Cisco
1. Cisco is a 51 clone synthetic variety. Twenty six parent plants were selected from the variety Sutter out of forage yield plots near Clinton, Wisconsin. These parent plants were evaluated for bacterial wilt, Fusarium wilt, leaf disease, crown health and herbage growth. Twenty five parent plants were selected out of disease nurseries for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and anthracnose (race 1). These parent plants trace back to UC Cibola, WL457 and D/S experimentals of an unknown origin. Germplasm sources are: Turkistan (10%), Chilean (4%), Peruvian (1%) and unknown (85%).
2. Cisco is adapted in the southwestern region of the United States and intended for use in the southern and central regions of the United States. The states where it has been tested are California and Wisconsin.
3. Cisco is a moderately dormant, fall dormancy 6 variety. Flower color in the syn2 generation is 95% purple, 5% variegated with trace amounts of cream, white and yellow.
4. Cisco has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, spotted alfalfa aphid, northern root-knot nematode (M. halpa); resistance to, stem nematode, southern root-knot nematode (M. incognita), bacterial wilt, pea-aphid, anthracnose (race 1); moderate resistance to Aphanomyces root rot (race 1) and Verticillium wilt. It has not been tested for blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Breeder seed was produced from bulking seed of parent plants planted in field isolation to produce syn1 seed near Sloughhouse, California, in 1991. Foundation seed (syn2) was produced from breeder seed and certified seed (syn.3) from foundation seed. One generation each of breeder, foundation and 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. Sufficient breeder seed for the projected life of the variety will be maintained by Dairyland Research International.
6. Certified Seed was available fall of 1999.
7. Application for the Plant Variety Protection is undecided.
8. Information in this application can be forwarded to the PVP office.
9. Variety name: Cisco
Experimental designations: 962958
Date first accepted this variety: November 25,1998
Date this amendment was submitted: November 29, 1999