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<strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>Journal</strong> Vol. 23 Number 4<br />

Name<br />

Comments<br />

‘Menzies’<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Description and Distinctness - Characteristics which distinguish the candidate from one or<br />

more of the comparators are marked with a tick.<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context<br />

‘FARNSFIELD’ ‘Menzies’<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: growth habit prostrate prostrate<br />

Main stem: growth habit (prostrate varieties only) erect erect<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: branching medium medium<br />

*Time of: maturity late late<br />

Leaflet: size<br />

small to medium small to medium<br />

Leaflet: colour<br />

medium green to<br />

medium green<br />

dark green<br />

*Flowering: general pattern alternate alternate<br />

Flowering: pattern of main stem none none<br />

*Pod: constrictions medium medium<br />

Pod: texture of surface fine fine<br />

Pod: number of kernels few few<br />

absent or very absent or very<br />

*Pod: prominence of beak<br />

inconspicuous inconspicuous<br />

*Pod: shape of beak curved curved<br />

*Kernel: colour of uncured mature testa monochrome monochrome<br />

*Kernel: colour of mature uncured testa (varieties with<br />

monochrome testa only)<br />

pink<br />

pink<br />

Kernel: shape spheroidal spheroidal<br />

Kernel: size medium medium<br />

*Kernel: weight per 1000 kernels medium medium<br />

*Kernel: dormancy period medium medium<br />

Kernel: percentage of shell very low low<br />

Statistical Table<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context ‘Farnsfield’ ‘Menzies<br />

Kernel: percentage of shell<br />

Mean 18.79 20.63<br />

Std. Deviation 0.32 0.52<br />

LSD/sig 1.048 P≤0.01<br />

Prior Applications and Sales<br />

Nil.<br />

Description: Grant Baker, Peanut Company of <strong>Australia</strong> Ltd, Kingaroy, QLD<br />

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