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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1999 VOL <strong>12</strong> NO. 4<br />

Choice of Comparators ‘Bantam’ A and ‘Thimble’ A were<br />

initially considered for the comparative trial as these are<br />

similar varieties of common knowledge. ‘Thimble’ A was<br />

later excluded from the trial because of differing fruit<br />

colours (RHS 79B and 6 C-D before maturity and RHS 44A<br />

and RHS 45 at maturity) and shorter leaf lengths.<br />

‘Bantam’ A was used as a comparator because it is the<br />

maternal variety from which the candidate ‘Orange<br />

Bantam’ was derived.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparator ‘Bantam’ A . Location:<br />

A.J.Newport and Son Pty Ltd, Winmalee, Jul Nov 1999.<br />

Conditions: trials conducted in a greenhouse, plants<br />

propagated from seed at 23ºC in a commercial mix,<br />

seedlings planted out in 150mm pots containing<br />

commercial media, dripper irrigated, spacing at 20cm,<br />

nutrition, pest and disease treatment as required. Trial<br />

design: 30 plants of each variety arranged in a completely<br />

random design. Measurements: from all trial plants, one<br />

sample per plant.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

No prior applications. First <strong>Australia</strong>n sale in 1998.<br />

Description: Melissa Hunt, A.J.Newport and Son Pty Ltd, Winmalee,<br />

NSW.<br />

Table 16 Capsicum varieties<br />

‘Orange Bantam’ *‘Bantam’ A<br />

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PLANT: WIDTH AT FLOWERING (mm)<br />

mean 213 184<br />

std deviation 29 36<br />

LSD/sig 22 P≤0.01<br />

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LEAF: LENGTH OF BLADE (mm)<br />

mean <strong>12</strong>5 1<strong>12</strong><br />

std deviation 10 16<br />

LSD/sig 9 P≤0.01<br />

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FRUIT: VOLUME (mm 3 )<br />

mean 11500 13967<br />

std deviation 2898 3819<br />

LSD/sig 2382 P≤0.01<br />

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FRUIT: COLOUR AT MATURITY (RHS, 1986)<br />

32A<br />

45A-46A<br />

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FRUIT: PREDOMINANT NUMBER OF LOCULES<br />

2 or 3 3<br />

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FRUIT: WEIGHT(g)<br />

mean 7.4 9.0<br />

std deviation 1.7 2.4<br />

LSD/sig 1.4 P≤0.01<br />

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FRUIT: STALK LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 26.8 24.6<br />

std deviation 3.2 2.1<br />

LSD/sig 1.8 P≤0.01<br />

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ERIOSTEMON<br />

Philotheca myoporoides<br />

‘Lime Delight’<br />

Application No: 99/237 Accepted: 23 Sep 1999.<br />

Applicant: R. J. Cherry, Kulnura, NSW.<br />

Characteristics (Table 17, Figure 17) Plant: vigorous,<br />

upright, branching, evergreen shrub. Stem: terete in cross<br />

section, verrucose, new stem growth lime-green<br />

(144B/151B) aging to deeper green (146B). Leaf:<br />

coriaceous, alternate, length 63mm (average), width 8mm<br />

(average), shape oblong to broadly obovate, concave in<br />

cross section, margin entire with weak undulation, apex<br />

mucronate, base cuneate, colour of mature leaves mid green<br />

(137A), new growth lighter (151A). Inflorescence: cyme.<br />

Flower: axillary, white (petal RHS 155D) with a very slight<br />

purple tinge to the back of the petal, size medium (average<br />

diameter 18.9mm). (Note: all RHS colour chart number<br />

refers to 1995 edition).<br />

Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation: in 1995,<br />

several thousand rooted cuttings were produced from<br />

Philotheca myoporoides (common form) at applicant’s<br />

nursery at Kulnura, NSW. One of these cuttings gave rise to<br />

a plant, which exhibited lighter coloured leaf and stem<br />

characteristics than the parent plant. Cuttings were taken<br />

from this sport and all resultant plants exhibited the same<br />

lighter colouration. Selection criteria: lighter leaf and stem<br />

colour. Propagation: asexually by cuttings through three<br />

generations to ensure uniformity and stability. Breeder: R.<br />

J. Cherry, Paradise Plants, Kulnura, NSW, <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />

Choice of Comparator The comparator used in this trial is<br />

Philotheca myoporoides (common form). This variety has<br />

been chosen as it is the most similar variety of common<br />

knowledge and is also the parent.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparator: Philotheca myoporoides<br />

(common form). Location: trial conducted at Paradise<br />

Plants, Kulnura, between 1997-1999. Conditions: plants<br />

raised on their own roots from cuttings. Grown in 200mm<br />

pots in commercial potting mix and potted up into 250mm<br />

pots after 1 year, grown under full sun with overhead<br />

watering. All plants were subjected to the same chemical<br />

treatments for crop protection and nutrition as required.<br />

Trial design: <strong>12</strong> plants of each variety arranged in a<br />

complete block. Measurements: taken from 10 plants of<br />

each variety.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

No prior application. First sold in <strong>Australia</strong> in May 1997.<br />

Description : John Robb, Paradise Plants, Kulnura, NSW.<br />

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