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UC Davis Released Varieties
Major figures in the history of plant breeding at UC Davis

Robert W. Allard
Fred N. Briggs
Royce S. Bringhurst
Gordie "Jack" C. Hanna
Paulden F. Knowles
R. Merton Love
Harold P. Olmo
Charles M. Rick, Jr.
J. Neil Rutger
Charles W. Schaller
G. Ledyard Stebbins

UCD Breeding History UC Davis Released Varieties (crop, cultivar name, breeder(s), year of release, description)
Alfalfa
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Cal Common 49	EH Stanford	1949	Selection from the land race Cal Common; tolerant to alfalfa dwarf, susceptable to bacterial wilt.
Caliverde	EH Stanford, B Houston	1951	Backcrossing used to add bacterial wilt and pseudopeziza leafspot resistance.
Moapa	[OF Smith], EH Stanford	1957	Nondormant. Joint release by SWAG (Southwest Alfalfa Group: USDA, Arizona, and California); spotted aphid resistance.
Caliverde 65		1966	Improved yield, with spotted aphid, stem nematode, and foliar disease resistance.
Moapa 69	[OJ Hunt, RN Peaden], WF Lehman, EH Stanford	1969	Nondormant. Improved spotted aphid resistance (SWAG).
UC Salton	WF Lehman, EH Stanford, DC Erwin	1973	Very nondormant, upright growth; tolerance to the summer disease complex of the low desert valleys of California and to Phytophthora root rot; spotted aphid (biotype ENT-F) resistance, pea aphid tolerance.
UC Cargo	WF Lehman, EH Stanford, DC Erwin, [MW Nielson]	1975	Very nondormant; resistance to spotted aphid (biotype H), phythophthora root rot, pea aphid; joint release with USDA.
CUF101	WF Lehman, EH Stanford, DC Erwin, [MW Nielson]	1977	Very nondormant; 1st cv. with blue alfalfa aphid resistance; resistance to pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid; moderate resistance to root rot but susceptible to bacterial wilt.
UC Cibola	WF Lehman, VL Marble, DC Erwin	1984	Low resistance to blue alfalfa aphid, moderate resistance to phytophthora root rot, resistance to pea aphid and root-knot nematode, high resistance to fusarium wilt and spotted alfalfa aphid; adapted to the Palo Verde Valley; survives well in fields infested with four or more genera of root nematodes.
Highline	LR Teuber, DA Phillips, LK Gibbs, WL Green	1997	Very nondormant; high resistance to fusarium wilt, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid, and root knot nematode; resistance to phytophthora root rot and blue alfalfa aphid; very high yield in the low desert; protected by PVP.
UC-Impalo-WF	LR Teuber, LK Gibbs, KL Taggard	2001	Very nondormant; high resistance to fusarium wilt, spotted aphid; resistance to phytophthora root rot, blue aphid, pea aphid, southern root knot nematode; moderate resistance to bacterial wilt; low resistance to southern anthracnose, silverleaf whitefly (1st cv. with this resistance); protected by PVP.
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Almond
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Winters	TM Gradziel	2001
Apricot
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Asparagus
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Hansen 2168	C Hansen	1981	Rootstock
Hansen 536	C Hansen	1981	Rootstock
Barley
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Atlas 46	FN Briggs	1947	Powdery mildew and scald resistance
UCD1520	CW Schaller	1966	From the cross California Mairiout x Arivat
UCD27	CW Schaller	1966	From the cross California Mairiout x Arivat
CM67	CW Schaller	1971	Yellow dwarf resistance
ˆ top of page ˆ Beans
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Canario 707	SR Temple	2001
Cariblanco N	SR Temple	2002
Celery
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Promise	CF Quiros, D'Antonio	1993	Fusarium resistance
ˆ top of page ˆ Carrots
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Cherry
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Brooks	P Hansche	1987
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Cotton
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Flowers
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Forage/Grasses
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Mission Veldtgrass	RM Love	1965	Non-shattering variety of a South African grass. Excellent in stabilizing sand dunes
Grape
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Blush	HP Olmo	1980	Table grape
Perlette	HP Olmo	1946	Table grape
Delight	HP Olmo		Table grape
Black Seedless	HP Olmo		Table grape
Ruby Seedless	HP Olmo		Table grape
Beauty Seedless	HP Olmo		Table grape
Centennial	HP Olmo	1979	Table grape
Early Muscat	HP Olmo	1958	Table and wine grape
Christmas Rose	HP Olmo	1979	Table grape
Dawn	HP Olmo	1979	Table grape
Redglobe	HP Olmo	1981	Table grape
Carnelian	HP Olmo	1972	Wine grape
Carmine	HP Olmo	1974	Wine grape; cabernet red-wine type
Flora	HP Olmo		Wine grape; gewurztraminer type
Centurian	HP Olmo	1974	Wine grape
Emerald Riesling	HP Olmo		Wine grape
Ruby Cabernet	HP Olmo		Wine grape
Glennel	HP Olmo	1978	Table grape
Symphony	HP Olmo	1981	Wine grape
O39-16	Walker, Lider, HP Olmo, A Goheen	1985	Rootstock
O43-43	Lider, HP Olmo, A Goheen	1985	Rootstock
ˆ top of page ˆ Lettuce
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Melon
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Oat
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Olive
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Fruitless Swan Hill	H Hartman	1968
Onion
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Peach
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Calred	C Hesse	1974	Freestone
Fire red	C Hesse	1974	Freestone
Kearney	C Hesse	1974	Freestone
Redcal	C Hesse	1974	Freestone
Dr. Davis	L Davis	1979	Cling
Ross	L Davis	1979	Cling
Eloise	C Hesse	1980	Freestone
Valley Gem	P Hansche	1986	Freestone
Valley Red	P Hansche	1986	Freestone
Valley Sun	P Hansche	1986	Freestone
Hesse	J Beutel	1991	Cling
Rizzi	J Beutel	1992	Cling
Late Ross	B Tsuji	1998	Cling
Goodwin	TM Gradziel	2001	Cling
Lilleland	TM Gradziel	2001	Cling
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
California	W Griggs	1972	European
Daisui Li	B Iwakiri	1983	Asian
Shin Li	B Iwakiri	1983	Asian
Elliot	K Ryugo	1986	European
Peppers
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Caloro	Paul Smith	1970's	Yellow wax pepper
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Pistachio
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Bonsai Ornamental Pistachio	DE Parfitt	2003	Ornamental dwarf plant (described in publication, not yet submitted for patent)
Golden Hills	DE Parfitt, CE Kallsen, J Maranto	2004	Female scion
Lost Hills	DE Parfitt, CE Kallsen, J Maranto	2004	Female scion
Randy	DE Parfitt, CE Kallsen, J Maranto	2004	Male pollinizer scion
ˆ top of page ˆ Plum
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Durado	C Hesse	1974
Emperor	J Doyle	1991	European
Muir Beauty	J Doyle	2004	Prune
Sutter	TM DeJong	2000	Prune
Tulare Giant	TM DeJong	2000	European prune
Pomegranate
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Potato
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
A91556-1	R Voss	2002
AD83282-SW	R Voss	2002
Inka gold	C.F. Quiros	1996	Yellow flesh specialty potato, released in 1996 (not patented but commercially available at Ronniger's)
Rice
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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ˆ top of page ˆ Rootstock - stone fruit
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
K146-43	TM DeJong	2003	UCD/USDA collaboration
M40-Marianna	R Fenton	1998	UCD/USDA collaboration
PA1-82 (Nickels)	D Kester	2000	UCD/USDA collaboration
P30-135	TM DeJong	2003	UCD/USDA collaboration
Prunus Mahaleb 156-5	S Southwick	2002	UCD/USDA collaboration
Prunus Mahaleb 159-5	S Southwick	2002	UCD/USDA collaboration
Prunus Mahaleb 155-1	S Southwick	2002	UCD/USDA collaboration
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Strawberry
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Fresno	RS Bringhurst, V Voth	1961
Torrey	RS Bringhurst, V Voth	1961
Tioga	RS Bringhurst, V Voth	1964
Sequoia	RS Bringhurst	1968
Tufts	RS Bringhurst	1972
Aiko	RS Bringhurst	1975
Cruz	RS Bringhurst	1975
Toro	RS Bringhurst	1975
Brighton	RS Bringhurst	1978
Douglas	RS Bringhurst	1978
Hecker	RS Bringhurst	1978
Pajaro	RS Bringhurst	1980
STRW-C52	RS Bringhurst	1978
STRW-C55	RS Bringhurst	1978
Vista	RS Bringhurst	1978
Aptos	RS Bringhurst	1979
Hecker	RS Bringhurst	1979
Brighton	RS Bringhurst	1979
Chandler	RS Bringhurst	1983	Patented 1984; brought Bringhurst the Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award in 1989
Fern	RS Bringhurst	1982
Parker	V Voth	1982
Santana	V Voth	1982
Selva	RS Bringhurst	1983	Patented 1984
Soquel	RS Bringhurst	1982
Tustin	V Voth	1982
Mrak	RS Bringhurst	1987
Muir	RS Bringhurst	1987
Oso Grande	V Voth	1987
Yolo	RS Bringhurst	1987
Irvine	V Voth	1988
Capitola	RS Bringhurst	1989
Seascape	RS Bringhurst	1989
Anaheim	V Voth	1992
Camarosa	V Voth	1992
Carlsbad	V Voth	1992
Cuesta	RS Bringhurst	1992
Laguna	V Voth	1992
Sunset	RS Bringhurst	1992
Aromas	DV Shaw	1997
Diamante	DV Shaw	1997
Gaviota	DV Shaw	1997
Pacific	DV Shaw	1997
Camino Real	DV Shaw	2001
Ventana	DV Shaw	2001
Albion	DV Shaw	2004
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Sunflower
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Tomato
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
VF145	GC Hanna	1961	The "square" tomato, the world's first mechanical harvesting tomato
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
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Turfgrass
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Highlight seed	L Wu	1993
Highlight 15	L Wu	1993
Highlight 25	L Wu	1993
UCD-95 Buffalograss	L Wu	2001
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Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Chandler	H Forde	1977
Howard	H Forde	1977
Sunland	H Forde	1977
Tulare	H Forde	1991
Robert Livermore	GH McGranahan	1999
Forde	GH McGranahan	2004
Gillet	GH McGranahan	2004
Sexton	GH McGranahan	2004
ˆ top of page ˆ Wheat
Cultivar Name	Breeder(s)	Year of Release	Description
Onas 53	CW Schaller, CA Suneson	1964	Wheat bunt and stem resistance; stiffer straw to withstand wind damage
Yecora Rojo	C Qualset		Hard red spring wheat
Anza	C Qualset		Hard red spring wheat
Tadinia	C Qualset		Hard red spring wheat
Kern	J Dubcovsky	2000	Hard Red Spring wheat.
Clear White (Hard White Spring)	J Dubcovsky	2003	Hard White Spring with excellent breadmaking and noodle quality. First hard white in CA with Low polyphenol oxidase activity
Desert King (Durum wheat)	J Dubcovsky	2003	Dessert Durum variety with high yield potential and good pasta quality
Patwin (Hard White Spring)	J Dubcovsky	2005	Contains the introgressed stripe rust resistance gene Yr17 and leaf rust resistance gene Lr37. First variety developed by marker assisted selection (MAS).First variety developed by Marker Assisted selection. We used markers to introgress stripe rust resistance gene Yr17 and leaf rust resistance gene Lr37
Lassik (Hard Red Spring)	J Dubcovsky	2006	Derivative of Anza with six new alleles introgressed by marker assisted selection. Two genes for stronger gluten, one gene for higher protein content, two genes for stripe rust resistance and one gene for leaf rust resistance were pyramided with molecular markers.
Germplasm Releases
Two interstitial translocations	AJ Lukaszweski, DR Porter, EF Antonelli, and J Dubcovksy	2000	Two interstitial translocations were developed to transfer leaf rust (Lr47) and greenbug (Gb5) resistance genes from chromosome 7S#1 of Triticum speltoides (Tausch) Gren. to hexaploid wheat.
Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance	O Chicaiza, IA Khan, X Zhang, JC Brevis, L Jackson, X Chen, and J Dubcovsky	2005	Five isogenic lines developed. See Crop Science 46:485-487
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