Seminole 

1.  Seminole is an advanced generation variety of Ladino type white clover bred over repetitive cycles of mass selection from 40 original parental plants. Seminole has undergone four cycles of vigorous selection at Brownsville, Oregon, for vegetative vigor, rapid establishment and freedom from foliar diseases. Breeder seed (Cycle 4 seed) was produced in 1992 at Brownsville, Oregon. Seed was harvested in bulk from parental plants.

2.  Seminole has been grown in Oregon and Oklahoma and is adapted for use in the Moderately winter hardy Intermountain areas of the Pacific Northwest, Northern California and the Great Plains. It is intended for use as a forage legume in pastures and hay crops planted either alone or in grass-clover combinations.

3.  Seminole is later in maturity than Regal.

4.  Seed increase of Seminole is on a limited generation base with one generation of breeder, two generations of registered and foundation, and three generations of certified. Breeder seed (Cycle 4), foundation (Cycle 5), registered (Cycle 6), and certified (Cycle 7) will be recognized. Breeder seed was produced in isolation at Brownsville, Oregon in 1992. Sufficient breeder seed will be maintained by Willamette Valley Plant Breeders, Inc. Foundation and registered seed will be grown under the Oregon State University seed certification project. Life of stand is limited to two years for foundation and registered seed, and four years for certified seed.

5.  Certified seed will be available in 2004.

6.  Plant variety Protection will not be applied for.

7.  This information can be forwarded to the PVP office.

8. Variety Name:  Seminole.       Date Submitted:  December 1, 2003.

9.  Experimental designation(s):  WVPB-WC-Tan-Ag-l; Tan-Ag-1.