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DESCRIPTIONS
PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2000 VOL 13 NO. 1
differs from the seed parent ‘Gala’ in the following
combination of characteristics; earlier harvest timing, block
colour pattern, larger size and from the pollen parent
‘Splendour’ in the following combination of characteristics;
earlier harvest timing, firmer flesh and thicker skin, darker
in colour. Selection criteria: eating and storage quality.
Propagation: vegetatively on clonal rootstock. Breeder: Dr
Don McKenzie and Mr Alan White, The Horticulture and
Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd, Palmerston
North, New Zealand.
Choice of Comparators ‘Royal Gala’ and ‘Splendour’
were considered as comparators as these are the similar
varieties of common knowledge. ‘Splendour’ is also the
pollen parent. ‘Royal Gala’ was chosen instead of ‘Gala’
(seed parent) because it is a highly coloured strain similar to
the candidate, standard ‘Gala’ has very low colour therefore
was excluded. ‘Red Delicious’ was initially considered but
later excluded because of its oblong conical fruit shape.
Comparative Trial The information is based on overseas
data sourced from New Zealand Plant Variety Rights Office
DUS Test Report. Testing was done at HortResearch,
Havelock North, New Zealand between 1995-97. Where
possible the characteristics were verified by the qualified
person. The essential difference in fruit characteristics of
‘Sciearly’ and the comparators are presented in the
comparative table.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
New Zealand 1993 Granted ‘Sciearly’
USA 1997 Granted ‘Sciearly’
EU 1997 Applied ‘Sciearly’
South Africa 1999 Applied ‘Sciearly’
First sold in New Zealand in June 1997. First Australian
sale Nil.
Description: Nicola Hall, HortResearch, Havelock North, New Zealand.
‘Scired’
Application No: 1999/136 Accepted: 8 Jun 1999.
Applicant: The Horticulture and Food Research
Institute of New Zealand Ltd,
Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Agent: AJ Park & Son, Canberra, ACT.
Characteristics (Table 32, Figure 40) Plant: type ramified,
habit spreading, vigour medium, bearing on shoots.
Dormant one year old shoot: weak, pubescence on upper
half, medium thickness, medium to many number of
lenticels. Leaf: attitude in relation to shoot outwards, length
of blade medium, width of blade broad, ratio length/width
large, shape of incisions crenate, petiole length short.
Flower: beginning of flowering (10%) medium to late,
unopened flower dark pink, diameter medium, pelative
position free. Fruit: size medium, shape uniform oblong,
symmetrical, ribbing absent to very weak, medium
crowning at calyx, aperture of eye medium to large and
partly open, length of sepal medium, depth of eye basin
medium, width of eye basin medium, thickness of stalk
thick, length of stalk short to medium, bloom of skin absent
or weak, greasiness of skin absent or weak, ground colour
of skin yellow (RHS 4C), amount of overcolour mediumhigh,
colour of overcolour red (RHS 46A), solid flush, high
amount of russet around stalk cavity, size of lenticels large,
firm crisp flesh, flesh colour yellowish (RHS 14D), aperture
of locules closed, time of maturity medium to late,
resistance to insects and disease good. (Note: all RHS
colour chart numbers refer to 1986 edition).
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent
‘Gala’ x pollen parent ‘Splendour’. The cross was made in
1975 at Havelock North, New Zealand. Seed from the cross
was planted and grown onto fruiting where seedling GS58
was selected from the family for outstanding fruit quality.
Trees were propagated onto clonal rootstock. GS58 was
later commercially released as ‘Scired’. The new variety
differs from the seed parent ‘Gala’ in the following
combination of characteristics; earlier harvest timing, block
colour pattern and from the pollen parent ‘Splendour’ in the
following combination of characteristics; earlier harvest
timing, firmer flesh, darker in colour. Selection criteria:
eating and storage quality. Propagation: vegetatively on
clonal rootstock. Breeder: Dr Don McKenzie and Mr Alan
White, The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of
New Zealand Ltd, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Choice of Comparators ‘Royal Gala’ and ‘Splendour’
were considered as comparators as these are the similar
varieties of common knowledge. ‘Splendour’ is also the
pollen parent. ‘Royal Gala’ was chosen instead of ‘Gala’
(seed parent) because it is a highly coloured strain similar to
the candidate, standard ‘Gala’ has very low colour therefore
was excluded. ‘Red Delicious’ was initially considered but
later excluded because of its moderately crisp fruit texture.
Comparative Trial The information is based on overseas
data sourced from New Zealand Plant Variety Rights Office
DUS Test Report. Testing was done at HortResearch,
Havelock North, New Zealand between 1995-97. Where
possible the characteristics were verified by the qualified
person. The essential difference in fruit characteristics of
‘Scired’ and the comparators are presented in the
comparative table.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
New Zealand 1993 Granted ‘Scired’
USA 1997 Granted ‘Scired’
EU 1996 Applied ‘Scired’
South Africa 1999 Applied ‘Scired’
First sold in New Zealand in Jun1995. First Australian sale
Nil.
Description: Nicola Hall, HortResearch, Havelock North, New Zealand.
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