1. Multiplier II is a synthetic variety with 30 parent clones. Parents were selected based on clonal and/or progeny test for forage yield, forage quality, fall dormancy reaction, persistence, multifoliolate leaf expression, and/or resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, anthracnose (Race 1), Phytophthora root rot, Aphanomyces root rot (Race 1), and spotted alfalfa aphid. A combination of genotypic and phenotypic recurrent selection was used in the development of this variety. The parental populations from which all clones were derived trace to the following cultivars: Multiplier (60%), DK133 (15%), Achieva (15%), and Pacesetter (10%). Breeder seed (Syn 1) was produced near C