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1. Cisco is a 51 clone synthetic variety. Twenty six parent plants were selected from the variety Sutter
out of forage yield plots near Clinton, WI. These parent plants were evaluated for bacterial wilt,
Fusarium wilt, leaf disease, crown health and herbage growth. Twenty five parent plants were selected out
of disease nurseries for resistance to Phytophthora root rot and anthracnose(Race 1). These parent plants
trace back to UC Cibola, WL457 and D/S experimentals of an unknown origin. The percent of
germplasm sources are: Turkistan(10), Chilean(4), Peruvian(1) and Unknown(85).
2. Cisco is adapted in the Southwestern Region of the United States and intended for use in the Southern
and Central regions of the United States. The states where it has been tested are California and
Wisconsin.
3. Cisco is a moderately dormant, fall dormancy 6 variety. Flower color in the Syn. 2 generation is 95%
purple, 5% variegated with trace amounts of cream, white and yellow.
4. Cisco has high resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora root rot, spotted alfalfa aphid, northern rootknot
nematode (M. halpa), stem nematode; resistance to southern root-knot nematode (M. incognita),
bacterial wilt, pea aphid, anthracnose(Race 1); moderate resistance to Aphanomyces root rot(Race 1) and
Verticillium wilt. It has not been tested for blue alfalfa aphid.
5. Breeder seed was produced from bulking seed of parent plants planted in field isolation to produce Syn.
1 seed near Sloughhouse, CA in 1991. 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 harvest years each is permitted on stands producing
Breeder and Foundation seed with five years for Certified seed. Sufficient Breeder seed for the projected
life of the variety will be maintained by Dairyland Research International.
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: Cisco
Experimental designations: 962958
Date NA&MLVRB first accepted this variety: November 25, 1998
Dates previous amendments were accepted: November 29, 1999 Date this amendment was submitted: November 23, 2005 |