Description:
Acala 1517-21 was derived from a single plant selection made in Las Cruces, NM in 2010, from an F3 population of a cross of LA05307029 x AU-5491 made in 2008 followed by generation advance in a winter nursery in 2008-2009. LA05307029 was an unregistered and unreleased breeding line from a cross of MS 8806-3-2-25 x 'FM 989'. AU-5491 was an unregistered and unreleased breeding line from a cross of PD 94045 x 'Sure-Grow'.