FK 345

1.  FK 345 is a 91 clone synthetic variety. Parental clones trace to the variety Concorde which was subjected to two cycles of phenotypic recurrent selection for tolerance to continuous grazing. Final selections were based on plant size and relative freedom from crown rot.  Breeder seed was produced on approximately 13 cuttings of each clone transplanted at random and harvested in bulk near Nampa, Idaho in 1999.

  2.  FK 345 will be recommended for use in the North Central U.S. It has been tested in Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio.

3.  FK 345 is a multicut variety with approximately 42% of the plants flowering in the seeding year and flowers about 1 day earlier than Marathon. Approximately 79% of the plants have central leaf marks with 21 % having no markings. Flower color is approximately 70% medium pink, 18% dark pink and 12% light pink with a trace of white.

4.  FK 345 bas resistance to northern and southern anthracnose and moderate resistance to powdery mildew.

5.  Breeder Seed (syn 1) was produced in isolation near Nampa, Idaho in 1999, with a sufficient supply for the expected life of the variety held in temperature-controlled storage. Seed production is limited to one generation each of breeder (syn 1), foundation (syn 2) and certified (syn 3) seed classes. Production of breeder and foundation seed classes is limited to the Pacific Northwest.  A maximum of two harvest years is permitted on stands producing foundation or certified c1asses.

6.  Certified seed will be available in 2004.

7.  Plant Variety Protection will not be applied for.

8. Variety Name:   FK 345             Date submitted:  November 2003

  Experimental designations: ZR 9906R