Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia
Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia
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<strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>Journal</strong> Vol. 23 Number 4<br />
Details of Application<br />
Application Number 2009/293<br />
<strong>Variety</strong> Name ‘DrisStrawNine’<br />
Genus Species Fragaria xananassa<br />
Common Name Strawberry<br />
Synonym<br />
Nil<br />
Accepted Date 11 Dec 2009<br />
Applicant<br />
Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc, Watsonville, CA<br />
Agent<br />
Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick, Melbourne, VIC<br />
Qualified Person Margaret Zorin<br />
Details of Comparative Trial<br />
Overseas Testing US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)<br />
Authority<br />
Overseas Data PP20,733<br />
Reference Number<br />
Location<br />
Monterey County, California, USA and verified Birkdale<br />
QLD <strong>Australia</strong><br />
Descriptor<br />
Strawberry (Fragaria) TG/22/9<br />
Period 2004-2008<br />
Conditions<br />
Grown from asexually propagated plants in raised beds in<br />
Monterey County, California USA under standard strawberry<br />
production conditions and full sunlight.<br />
Trial Design <strong>Plant</strong>s of the new variety ‘DrisStrawNine’, ‘Driscoll Lanai’<br />
(US PP15,145) and ‘San Juan’ (US PP 12,899) were<br />
asexually propagated and plantlets were transplanted into<br />
raised beds side by side and grown under standard conditions.<br />
Measurements The following detailed description of ‘DrisStrawNine’ was<br />
prepared from observations and measurements in accordance<br />
with UPOV guidelines and terminology. The colour<br />
descriptions and terminology are based on The Royal<br />
Horticultural Society Colour Chart, London (RHS).<br />
RHS Chart - edition 2001<br />
Origin and Breeding<br />
Controlled pollination: The new variety originated as a result of cross pollination<br />
between the proprietary female parent ‘94J283’ (unpatented) and the proprietary<br />
pollen parent ‘112H25’ (unpatented) and was discovered as a seedling in summer<br />
2004 in Monterey County, California USA. The plants of ‘DrisStrawNine’ have<br />
maintained their characteristics throughout successive generations of asexual<br />
propagation and remain true to type. Breeders: Bruce D Mowrey, JoAnne F Cross,<br />
Martin P Madesko and Philip J Stewart are all employees of Driscoll Strawberry<br />
Associates Inc., Watsonville, California USA.<br />
Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar<br />
<strong>Variety</strong> of Common Knowledge<br />
Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part Context<br />
State of Expression in Group of Varieties<br />
Leaf colour of upper side dark yellow-green (147A)<br />
Terminal leaflet shape of base rounded<br />
Terminal leaflet shape of incisions of margin crenate<br />
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