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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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1998 VOL <strong>11</strong> NO. 2<br />
‘Bantam’ ‘Thimble’ *‘Ornamental 2’<br />
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PLANT: HEIGHT AT FLOWERING (cm) LSD P#0.01=0.9<br />
mean 16.3abc 15.7bc 17.0a<br />
std deviation 0.9 1.0 1.2<br />
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PLANT: NUMBER OF INTERNODES BETWEEN FIRST<br />
FLOWER AND SHORTENED INTERNODES<br />
none none three<br />
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PLANT: ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION AT LEVEL OF<br />
NODES<br />
medium medium strong<br />
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LEAF: LENGTH OF BLADE (mm) LSD P#0.01=9<br />
mean 121a 107c <strong>11</strong>0bc<br />
std deviation 14 9 10<br />
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LEAF: WIDTH OF BLADE (mm) LSD P#0.01=4<br />
mean 43a 40a 35b<br />
std deviation 5 6 2<br />
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LEAF: LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO LSD P#0.01=0.19<br />
mean 2.8b 2.7b 3.2a<br />
std deviation 0.3 0.2 0.3<br />
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FRUIT: COLOUR BEFORE MATURITY<br />
RHS 144A RHS 79B RHS 79A-B<br />
RHS 200A RHS 6C-D RHS 4B-5D<br />
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FRUIT: DIAMETER (mm) LSD P#0.01=1.65<br />
mean 22.0ab 22.7a 14.5c<br />
std deviation 1.8 1.8 2.1<br />
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FRUIT: LENGTH/DIAMETER RATIO LSD P#0.01=0.27<br />
mean 1.8b 1.7b 2.5a<br />
std deviation 0.3 0.1 0.4<br />
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FRUIT: VOLUME (mm 3 ) LSD P#0.01=1686<br />
mean 9800a 9825a 4475b<br />
std deviation 2628 2086 1464<br />
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FRUIT: COLOUR AT MATURITY<br />
RHS 45A RHS 44A RHS 25A<br />
RHS 45A RHS 28B<br />
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FRUIT: GLOSSINESS<br />
strong medium medium<br />
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FRUIT: PREDOMINANT NUMBER OF LOCULES<br />
three two two<br />
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FRUIT: THICKNESS OF FLESH (mm) LSD P#0.01=0.34<br />
mean 2.96ab 3.14ab 2.06c<br />
std deviation 0.34 0.32 0.36<br />
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FRUIT: WEIGHT(grams) LSD P#0.01=1.0<br />
mean 5.8ab 5.9a 2.8c<br />
std deviation 1.7 1.4 0.7<br />
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FRUIT: PIGMENT CONTENT (ASTA units)<br />
130 145 20<br />
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FRUIT: REFLECTED COLOUR OF MILLED PRODUCT<br />
(RHS)<br />
33B 34B 28A<br />
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FRUIT: CAPSAICIN CONTENT (Schoville heat units)<br />
30,000 20,000 25,000<br />
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FRUIT: DRY MATTER CONTENT (%)<br />
14.1 12.5 16.9<br />
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FRUIT: STALK LENGTH (mm) LSD P#0.01=2.3<br />
mean 21.7bc 20.6c 28.9a<br />
std deviation 2.8 2.0 4.2<br />
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FRUIT: STALK THICKNESS<br />
medium to medium small<br />
thick<br />
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TIME OF BEGINNING OF FLOWERING (FIRST FLOWER<br />
ON 50% OF PLANTS)<br />
early to early to medium to late<br />
medium medium<br />
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TIME OF R<strong>IP</strong>ENING (COLOUR CHANGE OF FRUITS ON<br />
50% OF PLANTS)<br />
early to early to medium to late<br />
medium medium<br />
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HIBISCUS<br />
Hibiscus rosa sinensis<br />
‘West Coast Jewel’<br />
Application No: 95/298 Accepted: 20 Dec 1995.<br />
Applicant: Manchester Nominees Pty Ltd, Gosnells, WA.<br />
Agent: Plants International Pty Ltd, Silvan , VIC.<br />
Description (Table <strong>11</strong>, Figure 25) Plant: shrub, about 2m<br />
high, dense bush, lush appearance, well suited for cooler<br />
conditions. Stem: yellow-green young tips and tends to go<br />
brownish on maturity. Leaves: evergreen, cordate, margins<br />
entire, large but variable; blade about 15cm x 13.5cm in<br />
size, upper surface glistering, green (RHS 137A),<br />
underside lighter green (RHS 137B); petiole green as<br />
leaves, size variable but about 6cm long. Flowers: double,<br />
showy, solitary, blooms on mature leaf axils, buds in tips,<br />
blooms last for 2 to 3 days; peduncle green as leaves, long<br />
(8cm) usually and not firm to hold flowers upright, flowers<br />
hang on sides of branches; epicalyx 8 segmented, narrow,<br />
about 2cm, yellow-green (RHS 144A); calyx 5 segmented,<br />
yellow-green (RHS 144A ); Petals variable size ( av. 8cm),<br />
darker colour in base, upper surface 4 banded, 1st or<br />
outermost band yellow (RHS 5A) predominant colour, 2nd<br />
band red (RHS 41C-41D), 3rd band grey-purple (RHS<br />
185D), 4th band deep red (RHS 46A); lower surface 2<br />
banded, 1st band yellow (RHS 6A), 2nd band white (RHS<br />
158C); veins yellow-white (RHS 158C); style or staminal<br />
column not distinctive, covered by petaloids, partly<br />
exposed above basal petals only, 2 longitudinal colour<br />
bands, red (RHS 46A ) and yellow-white (RHS 158C);<br />
petaloids predominantly yellow (RHS 5A), number and<br />
positioning on style is clustered at tips; anthers and stigmas<br />
not prominent.<br />
Origin Controlled pollination: ‘Covakanic’ x ‘Chanti’.<br />
Breeder: Albert Dassmorie, Gosnells, WA. Selection<br />
criteria: flower colour, long flowering in cool conditions,<br />
big glossy green leaves, lush bush. Propagation: by<br />
cuttings.<br />
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