1. Victory has 50% 'Mohawk' and
50% 'Oneida VR' parentage. Victory is a 106-clone synthetic
variety developed by selecting plants from Mohawk for resistance to anthracnose
(Race 1) and crossing them with Oneida VR. Progenies were sequentially
selected for resistances to both anthracnose (Race 1) and Verticillium
wilt within the same generation
under controlled environmental
conditions. In 1983, the selected plants were intercrossed by honeybees
in indoor isolation at Cornell University to produce Syn. 1 seed. In 1984,
equal quantity of seed per parent was bulked and planted in an isolated
field in Nampa, Idaho to produce Syn. 2 (breeder) seed. Breeder seed was
produced in 1984 and 1985. Lots from these two years will be bulked for
future plantings of fields for foundation seed production. Approximate
germplasm sources contributed to this variety are 25% Flemish, 60% M.
varia, 12% M. falcata, and 3% Ladak.
2. Victory is adapted to and intended for use in the northern United States for hay, haylage, greenchop, and dehydration. It has been tested in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, and Iowa.
3. Victory is a dormant variety with fall dormancy reaction similar to that of Ranger. Flower color is 75% purple and 25% variegated.
4. Victory has high resistance to anthracnose (Race 1), bacterial wilt, and Fusarium wilt; resistance to Verticillium wilt; and moderate resistance to Phytophthora root rot. It is susceptible to spotted alfalfa aphid. It has not been tested for resistances to stem nematode, pea aphid, and blue alfalfa aphid.
5. In 1984 and 1985, breeder seed (Syn. 2) was produced in field isolation in Idaho in sufficient quantity to last the life of the variety. This seed is maintained by the Department of Plant Breeding & Biometry at Cornell University. The two lots of breeder seed will be bulked for future plantings for foundation seed production. Foundation seed (Syn. 2 and 3) may be produced from Breeder seed in the northern USA on stands no more than 3 years old unless by consent of the breeder. Production of foundation seed requires approval from the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative. Certified seed (Syn. 3 or 4) may be produced from breeder or foundation seed on stands no more than 5 years old.
6. Certified seed was first marketed in 1990.
7. Application for Plant Variety Protection will not be made.
8. This information may be forwarded to the PVP office.