60. Volume 11- Number 2 - IP Australia
60. Volume 11- Number 2 - IP Australia
60. Volume 11- Number 2 - IP Australia
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DESCR<strong>IP</strong>TIONS<br />
PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1998 VOL <strong>11</strong> NO. 2<br />
of stripes of small size. Stamen: colour of filaments purple<br />
with no spots, colour of anthers at start of dehiscence<br />
greenish. Pistil: anthocyanin colouration of ovary medium,<br />
spots on stigma absent.<br />
Origin Controlled pollination: unnamed numbered<br />
parents. Breeder: PhytoNova BV of Rijnsburg, The<br />
Netherlands. Selection criteria darker colour of flowers and<br />
higher productivity. Propagation: rhizome division.<br />
Comparative Trial Description is based on test report of<br />
Dutch testing authority (Raad Voor het Kwekersrecht<br />
Wageningen). The Qualified Person considers that<br />
‘Zanta’ A syn Violetta and ‘Flamengo’ A are the closest<br />
comparators of common knowledge available in <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />
Comparisons between ‘Our Ballet’ and comparators are<br />
based on confirmation of overseas data by observation<br />
made on locally grown material of ‘Our Ballet’ and<br />
published PBR data of comparators.<br />
Prior Applications and Sales<br />
Country Year Status Name Applied<br />
The Netherlands 1996 Pending ‘Ballet’<br />
Description Philip Watkins, Perth, WA.<br />
Table 2 Alstroemeria varieties<br />
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‘Our Ballet’ *‘Zanta’ A *‘Flamengo’ A<br />
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STEM<br />
length medium long short<br />
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LEAF<br />
length medium short long<br />
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INFLORESCENCE<br />
pedicel length medium short long<br />
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FLOWER<br />
main colour red purple purple purple pink<br />
tepal spread medium large medium<br />
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OUTER TEPAL<br />
shape obovate recurved obovate<br />
main colour purple purple purple<br />
RHS 72B 77C 73D<br />
stripes absent present present<br />
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INNER LATERAL TEPAL<br />
main colour pale yellow yellow purple pink<br />
RHS 3A 9D 54A<br />
stripe thickness small large small<br />
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STAMENS<br />
anther colour greenish brownish yellowish<br />
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PISTIL<br />
anthocyanin<br />
in ovaries medium weak weak<br />
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APPLE<br />
Malus domestica<br />
‘Delblush’<br />
Application No: 97/074 Accepted: 22 Apr 1997.<br />
Applicant: Pepinieres & Roseraies Georges Delbard<br />
Societe Anonyme, Malicorne, France.<br />
Agent: Davies Collison Cave, Patent Attorneys, Sydney,<br />
NSW.<br />
Description (Figure 38) Plant: habit semi upright, dense<br />
with medium to strong vigour, density of branches<br />
medium. Shoot (dormant one year wood): pubescence<br />
absent or very weak, thickness medium, internode length<br />
relatively long, lenticel number medium. Bud: medium<br />
number of buds per truss, bud colour being spinel red (RHS<br />
54B). Flower: size large, shape moderately cupped, petals<br />
commonly relatively long possessing a greater length than<br />
width with moderate petal pubescence, sepals long and<br />
tapered, pedicels long, stamens semi-spreading and<br />
medium in number, styles substantially same height. Leaf:<br />
margin biserrate with pointed indentures, apex acuminate<br />
and base rounded. Fruit: shape oblong-conical, size<br />
medium to large, skin smooth and moderately shiny,<br />
ground colour deep yellow, over colour orange of pale to<br />
medium intensity, ribbing slight to moderate, stalk length<br />
long to very long, surface relief of fruit smooth, bloom of<br />
skin absent, russeting around stalk cavity; lenticel size<br />
large; eye basin medium in depth and breadth; flesh texture<br />
firm, juiciness medium, flesh resists darkening upon<br />
exposure to ambient conditions.<br />
Origin Controlled pollination: ‘Golden Delicious’ (seed<br />
parent) x ‘Grifer’ (pollen parent). Breeder: Mr Gerard<br />
Giuillier, Malicorne, France. Selection criteria: number of<br />
characters including plant vigour, taste of fruit, and fruit<br />
colouration. Propagation: vegetative.<br />
Comparative Trial Description based on data produced by<br />
trials conducted by the applicant in Malicorne, France and<br />
verified by the qualified person against the official test<br />
reports from Plant Breeders Rights authorities in France,<br />
US plant patent description and UPOV Technical<br />
Questionnaire. The qualified person considers there is no<br />
close local comparator.<br />
Prior Applications and Sales<br />
Country Year Status Name Applied<br />
Switzerland 1995 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />
South Africa 1996 Pending ‘Delblush’<br />
France 1990 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />
USA 1996 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />
EU 1995 Granted ‘Delblush’<br />
First sold in France in 1991.<br />
Description: Dr Peter A Stearne, Davies Collison Cave, Sydney, NSW.<br />
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