1. Magnum III--Wet is a 25 clone synthetic variety. Parent plants were selected out of forage yield plots and/or disease nurseries. Parent plants trace back through several intermediate steps Magnum III, Magnum and Webfoot. The percent of germplasm sources are M. falcata (7), Ladak (10), M. varia (40), Turkistan (8) and Flemish (35).
2. Magnum III--Wet is adapted and intended for use in the North Central United States for hay haylage, greenchop and dehydration. The states where it has been tested are Wisconsin an Illinois.
3. Magnum III--Wet is dormant and similar to the variety Ranger. Flower color in the Syn. 2 generation is 88% purple, 12% variegated, with trace amounts of cream, yellow and white.
4. Magnum III--Wet has resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot; moderate resistance to anthracnose (Race 1), Verticillium wilt, Aphanomyces (Race 1) and spotted alfalfa aphid. Its reaction to bacterial wilt, pea aphid, blue alfalfa aphid and stem nematode has not been tested.
5. Breeder seed has been produced
from cuttings of the parental plants in an isolation block as Syn. 1. Seed
lots will be kept separate. Foundation seed (Syn. 2) will be produced
from breeder seed and Certified seed (Syn. 2 or 3) from either Breeder
or Foundation seed. One generation each of Breeder and Foundation
and two generations of
Certified seed (Syn 2 or
3 classes are recognized. A maximum of three years each is permitted on
stands producing breeder and foundation seed with five years for certified
seed. Sufficient foundation seed for the projected life of the variety
will be maintained by Dairyland Research.
6. Certified seed will be available spring of 1991.
7. Application for the Plant Variety Protection is undecided.
8. As a means of additional varietal protection, information included with this application may be provided to the PVP office.