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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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