (55%).
2. Haymark is intended as a hay and pasture use variety in the mid-
south and midwestern production areas. It has been tested in Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
3. Haymark is a dormant variety, similar to Ranger in fall dormancy.
Flower color is approximately 90% purple, 10% variegated, and a
trace of cream, yellow, and white.
4. Haymark is highly resistant to anthracnose (Race 1) and Fusarium
wilt; it is resistant to bacterial wilt and Phytophthora root rot. It
has not been tested for Verticillium wilt, stem nematode, pea aphid,
spotted alfalfa aphid, or blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Breeder seed (syn 1) was produced in Washington in sufficient
quantity for the life of the variety, and will be maintained in cold
storage by FFR Cooperative. Seed increase is limited to one generation
each of breeder, foundation, and certified classes. Foundation seed
will be produced from breeder seed; certified seed may be produced
from breeder or foundation seed. Length of stand allowed for breeder
and foundation seed production is 3 years, and 6 years for certified
production. Breeder and foundation seed production is limited to the
northwestern United States.
6. Certified seed will first be available in 1988.
7. No decision concerning Plant Variety Protection has been made.
8. Information in this application may be turned over to the Plant
Variety Protection office.