‘Naronut 2T’ (Reg. no. CV‐142, PI 693986) is a high‐yielding, spanish‐type groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata var. vulgaris) cultivar with two seeds per pod. Naronut 2T was released in 2019 by the National Semi‐Arid Resources Research Institute, Serere, Uganda. The cultivar was selected from a cross between ICRISAT advanced lines ICGV‐SM 86715 and ICGV‐SM 90704. Naronut 2T was developed

‘UA248’ (Reg. no. CV‐145, PI 693756) is a conventional cultivar of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) that was released by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in March 2020. In 2008, UA48 was crossed with Arkot 0016 with the goal of developing a line having fiber quality of UA48 but with improved yields and broadened adaptation. Over 5 yr of Arkansas tests, lint yields of UA248 were 10–15% higher

‘CP 11‐1314’ (Reg. no. CV‐196, PI 693071) sugarcane, a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp., was developed through cooperative research conducted by the USDA‐ARS, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc.; it was released to Florida growers in June 2018 for cultivation on organic soils and further recommended in June 2019 for sand soils. This cultivar was derived from a polycross

Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing developed bread wheat lines through wide crosses with Aegilops cylindrica Host, Ae. triaristata Willd., Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk., T. militinae Zhuk. & Migush., T. kiharae Dorof. & Migush., and T. dicoccum (Schrank) Schübl. The best lines went through a multilocational evaluation process and were included in the Facultative and Winter

‘ND Dawn’ (Reg. no. CV‐30, PI 694866), a semi‐dwarf, semi‐leafless, large‐seeded yellow field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivar, was developed by the pulse crops breeding program at North Dakota State University and approved for release by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. ND Dawn, the first yellow field pea cultivar from the program, was developed by the bulk‐pedigree method. Based on

Sugarcane (a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp.) cultivar ‘CP 11‐1956’ (Reg. no. CV‐198, PI 695075) was released in June 2018 for commercial cultivation on organic (muck) soils in Florida. This cultivar was developed through a collaborative cultivar development program of the USDA–ARS, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League, based at Canal Point, FL. The parents of CP 11‐1956 are

‘Resilience CL+’ (Reg. no. CV‐1176, PI 686413; PVP 201800104) is a soft white common winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar carrying two‐gene tolerance to imazamox herbicide that was developed and released in October 2016 by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University. It was tested under the experimental designations KCF9002 and WA 8187. Resilience CL+ was developed using

‘CP 10‐1716’ (Reg. no. CV‐195, PI 691536) sugarcane (a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp.) was released (7 June 2018) through cooperative research by the USDA–ARS Sugarcane Field Station at Canal Point, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc. CP 10‐1716 is recommended for use on mineral (sand) soils in Florida. CP 10‐1716 resulted from polycross X07‐1257 (CP 00‐2180 × Mix07Q;

‘KS Western Star’ (Reg. no. CV‐1174, PI 693935) hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed by the wheat breeding program at the Agricultural Research Center–Hays, Kansas State University, and released by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station in 2019. KS Western Star was developed with the objectives to further improve drought tolerance, straw strength, and multiple disease resistance

‘KS Dallas’ (Reg. no. CV‐1173, PI 693934) hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed by the wheat breeding program at the Agricultural Research Center–Hays, Kansas State University, and released by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station in 2019. KS Dallas was selected from a three‐way cross KS08HW112‐6//TX03A0148/Danby TR made in 2009 at Hays, KS. The objective of this cross was

‘ND Twilight’ (Reg. no. CV‐332, PI 693268; PVP‐202000258) is a new black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar developed by the Dry Edible Bean Breeding Program at North Dakota State University and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. ND Twilight was developed using a modified pedigree method (F1–F5), followed by pure line selection based on agronomic, disease, and quality

Soft white winter (SWW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars with the Clearfield Production System technology are an important tool for producers in wheat production regions of Washington State. Paired with the use of the group 2 (Amino Acid Inhibitors/ALS) Beyond (BASF Corporation) herbicide (imazamox), tolerant wheat allows producers options where the current herbicide chemistry has not been adequate

‘UC Tiger's Eye’ (Reg. no. CV‐336, PI 693473) is a BC3F7 line of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) bred by recurrent backcrossing between the heirloom Tiger's Eye (recurrent parent) and UC Canario 707 (donor parent). It produces edible seed similar to the heirloom parent but is resistant to Bean common mosaic virus and provided 28% higher yields in multiyear, multilocation replicated trials on organic

Modern wheat is lacking diversity in the D genome due to the genetic bottleneck from the hybridization between tetraploid Triticum turgidum L. and diploid Aegilops tauschii Coss. The D‐genome nested association mapping (DNAM) population (Reg. no. MP‐14, NSL 536301 MAP) was developed to expand D‐genome variation in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The DNAM population is a wheat nested association

‘UC Rio Zape’ (Reg. no. CV‐335, PI 693471) is a dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) developed by recurrent backcrossing between the landrace Rio Zape (recurrent parent) and ‘Matterhorn’ great northern bean (donor parent). UC Rio Zape is a BC5F2:7 cultivar that traces approximately 98% of its ancestry to Rio Zape but demonstrates resistance to Bean common mosaic virus due to introgression of the I gene

‘UC Southwest Red’ (Reg. no. CV‐334, PI 693472) is a line of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) descended from the cross ‘Zuni Gold’/UCD 9634. UC Southwest Red is intended to address the growing demand for heirloom‐type crop cultivars, which have high market value and a reputation for excellent aesthetic and culinary quality. This demand is strongest among smaller scale farmers seeking unique market

‘UC Southwest Gold’ (Reg. no. CV‐337, PI 693470) is a dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) descended from ‘Zuni Gold’ and UCD 9634 pink bean. UC Southwest Gold is an F3:7 line with an heirloom‐like seed coat similar to Zuni Gold but with resistance to Bean common mosaic virus and yields 60% higher than its heirloom parent. Culinary evaluations have shown that it displays cooking properties comparable to

‘UC Sunrise’ (Reg. no. CV‐333, PI 693474) is a new cultivar of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) developed by crossing the heirloom type ‘Zuni Gold’ with UCD 9634 pink bean. UC Sunrise has a seed type similar to heirloom cultivars such as Zuni Gold but is resistant to Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and has yields 50% higher than its heirloom parent. Tastings have also demonstrated that it maintains

‘Mislevy’ (Reg. no. CV‐46, PI 693070) bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] was selected at the University of Florida, and a series of research projects was conducted to evaluate the merit of Mislevy to be released as a new bermudagrass cultivar in Florida. A grazing experiment was conducted in South Florida and clipping trials conducted in South Florida, north‐central Florida, and North Florida

The development of soft white winter (SWW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars requires numerous traits to be successfully commercialized in the low‐ to intermediate‐rainfall (<400‐mm average annual precipitation) wheat production regions of the state of Washington, including winterhardiness, high grain volume weight, acceptable end‐use quality, and resistance to stripe rust, Fusarium crown rot

Recent changes in the environment and crop management practices of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States have challenged the development of successful hard red winter (HRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars for the >500‐mm annual precipitation zones of the eastern part of the state of Washington. The use of N fertilizer and an increase in no‐till production practices have led to decreases

On the cover: ‘Madsen’ wheat and one of its progeny lines. See A.H. Carter et al., “How ‘Madsen’ has shaped Pacific Northwest wheat and beyond,” https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20049. Photo by Arron Carter.

‘Butta 12’ (Reg. no. CV‐371, PI 692639) is the first malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) released by the University of California to complete plant‐scale malting evaluation and to be brewed successfully by scores of craft brewers. In cooperation with Admiral Maltings, Alameda, CA, Butta 12 has been malted and marketed primarily under the names Gallagher's Best, Feldblume, and Admiral Pils for all‐malt

The New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station announces the release of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivar ‘Acala 1517‐21’ (Reg. no. CV‐144, PI 693757). Acala 1517‐21 was derived from a single plant selection in F3 from a bi‐parental cross between LA05307029 and AU‐5491. This new cultivar was tested in eight replicated field trials in New Mexico in 2012–2017 and 21 tests across 12 states

The development of oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivars with improved grain yield and excellent test weight is necessary to increase the profitability of oat production. ‘Natty’ (Reg. no. CV‐385, PI 676027) was developed by the South Dakota State University (SDSU) oat breeding program and was released in 2014. The pedigree of Natty is SD020701//SD030888/ND030349. Natty exhibited high grain yield potential

‘Georgia‐19HP’ (Reg. no. CV‐141, PI 693908) is a new high‐yielding, high‐protein (HP), high‐oleic, Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistant, root‐knot nematode (RKN) and leafspot resistant, virginia‐type peanut (Arachis hypogaea L. ssp. hypogaea var. hypogaea) cultivar released by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station in 2019. It was developed at the University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment

‘S14‐15138GT’ (Reg. no. CV‐537, PI 693754) is a late maturity group IV (relative maturity 4.8) indeterminate high‐yielding soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr.] cultivar with glyphosate and sulfonylurea tolerance developed and released in 2017 by the University of Missouri–Fisher Delta Research Center soybean breeding program. S14‐15138GT is an F4 plant selection from the cross ‘S09‐10871’ × ‘S08‐9727RR1’

The hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) cultivars ‘Purple Bounty’ (Reg. no. CV‐12, PI 648342) and ‘Purple Prosperity’ (Reg. no. CV‐11, PI 654047) were released in 2007 and 2008, respectively, by the USDA–ARS in collaboration with the Rodale Institute and the agricultural experiment stations of Pennsylvania State University and Cornell University. Hairy vetch is a commonly used annual legume cover crop

‘S14‐9017GT’ (Reg. no. CV‐536, PI 693755) is a Maturity Group V high‐yielding glyphosate‐tolerant soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr.] cultivar developed and released in 2017 by the University of Missouri–Fisher Delta Research Center Soybean Breeding Program. S14‐9017GT was developed by conventional breeding from a cross between ‘LD07‐3419’ and ‘S08‐9727RR1’. The parent S08‐9727RR1 is a breeding line that

‘Curiosity CL+’ (Reg. no. CV‐1167, PI 675007; PVP 201500290) is a soft white winter (SWW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar carrying two‐gene tolerance to imazamox herbicide that was developed and released by the Agricultural Research Center of Washington State University in October 2013. It was tested under the experimental designations EBC2F3‐3‐18 and WA008143. Curiosity CL+ was developed using

With climate variation common in the U.S. Great Plains and particularly in Nebraska, wheat growers prefer broadly adapted cultivars. ‘NE10589’ (Reg. no. CV‐1165, PI 675998) hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed cooperatively by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA–ARS and released in January 2015 by the developing institutions. NE10589 was released primarily

There are numerous traits that soft white winter (SWW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars require to be successful in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. High yield potential, high grain volume weight, acceptable end‐use quality, winter hardiness, resistance to Cephalosporium stripe, and high falling number are just a few of the desired traits. Although many of these traits are driving factors toward releasing

‘Hilliard’ (Reg. no. CV‐1163, PI 676271), a soft red winter (SRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) developed and tested as VA11W‐108 by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, was released in March 2015. Hilliard was derived from the cross ‘25R47’/‘Jamestown’. Hilliard is widely adapted, from Texas to Ontario, Canada, and provides producers with a mid‐season, medium height, awned, semi‐dwarf (Rht2)

‘Flathead’ (Reg. no. CV‐1164, PI 693237) hard red winter (HRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed and released by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in 2019. Flathead was derived from a composite of two very closely related single crosses of the predominant cultivar ‘Yellowstone’ to stripe rust resistant source PI 640431, a hard white spring wheat backcross derivative of WA007900 that

Common bean rust, Bean golden yellow mosaic virus (BGYMV), Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV), and Bean common mosaic necrosis virus (BCMNV) are devastating diseases of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Central America and the Caribbean. The development of dry bean cultivars with enhanced levels of genetic resistance to these and other diseases is an important goal of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR)

USDA‐N6004 (Reg. no. GP‐441, PI 692264) is a conventional, late maturity group (MG) VI soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] germplasm developed to increase the diversity of the genetic base of applied soybean breeding in North America. This germplasm was released by the USDA‐ARS and the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in September 2019. USDA‐N6004 traces 50% of its pedigree to the large‐seeded

The release of soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) germplasm lines VA11DH‐P46xTrib‐28 (Reg. no. GP‐1048, PI 691656), VA11DH‐P46xTrib‐99 (Reg. no. GP‐1049, PI 691657), and VA11DH‐P46xTrib‐103 (Reg. no. GP‐1050, PI 691658) is intended to provide breeders with genetic material having exceptional milling and baking quality performance. The quantitative nature of milling and baking performance

A single Revolute‐Leaf mutant peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea L.) (Reg. no. GS‐12, PI 693753) was identified in 2012 within a preliminary yield trial plot of GA 112702, an unreleased runner‐type breeding line, at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plains Experiment Station's Gibbs Research Farm in Tifton, GA. Revolute‐Leaf mutants have not been previously identified in the parental lines of GA 112702

The Louise‐Penawawa spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) recombinant inbred line (RIL) mapping population (Reg. no. MP‐13, NSL 535038 MAP) was developed from a cross between the elite soft white spring wheat cultivars ‘Louise’ and ‘Penawawa’ at Washington State University. The population is composed of 180 RILs developed through single seed descent from the F2 to the F5 generation. The population and

An international effort was initiated with the evaluation of a diverse set of large‐seeded Andean common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), the Andean Diversity Panel, in sub‐Saharan Africa. Several entries in the panel have been selected for extensive characterization on the basis of high performance across multiple location × year trials in Tanzania—conducted both on station and on farm. Baetao‐Manteiga

The USDA announces the release of cultivar ‘AlkarXL’ (Reg. no. CV‐286, PI 691611) tall wheatgrass [Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey] for use on semiarid rangelands and irrigated pastures that receive a minimum of 350 mm of average annual precipitation on alkali soils. AlkarXL is a 10‐clone synthetic that originated from 56 plant introductions from the National Plant Germplasm System

‘Bobcat’ (Reg. no. CV‐1161, PI 693235) hard red winter (HRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed and released by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in September 2019. Bobcat is of unknown pedigree, derived from a composite of two related single crosses made in 2007: MT0598/98X366‐E29‐1 and 01X258‐C1/MT0598. MT0598 is an unreleased, hollow‐stem experimental line, and 98X366‐E29‐1 and

Hessian fly is among the major pests of wheat (Triticum spp.) around the world. We evaluated 18 tetraploid (4X) or durum accessions [Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum (Desf.) van Slageren], which were sourced from the USDA‐ARS National Small Grains Collection. Two of the most virulent strains of Hessian fly, vH9 and Biotype L, were used to assess the reaction of germplasm to larval attack. A susceptible

‘CP 09‐1385’ (Reg. no. CV‐194; PI 691535) sugarcane, a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp., was developed through cooperative research conducted by the USDA–ARS, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League. It was selected from a biparental cross made at the USDA–ARS Sugarcane Field Station in Canal Point, FL, in December 2006 using the cultivars ‘CP 01‐2459’ as the female parent and

‘CP 11‐2248’ (Reg. no. CV‐193, PI 692134) sugarcane (a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp.) was developed by the USDA–ARS, the University of Florida, and the Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc., and released to Florida growers for organic (muck) soils in June 2018. CP 11‐2248 was developed from a polycross made at Canal Point, FL, on 16 Dec. 2009, with a breeding line CP 06‐2664 as the female parent. The

‘StandClear CLP’ (Reg. no. CV‐1162, PI 693236) hard red winter (HRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed and released by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and exclusively licensed to Loveland Products, Inc., in 2020. StandClear CLP is a two‐gene Clearfield, semisolid‐stem wheat intended for use with the selective imidazolinone (IMI) herbicide imazamox. StandClear CLP resulted from

In 2012, a single Spear‐shaped Leaf mutant peanut (Reg. no. GS‐11, PI 693219) (Arachis hypogaea L.) plant was identified in a breeding trial plot of ‘Georgia‐06G’ at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station's Gibbs Research Farm in Tifton, GA. It was believed to be a spontaneous mutation; an inheritance study examining segregation in an F2 population concluded single gene inheritance

Recently, an Albino‐Virescent Leaf peanut plant (Reg. no. GS‐10, PI 693218) (Arachis hypogaea L.) was identified in an F10 advanced breeding line, GA 082524, at the University of Georgia, Gibbs Research Farm in Tifton, GA. GA 082524 was the result of a three‐way cross between ‘Georgia‐02C’ × (‘Georgia‐01R’ × ‘COAN’). Similar to GA 082524, the Albino‐Virescent Leaf peanut genetic stock has high‐oleic

USDA‐N7004 (Reg. no. GP‐438, PI 692263) is a conventional late maturity group VII soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] germplasm with good yield potential, elevated seed protein content, and 25% exotic pedigree from Japanese cultivar Tamahikari (PI 423897). USDA‐N7004 was jointly released as a non‐GM germplasm by the USDA‐ARS and the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in September 2019. USDA‐N7004

On the cover: Dr. Robert Bowden with stem rust resistant wheat germplasm on left, susceptible recurrent parent on right. See M.J. Guttieri et al., “Registration of hard white winter wheat germplasms KS14U6380R5, KS16U6380R10, and KS16U6380R11 with adult plant resistance to stem rust,” https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20004. Photo by Mary Guttieri.

It is never known how well new cultivars will perform under commercial production until they are released and grown across different environments. Every cultivar released has a different impact on the region for which it was intended. Some cultivars are in commercial production for only a few years, whereas others are cultivated for decades. ‘Madsen’, a soft white winter wheat released in 1988 for

‘Fritz’ (Reg. no. CV‐370, PI 678422), a two‐row spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar developed and tested as 2004NZ151, was released in 2016 by Washington State University (WSU). It was derived from a complex cross: ‘Apexant.499’/‘Alexis’ (Ca 803111)//‘Baronesse’ (2000NZ304)/3/‘Cellar’ and selected through the single‐seed descent method to F4. Fritz was tested in field trials in Pullman, WA

‘Coho’ light red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (Reg. no. CV‐330, PI 692133), developed by Michigan State University AgBioResearch, was released in 2019 as an upright, full‐season cultivar that possesses acceptable canning quality and partial resistance to common bacterial blight and root rots. Coho was developed using the pedigree breeding method to the F4 generation followed by pure line selection

The banded sunflower moth is one of the most pervasive insect pests of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in North America, in large part due to its ability to overwinter in cold climates. The goal of this research is to provide germplasm containing resistance to infestation by the banded sunflower moth while retaining valuable traits, such as imidazolinone herbicide tolerance and high oleic acid content

A spring wheat nested associated mapping (NAM) population, KUWNSr (Kenyan and U.S. wheat nested association mapping population for stem rust resistance), was developed at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA. KUWNSr (Reg. no. MP‐12, NSL 533796 MAP, experimental designation SrNAM) was primarily developed to genetically characterize stem rust resistance as the 10 male parents—nine Kenyan and

‘UI Bronze Jade’ (Reg. no. CV‐1160, PI 691501) hard white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed and released by the Idaho Agricultural Experimental Station in 2019. It was developed from the cross ‘UI Silver’(PI 658467)/IDO660 using a modified bulk breeding method and selected in F4:6 yield plots. UI Bronze Jade was tested as the experimental number A0709W‐44 from 2014 to 2017 and as IDO1706

‘MN‐Clearwater’ (Reg. no. CV‐287, PI 692651) is the world's first commercial food‐grade intermediate wheatgrass [IWG; Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey subsp. intermedium] grain cultivar. It was developed as a synthetic population at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, and released in August 2019. Intermediate wheatgrass is a perennial grain crop currently undergoing domestication

Genotypic variance is necessary for trait improvement because limited diversity can reduce genetic gains in crop improvement. To maintain genetic diversity, a wealth of germplasm exists in the USDA‐ARS sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] collection, but most of the accessions are not adapted to temperate climates. To address this issue, the Reinstated Sorghum Conversion program (RSC, ∼2009–2014)

‘UA212ne’ (Reg. no. CV‐143, PI 692970) is a conventional, nectariless cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivar released by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in September 2018. The cultivar represents an ongoing effort to develop improved genotypes having enhanced yield, yield components, earliness, host plant resistance, and fiber properties. The nectariless trait effectively reduces population