Alfalfa plants having improved standability and/or fast recovery after harvest and methods for producing same
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1. An alfalfa variety that has on average about 8% or greater faster recovery after spring green-up or after harvest compared to an adapted commercial variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America, wherein the adapted commercial variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘
- WinterGold’
, ‘
WL325HQ’
, ‘
WL319HQ’ and
‘
Hybri-Force 400’
.
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Abstract
The invention provides alfalfa plants having improved standability and/or fast recovery after spring green-up or after harvest and methods for producing such plants. Such alfalfa plants provide increased annual yield of high quality forage.
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29 Claims
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1. An alfalfa variety that has on average about 8% or greater faster recovery after spring green-up or after harvest compared to an adapted commercial variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America, wherein the adapted commercial variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘
- WinterGold’
, ‘
WL325HQ’
, ‘
WL319HQ’ and
‘
Hybri-Force 400’
. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
- WinterGold’
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5. An alfalfa variety that has on average about 15% or greater more erect stems at late bloom compared to an adapted commercial variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America, wherein the adapted commercial variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘
- WinterGold’
, ‘
WL325HQ’
, ‘
WL319HQ’ and
‘
Hybri-Force 400’
. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- WinterGold’
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15. An alfalfa variety with the following characteristics:
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a) on average about 8% or greater faster recovery after spring green-up or after harvest compared to an adapted commercial variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America, wherein the adapted commercial variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘
WinterGold’
, ‘
WL325HQ’
, ‘
WL319HQ’ and
‘
Hybri-Force 400’
; and
b) on average about 15% or greater more erect stems at late bloom compared to an adapted commercial variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America, wherein the adapted commercial variety is selected from the group consisting of ‘
WinterGold’
, ‘
WL325HQ’
, ‘
WL319HQ’ and
‘
Hybri-Force 400’
.
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20. Seed of alfalfa germplasm designated ‘
- CW 75046’ and
having ATCC Accession No. PTA-5346.
- CW 75046’ and
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21. Seed of alfalfa germplasm designated ‘
- CW 83201’ and
having ATCC Accession No. PTA-5347.
- CW 83201’ and
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22. Seed of alfalfa germplasm designated ‘
- CW 85029’ and
having ATCC Accession No. PTA-5348.
- CW 85029’ and
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23. Seed of alfalfa germplasm designated ‘
- CW 95026’ and
having ATCC Accession No. PTA-5349.
- CW 95026’ and
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25. A tissue culture of regenerable cells, the cells comprising genetic material from an alfalfa plant of ‘
- CW 75046’
, wherein the cells regenerate plants having all the morphological and physiological characteristics of a plant of ‘
CW 75046’
, the seed of which have been deposited and have ATCC Accession No. PTA-5346.
- CW 75046’
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26. A tissue culture of regenerable cells, the cells comprising genetic material from an alfalfa plant of ‘
- CW 83201’
, wherein the cells regenerate plants having all the morphological and physiological characteristics of a plant of ‘
CW 83021’
, the seed of which have been deposited and have ATCC Accession No. PTA-5347.
- CW 83201’
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27. A tissue culture of regenerable cells, the cells comprising genetic material from an alfalfa plant of ‘
- CW 85029’
, wherein the cells regenerate plants having all the morphological and physiological characteristics of a plant of ‘
CW 85029’
, the seed of which have been deposited and have ATCC Accession No. PTA-5348.
- CW 85029’
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28. A tissue culture of regenerable cells, the cells comprising genetic material from an alfalfa plant of ‘
- CW 95026’
, wherein the cells regenerate plants having all the morphological and physiological characteristics of a plant of ‘
CW 95026’
, the seed of which have been deposited and have ATCC Accession No. PTA-5349.
- CW 95026’
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29. An alfalfa variety having high yield, persistence, multiple pest resistance, fast recovery after winter, improved standability and fast recovery after spring green-up or after harvest when compared to an appropriate check variety grown under the same field growing conditions in North America.
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