Vista
1. Vista is a synthetic variety derived from the recombination of 19 parental clones chosen from Flemish germplasm pools designed to incorporate later fall dormancy with tolerance to bacterial wilt and foliar diseases.
2. Vista is comparable in fall dormancy to Saranac and is recommended for use as a hay crop in the southern portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan to the remainder of the Cornbelt and east to Pennsylvania. Forage yield trials have been conducted in experiment station trials in many of the Cornbelt states and in Oregon, New York and Pennsylvania, plus our tests.
3. Vista is non-variegated in flower color and has uniform fall regrowth later than Vernal or Dawson. It is similar to Saranac in foliar disease resistance. Vista is not resistant to spotted alfalfa aphid or tolerant to pea aphids.
4. Seedstocks for Vista are limited to Breeders seed, Foundation seed from the multiplication of Breeder seed in the first two seed crops of the stand and Certified seed. Isolation requirements for seedstocks are equal to those prescribed in certification standards.
5. Seed from fields now established will be marketed as certified seed in 1976.
6. Application for Plant Variety Protection for Vista will not be made.