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DESCR<strong>IP</strong>TIONS<br />

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2000 VOL <strong>13</strong> NO. 1<br />

been uniform and stable over 8 generations. ‘Compact<br />

Amethyst’ is commercially propagated by vegetative<br />

cuttings from stock plants. Breeder: Peter Abell, University<br />

of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute, Cobbitty, NSW,<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>.<br />

Choice of Comparators The comparator used as the most<br />

similar variety is ‘Break O Day’ It has very similar flower<br />

colour and size but differs in habit, flower scapes and leaf<br />

shape. This variety is the pollen parent. The seed parent<br />

‘Bright Eyes’ was also included in the trial but is<br />

considerably different in flower size, colour and plant habit.<br />

The commonly cultivated form of Brachyscome multifida<br />

lacks the spreading habit of the candidate, as well as having<br />

a much lighter flower colour. No other varieties of common<br />

knowledge were considered to be appropriate as they differ<br />

notably in flower colour, habit, leaf shape and form.<br />

LEAF LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 21.7 20.2 18.0<br />

std deviation 2.7 2.3 1.3<br />

LSD/sig 2.5 ns P≤0.01<br />

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LEAF WIDTH (mm)<br />

mean 14.1 10.6 12.8<br />

std deviation 1.6 2.2 2.4<br />

LSD/sig 2.38 P≤0.01 ns<br />

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LEAF LENGTH/WIDTH RATIO<br />

mean 1.5 2.0 1.4<br />

std deviation 0.2 0.3 0.3<br />

LSD/sig 0.3 P≤0.01 ns<br />

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ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF SCAPE<br />

absent present absent<br />

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Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Break O Day’ and<br />

‘Bright Eyes’. Location: University of Sydney, Plant<br />

Breeding Institute, Cobbitty NSW (latitude 34°01´,<br />

longitude 150°40´, elevation 75m), spring/summer<br />

1999/2000. Conditions: trials were conducted in the ground<br />

in an open sunny condition. Plants propagated from cuttings<br />

planted into a sandy loam in three rows (one for each<br />

variety) at around 500mm spacing with slow release<br />

fertiliser added to the soil surface at planting. Trial design:<br />

12 plants of each variety were planted in rows for clarity.<br />

Measurements: taken at random.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Country Year Current Status Name Applied<br />

USA 1998 Applied ‘Compact Amethyst’<br />

First sold in the USA Jan 1999. Prior <strong>Australia</strong>n sale nil.<br />

Description: Peter G. Abell, University of Sydney, Plant Breeding<br />

Institute, Cobbitty NSW.<br />

Table 9 Brachyscome varieties<br />

‘Compact *‘Break O Day’ *‘Bright Eyes’<br />

Amethyst’<br />

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INFLORESCENCE DIAMETER (mm)<br />

mean 20.6 19.1 12.1<br />

std deviation 0.5 0.9 0.6<br />

LSD/sig 0.8 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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SCAPE LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 66.8 87.2 28.8<br />

std deviation 10.6 11.1 6.4<br />

LSD/sig 11.03 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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RAY FLORET COLOUR (RHS, 1995)<br />

violet 86B violet 86B violet 86D<br />

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NUMBER OF RAY FLORETS<br />

mean 27.8 23.4 21.4<br />

std deviation 2.7 1.6 2.7<br />

LSD/sig 2.73 P≤0.01 P≤0.01<br />

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LEAF COLOUR (RHS, 1995)<br />

<strong>13</strong>9A <strong>13</strong>7A 143A<br />

Brassica napus var oleifera<br />

Canola<br />

‘46C01’<br />

Application No: 1998/228 Accepted: 2 Feb 1999.<br />

Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Des<br />

Moines, Iowa, USA.<br />

Agent: Pioneer Hi-Bred <strong>Australia</strong> Pty Ltd, Toowoomba,<br />

QLD.<br />

Characteristics (Table 10, Figure 60) Plant: height tall<br />

(mean 115.0cm), maturity medium. Seedling: variable for<br />

hairs on the first true leaf. Leaf: length medium (mean<br />

102.8mm), width medium (mean 51.7mm), dentation of<br />

margin small with few lobes. Flower: petals length/width<br />

ratio of 2.07. Pod: length medium (mean 60.1mm).<br />

Peduncle: length medium (mean 19.8mm). Beak: length<br />

medium (9.1mm). Disease reaction: moderately resistant to<br />

blackleg disease (Leptosphearia maculans).<br />

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent<br />

‘Kristina’/‘Garrison’ x pollen parent ‘Oscar’ in a planned<br />

breeding program followed by a modified pedigree<br />

breeding method. The seed parent is characterised by<br />

susceptibility to blackleg disease while the candidate is<br />

moderately resistant. Selection criteria: yield, canola quality<br />

oil, protein and blackleg resistance. Propagation: seed.<br />

Breeder: Dr Jay Patel, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.<br />

Georgetown, Ontario Canada.<br />

Choice of Comparators ‘Oscar’ A , ‘Dunkeld’ A , ‘Grouse’ A<br />

and ‘47C02’ were considered for the comparative trial as<br />

these are the most similar varieties of common knowledge.<br />

‘Oscar’ A is a widely available variety and is also the pollen<br />

parent of the candidate. The new variety ‘47C02’ was<br />

chosen because it has some similarities as it shares the same<br />

pollen parent with the candidate. The female parents were<br />

not considered as they have very minimal resistance to<br />

blackleg disease.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparator(s): ‘Oscar’ A , ‘Dunkeld’ A ,<br />

‘Grouse’ A and ‘47C02’. Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW,<br />

Jun - Dec 1999. Conditions: field trial conducted on heavy<br />

grey cracking clay soil supplemented with nitrogen and<br />

phosphorus fertilisers. Trial design: 1m wide x 3m long<br />

field plots, 4 replicates of each variety arranged in a<br />

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