FG 6R632
1. The selection criteria used in thedevelopment of thisvariety include forage yield potential, persistence,multifoliolate leaf expression and resistance to one or more of the followingpests:Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot and spotted alfalfa aphid.
2. Thisvariety is adapted to the southwest and the moderately winter hardy intermountainU.S.regions. This variety has been tested in Idaho and California and isintended for use in thesouthwest and the moderately winter hardy intermountainU.S. regions.
3. Test variety is moderately dormant,similar to FD6 checks. Flower color (syn2) is 99% purple,1% variegated with a trace of white, yellow and cream. Test varietyhas moderate multifoliolateleaf expression.
4. This variety has high resistanceto anthracnose (race 1), Fusarium, wilt, Phytophthora root rot, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid and blue alfalfa aphid, resistanceto Verticillium wilt and root-knot nematode(Southern), and moderate resistance to bacterial wilt, stem nematode androot-knot nematode (Northern). Reactionto Aphanomyces root rot has not been tested.
5. Seed increase is on a limited generationbasis with one generation of breeder and twogenerations of foundation and certified seed classes. Breeder (syn1), foundation (syn2 or 3), andcertified (syn3 or 4) classes will be recognized. Production of syn.3 foundationseed requires consent of the breeder.Breeder seed was produced near Nampa, Idaho, in 1996. Sufficientfoundation seed for the projected fife of the variety will be maintainedby Forage Genetics.Stands of foundationand certified seed fields are limited to three and six years, respectively.
6. Certified seed will be marketedin 2000.
7. No decision has been made concerningPlant Variety Protection Act
8. This information can not be forwardedto the PVP Office.
9. Date Submitted: November 1, 1999
Experimental designations: FG 6R632