Outstanding Alfalfas for 2008

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, by Fae Holin

These new premium varieties are a safe bet

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FALL DORMANCY 7

FG 60M1053 is a multileaflet variety sold by Helena.
AN-R1	HR	BW	HR
FW	HR	PRR	HR
PA	HR	SAA	HR
SN	HR	RKN	HR

FG 71M405, distributed by UAP, exhibits multileaflet expression.
AN-R1	HR	BW	HR
FW	R	PRR	HR
SAA	HR	SN	HR
RKN	HR

Magna 788 is from Dairyland Seed.
AN-R1	R	PRR	HR
PA	R	SN	R
NRKN	HR	SRKN	HR

FALL DORMANCY 8

Integra 8800, a multileaflet variety, is sold by Wilbur-Ellis.
AN-R1	R	FW	HR
PRR	HR	PA	HR
SAA	R	SN	HR
RKN	HR

FALL DORMANCY 9

SW 9215 is a salt-tolerant variety marketed by S&W Seed Co.
BW	R	FW	HR
PRR	R	PA	R
SAA	HR	BAA	HR
SRKN	HR

Pest abbreviations include: AN-R1 = anthracnose-race 1, BW = bacterial wilt, FW = fusarium wilt, VW = verticillium wilt, PRR = Phytophthora root rot, APH-R1 and APH-R2 = Aphanomyces root rot races 1 and 2, PA = pea aphid, SAA = spotted alfalfa aphid, BAA = blue alfalfa aphid, SN = stem nematode, RKN = root knot nematode, NRKN = northern root knot nematode, SRKN = southern root knot nematode, CRKN = Columbia root knot nematode and PCR = phoma crown rot.

Resistance abbreviations include: HR = high resistance, R = resistance, MR = moderate resistance.

¹ Variety is being marketed and is in the process of being reviewed by the National Alfalfa And Miscellaneous Legumes Variety Review Board to be eligible for certification.

² Variety was board-reviewed in 2007 but under a different name.