Magna 901
1. Magna 901 is a 250 clone synthetic variety. Parent plants were selected out of forage yield plots near Visallia, CA. These parent plants were evaluated for Fusarium wilt, stem nematode, root-knot nematode, spotted alfalfa aphid resistance; crown health, fall dormancy and seed production. The percent of germplasm sources are: M. falcata(l), Ladak (l), M. varia (l), Turkistan (3), Flemish (l), Chilean (8), Peruvian (4), Indian (24), African (48) and Arabian (4) and Unknown (5).
2. Magna 901 is adapted to and intended for use in the Southwestern Region of the United States. The states where it has been tested are California and Wisconsin.
3. Magna 901 is a very non-dormant variety similar to the fall dormancy 9 check. Flower color in the Syn. 2 generation is 85% purple, 15% variegated with trace amounts of cream, white and yellow.
4. Magna 901 has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid and northern root-knot nematode; resistance to blue alfalfa aphid, stem nematode and southern root-knot nematode; moderate resistance to bacterial wilt and anthracnose (Race 1). It has not been tested for Aphanomyces root rot (Race 1) and Verticillium wilt.
5. Breeder seed (Syn. 1) was produced from bulking seed of parent plants which were grown infield isolation near Sloughhouse, CA in 1993. Foundation seed (Syn.2) 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 years each is permitted on stands producing Breeder and Foundation seed with five years for Certified seed. Dairyland Research International will maintain sufficient Breeder seed for the projected life of the variety.
6. Certified Seed was available fall of 1999.
7. Application for the Plant Variety Protection is undecided.
8. Information in the NAVRB application can be forwarded to the PVP office.
9. Variety name: Magna 901
Experimental designations: DS691
Date NA and MLVRB first accepted this variety: November 29, 1999
Date this amendment was submitted November 28,2000