RADIANT

1. Radiant is a synthetic variety with 250 parent plants which were selected sequentially formultifoliolate leaf expression and for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and Aphanomyces rootrot (race 1). Parent plants were selected from two populations: crosses between selections fromthree year old Wisconsin nurseries which were derived from various populations which weredeveloped by phenotypic recurrent selection for high relative feed value (using Near InfraredReflectance Spectroscopy), and for resistance to one or more of the following pests: bacterialwilt, Verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, Aphanomyces root rot (race 1), anthracnose (race1), and Leptosphaerulina leafspot; crosses betweenselections for crown rot resistance andpersistence from dime year old Wisconsin,