Magna 901

1. Magna 901 is a 250 clone synthetic variety. Parent plants were selected out of forage yield plots near Visallia, CA. These parent plants were evaluated for Fusarium wilt, stem nematode, root-knot nematode, spotted alfalfa aphid resistance; crown health, fall dormancy and seed production. The percent of germplasm sources are: M. falcata(l), Ladak (l), M. varia (l), Turkistan (3), Flemish (l), Chilean (8), Peruvian (4), Indian (24), African (48) and Arabian (4) and Unknown (5).

2. Magna 901 is adapted to and intended for use in the Southwestern Region of the United States. The states where it has been tested are California and Wisconsin.

3. Magna 901 is a very non-dormant variety similar to the fall dormancy 9 check. Flower color in the Syn. 2 generation is 85% purple, 15% variegated with trace amounts of cr