Abstract: Improved salt tolerant cultivars of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) are provided having enhanced germination and plant vigor properties in saline soil conditions. The preferred cultivars, ZS-9491 (ATCC 209015) and ZS-9592 (ATCC 209014), were derived from a cross of known alfalfa germplasms with subsequent recurrent selection for pre- and post-germination viability.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 21, 1999
Assignee:
Agripro Seeds, Inc.
Inventors:
Albert K. Dobrenz, deceased, by Matthew Dobrenz, personal representative