Evaluation location: Washington, United States
Alfalfa core developed by D.H. basigalup, D.K. Barnes, R.E. Stucker, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. See Crop Sci. 35:1163-1168(1995). Data from 50 agronomic, forage quality, root and crown morphology, pest resistance and stress tolerance traits on 1100 PI accessions was used to develop the Core.