The high yield, protein content, and nitrogen-fixing ability of new varieties make berseem an excellent candidate for forage in some areas of the state. Foundation seed will be available this fall.

Special acknowledgment is made to UC Farm Advisors Alfonzo Durazo III, Imperial County, and Faustino Munoz, San Diego County, for their efforts in helping to set up the UC-Mexicali linkae to Juan Guerrero, UC Farm Advisor, Imperial county, for his help in maintaining the communication link with the Mexican colleagues; and to Lawrence C. Larsen, Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis, for his technical aid in conducting the Davis trials.