Description:
ReGen is the result of a three-way population cross. The initial cross was between two plant populations: Seedway 9558 and germplasm related to Iroquois, Saranac AR, Oneida VR, and Vertus, followed by phenotypic recurrent selection for multiple disease resistance and selection in the field for plant vigor, agronomic traits, and higher forage quality. Progenies of this population cross were crossed with a population derived from Magnum III after selection for resistance to multiple diseases.