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53. Volume 13- Number 1 - IP Australia

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

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

anthocyanin colouration absent, sheath glaucosity strong.<br />

Stem: straw pith thin. Ear: glaucosity medium, semi<br />

recurved, tapering, white, lax, fully awned. Lower glume:<br />

shoulder width medium, shoulder shape elevated, internal<br />

hairs strong, glume beak length medium to long, slightly<br />

curved. Lemma: straight. Grain: Prime Hard (PH) grade,<br />

white, ovate to elongated, germ face shallow, width<br />

medium, brush length medium, end profile medium.<br />

Disease Resistance: moderate resistance to stem, leaf and<br />

stripe rust. Resistant and intolerant to Cereal Cyst<br />

Nematode (CCN), susceptible to flag smut and susceptible<br />

to very susceptible to yellow leaf spot.<br />

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

BD225 (‘Cook’*2/ ‘Millewa’//TM56) x pollen parent<br />

CD87 (‘Pavon’S’/‘Condor’). The seed parent BD225 is<br />

moderately susceptible to leaf rust, ‘Chara’ has moderate<br />

resistance to leaf rust. The pollen parent CD87 is<br />

susceptible to CCN ‘Chara’ is resistant to CCN. The<br />

original cross was made in 1988 at VIDA, Horsham,<br />

Victoria, single plants selected in the F 2 and F 2 derived F 3<br />

lines were evaluated for disease resistance and agronomic<br />

type. Single spike selections were taken in F 4 and again in<br />

F 9 to ensure uniformity for disease resistance and<br />

agronomic characteristics. Selection criteria: Stem, leaf and<br />

stripe rust resistance, resistance to CCN, agronomic<br />

adaptation to southern New South Wales, central and north<br />

eastern Victoria. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Peter<br />

Martin, Agriculture Victoria Services, Horsham, VIC.<br />

Choice of Comparators ‘Condor’ was chosen as a<br />

comparator because it is a semi dwarf, white chaffed, fully<br />

awned spring wheat of medium to late maturity similar to<br />

the candidate. ‘Condor’ is used extensively in the seed<br />

parent BD225 (Cook*2/Millewa//TM56) via TM56<br />

(Aus10894/4*Condor) and in the pollen parent CD87<br />

(‘Pavon’S’/Condor). ‘Mira’ was chosen as a comparator<br />

because it is also a semi dwarf, spring wheat of similar<br />

mature height to the candidate. ‘Mira’ has a similar pedigree<br />

to ‘Chara’ via its pollen parent XD85<br />

(TM56/Agent//4*Condor). Both comparators are varieties<br />

of common knowledge. ‘Cocamba’ (a sister line of TM56)<br />

was initially considered but later was excluded because it is<br />

susceptible to stem rust and leaf rust.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Condor’, ‘Mira’.<br />

Location: Avon Districts Centre for Cropping Systems,<br />

Northam WA. Sown 9/6/99. Conditions: plants raised in red<br />

loam pH 5.6 in CaCl2 in open beds. The plots were treated<br />

with glyphosate on 30/5/99 and Sprayseed® on 10/6/99,<br />

Hoegrass® at 1.5l/ha on 1/7/99 was applied for grass control.<br />

Brodal® at 150 ml/ha on 7/7/99 was applied for wild radish<br />

control, no treatment for disease or insect control was<br />

required. Agras No 1 at 120 kg/ha was drilled with the seed<br />

and Urea at 80 kg/ha was topdressed at early tillering. Trial<br />

design: plants sown in randomised complete blocks in 10m x<br />

1.42m plots (8 rows) with 2 replications. Measurements:<br />

taken from 10 specimens per replicate selected randomly<br />

from approximately 2000 plants. One sample per plant from<br />

twenty plants at random. One sample per plant.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

No prior applications. First <strong>Australia</strong>n sale May 1999.<br />

Description: David Collins, David Collins Consulting, Northam, WA.<br />

Table 55 Triticum varieties<br />

‘Mira’ ‘Chara’ *‘Condor’<br />

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FLAG LEAF<br />

length medium short medium<br />

attitude recurved erect recurved<br />

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FLAG LEAF LENGTH: at ear emergence (LSD at P≤0.01 =<br />

23.35mm)<br />

mean 236.6b 187.07a 247.95b<br />

std deviation 26.99 24.12 34.<strong>13</strong><br />

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DAYS TO EAR EMERGENCE (LSD at P≤0.01 = 2.46mm)<br />

mean 103.1a 110.4b 112.2b<br />

std deviation 1.12 1.37 1.28<br />

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MATURE HEIGHT: including stem, ear & awns (LSD at<br />

P≤0.01 = 33.4mm)<br />

mean 935.35b 909.97b 867.75a<br />

std deviation 43.42 33.07 41.05<br />

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AWN LENGTH: at tip of primary ear (LSD at P≤0.01 =<br />

6.28mm)<br />

mean 63.45c 49.11a 57.09b<br />

std deviation 6.51 6.72 6.19<br />

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EAR: attitude at maturity<br />

semi erect semi prostrate erect<br />

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LOWER GLUME: from mid third of ear<br />

shoulder shape elevated elevated sloping<br />

shoulder width narrow medium wide<br />

beak length medium medium-long medium<br />

internal hairs medium strong strong<br />

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GRAIN: from mid third of ear<br />

shape oval- ovate- oval<br />

truncated elongated<br />

brush hair short medium long<br />

brush end blunt medium medium<br />

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Note: Mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly<br />

different at P≤0.01 according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test.<br />

‘Karlgarin’<br />

Application No: 1999/226 Accepted: 9 Nov 1999.<br />

Applicant: Chief Executive Officer, Agriculture Western<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>, South Perth, WA and Grains Research and<br />

Development Corporation, Barton, ACT.<br />

Characteristics (Table 56, Figure 47) Plant: semi dwarf,<br />

habit intermediate, height medium, maturity medium.<br />

Foliage: colour medium green. Flag leaf: length medium,<br />

width medium to wide, tendency to be recurved weak,<br />

auricle anthocyanin present, intensity very strong, sheath<br />

glaucosity medium. Stem: straw pith thin. Ear: horizontal to<br />

semi recurved, tapering, white, fully awned, lax. Lower<br />

glume: shoulder width narrow to medium, shoulder shape<br />

elevated, internal hairs absent to weak, glume beak length<br />

medium to long, straight. Lemma: slightly curved. Grain:<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>n Premium White (APW) grade, hard, truncated,<br />

germ face shallow, width medium to wide, brush length<br />

short, end profile blunt. Disease Resistance: intermediate<br />

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