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

Trifolium subterraneum subsp subterraneum<br />

Subterranean Clover<br />

‘Campeda’<br />

Application No: 1999/148 Accepted: 16 Mar 2000.<br />

Applicant: Istituto Sperimentale per le Colture<br />

Foraggere, Lodi, Italy.<br />

Agent: SEEDCO, Hilton, SA.<br />

Characteristics (Table 54, Figure 55) Seedling: semiprostrate,<br />

medium. Plant: dense, spreading, prostrate, mid<br />

season maturing. Stem: glabrous, green, not (anthocyanin)<br />

pigmented. Petioles: glabrous, rare single hairs, green, not<br />

pigmented. Stipules: medium, pubescent, pale green,<br />

prominent red pigmented veins. Leaf: medium, moderately<br />

pubescent lower, sparsely pubescent upper surface. Leaf<br />

mark: pale green crescent and arms (C 2 A 2-3 type, Nicholls<br />

et al), moderate to strong red-brown anthocyanin flush<br />

about midrib below crescent, slight to moderate<br />

anthocyanin flecking. Peduncle: medium length,<br />

moderately pubescent, green. Inflorescence: spikelet of 4<br />

florets. Calyx: pale green, no red pigmentation. Corolla:<br />

white to cream, red veining sometimes visible on standard.<br />

Seed: medium, black, 4/burr (1/floret). Burr burial: fair to<br />

good.<br />

Origin and Breeding Phenotypic selection: selection from<br />

a variable population designated as EP 56, segregating for<br />

flowering time, growth habit and leaf markers. Segregates<br />

were isolated, multiplied and trialed for 10 years and tested<br />

under grazing condition for seed yield, regeneration density<br />

and persistence in Sardinia. A number of elite lines were<br />

selected and then tested in various trials in Western<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>. One line, EP 56 sub B was found to have greater<br />

early season herbage and sward density than all control<br />

mid-season cultivars. It was also shown to have superior<br />

seed yield (weight and number of seed) and hard seed<br />

levels. EP 56 sub B was then used to develop the uniform<br />

single line, ‘Campeda’, through single plant selection.<br />

Selection criteria: winter vigour, dry matter yield, seed<br />

yield, hard seededness, regeneration density, persistence.<br />

Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Dr Efisio Piano and staff,<br />

Istituto Sperimentale per le Colture Foraggere, Lodi, Italy.<br />

Choice of Comparators ‘Enfield’, ‘Esperance’, ‘Junee’,<br />

‘Green Range’ and ‘Woogenellup’ were all initially<br />

considered for the comparative trial, as all of these cultivars<br />

are of broadly similar maturity to ‘Campeda’. However,<br />

‘Enfield’ was excluded because it is very soft seeded<br />

(‘Campeda’ being relatively hard seeded), while ‘Green<br />

Range’ and ‘Woogenellup’ both flower a week later than<br />

‘Campeda’. All three of these potential comparators also<br />

have distinctly different individual leaf marks when<br />

compared to ‘Campeda’. Hence, ‘Esperance’ and ‘Junee’<br />

were selected as comparators, as they are the closest in<br />

maturity to ‘Campeda’. The original source material (EP<br />

56) was not considered because it is a heterogenous<br />

population having taller plant heights and later maturity.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Junee’, ‘Esperance’.<br />

Location: Currency Creek, about 75km SSE of Adelaide,<br />

SA, between Jun and Nov 1999. Conditions: trial conducted<br />

in the field. The soil was a moderately fertile, free draining<br />

sandy loam of approximately pH 6. A single spring<br />

irrigation of approximately 40mm rainfall equivalent was<br />

applied in mid Oct to allow plots to mature with minimum<br />

water stress. No chemical or fertiliser treatments were used<br />

and plots were hand weeded as required. Trial design: a<br />

randomised complete block with 4 replicates, each of 10<br />

plants. Plants were seeded and raised in Jiffy 7 pellets in a<br />

shadehouse, and then transplanted into the field at<br />

approximately 4 weeks of age in late Jun, 1999. Each<br />

replicate was comprised of 10 plants in 4 rows, with 20 cm<br />

between plants and 50 cm between rows. Measurements:<br />

from all plants.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales Nil.<br />

Description: Andrew W.H. Lake, Pristine Forage Technologies, Daw<br />

Park, SA.<br />

Table 54 Trifolium varieties<br />

‘Campeda’ *‘Junee’ *‘Esperance’<br />

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STEM HAIRINESS<br />

glabrous pubescent pubescent<br />

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STEM, PETIOLE, PEDUNCLE PIGMENTATION<br />

none (green) slight red moderate red<br />

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ST<strong>IP</strong>ULE VEIN COLOUR<br />

red green red<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

WINTER LEAFLET CRESCENT PRESENCE AND TYPE<br />

(Nicholls et al, 1996) *<br />

prominent, C2 medium, C1 rare, C1<br />

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LEAFLET ANTHOCYANIN FLUSH<br />

proximal, proximal, absent<br />

about midrib general<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

LEAFLET ANTHOCYANIN FLECKING<br />

sparse sparse moderate to<br />

heavy<br />

____________________________________________________<br />

CALYX TUBE COLOUR<br />

pale green pale green deep redpurple<br />

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*Nicholls P.G.H., Collins W.J. and Barbetti M.J. (1996).<br />

Registered cultivars of subterranean clover.<br />

Bulletin number 4327, Agriculture Western <strong>Australia</strong>.<br />

Triticum aestivum<br />

Wheat<br />

‘Chara’<br />

Application No: 1999/332 Accepted: 31 Jan 2000.<br />

Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd,<br />

Attwood, VIC and Grains Research and Development<br />

Corporation, Barton, ACT.<br />

Characteristics (Table 55, Figure 46) Plant: semi dwarf,<br />

spring wheat, habit intermediate, height medium, maturity<br />

medium to late. Foliage: colour dark green. Flag leaf: length<br />

short, width narrow, tendency to be recurved weak, auricle<br />

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