L579-12,5
1. L579-12,5 was developed by hand crossing 150 selected plants from a northern hardy with 150 plants from a flemish germ-plasm source in the greenhouse. Source materials trace primarily to: Vernal, Ladak, Saranac, DuPuits and Alfa. A complementary strain cross method of breeding was employed.
2. It is intended that L579-12,5 be used in Ontario province of Canada where it will be used for forage production.
3. L579-12,5 is similar to Ranger in fall dormancy. Flower color is approximately 50% purple, 48% variegated, and 2% cream.
4. LS79-12,5 is highly resistant to bacterial wilt, moderately resistant to Fusarium wilt, susceptible to Phytophthora root rot. It has low resistance to anthracnose and has not been tested for Verticillium wilt, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid or stem nematode.
5. Seed increases of L579-12,5 shall be on a limited generation system, with one generation each of breeder, foundation and certified seed classes. Foundation fields shall be limited to a maximum of three consecutive harvest years. Certified seed shall be the first qeneration from either breeder or foundation and I imi ted to four production years.
6. Certified seed will first be offered for sale in 1988.
7. Plans are to apply for Plant Variety Protection. No certification option will be requested.