64. Volume 10- Number 2 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1997 VOL 10 NO. 2
DESCRIPTIONS
Key to definitions/symbols/words used in the short
descriptions
* = variety(s) used as comparator(s)
Agent = Australian agent acting on behalf of an
applicant (usually where application is
from overseas).
DUS = Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability
LSD = Least Significant Difference
LSD/sig = The numerical value for the LSD (at
P#0.01) is in the first column and the
level of significance between the
candidate and the relevant comparator in
subsequent columns
ns = not significant
RHS = Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart
(Chip Number)
std deviation = Standard deviation of the sample
syn = synonym
UPOV = International Union for the Protection of
New Plant Varieties
+ = When used in conjunction with an RHS
colour, ‘+’ indicates a notional extension
of a colour series when a precise match
can not be made. It is most commonly
used when the adjacent colour chip(s) are
of a different sequence
# = Values followed by the same letter are not
significantly different at P#0.01
Origin = unless otherwise stated the female parent
of the cross precedes the male parent
A = variety(s) for which PBR has been
granted
AGLAONEMA
Aglaonema
‘Jubilee Green’
Application No 97/040 Accepted: 20 Mar 1997.
Applicant: Dr B F Brown, Valkaria, Florida, USA.
Agent: Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland Bay, QLD.
Description (Table 1, Figure 24) Plant: bushy, short
(25.5cm), number of basal shoots medium (8.5), main stem
diameter 22.2mm. Leaf blade: length short (23.5cm), width
narrow (7.9cm), banded along secondary veins and main
vein, colour of background dark green RHS 137A, banding
greyish green RHS 191C, upperside of main vein grey,
macules absent. Petiole: length medium (9.2cm), main
colour dark green RHS 137A.
Origin Controlled pollination: Aglaonemacommutatum var
pictunatum x Aglaonema commutatum. Breeder: Dr B F
Brown, Valkaria, Florida, USA. Selection criteria: strong
suckering habit, leaf markings.
Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Queen of Siam,
‘Lillian’, ‘Parrot Jungle’, ‘Silver Queen’. Location:
Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland Bay, QLD, Jul 1996 –
Feb 1997. Conditions: single cuttings placed in 200mm pots
on 22 Jan 1996 with 3kg/m 3 Nutricote Blue slow release
fertiliser and a sawdust, pinebark, peatmoss mix. Pots
placed in a greenhouse under benches in low light, overhead
irrigation and ambient temperatures except for the first
month when some supplementary heating was applied. Trial
design: two completely randomised blocks containing 15
replicates of each variety. Measurements: single
measurements from ten replicates of each variety in each
block; distinguishing characters were recorded on each
variety in Feb 1997.
Prior Applications and Sales Nil.
Description: Dr Kerry Bunker, Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland
Bay, QLD.
‘Queen of Siam’ syn April in Paris
Application No: 96/038 Accepted: 14 Aug 1996.
Applicant: Dr B F Brown, Valkaria, Florida, USA.
Agent: Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland Bay, QLD.
Description (Table 1, Figure 24) Plant: semi bushy, tall
(51.3cm), number of basal shoots medium (6.5), main stem
diameter 27.7mm. Leaf blade: length long (34.3cm), width
broad (14.0cm), banded along secondary veins and main
vein, colour of background medium green (RHS 137C),
banding greyish green (RHS 191C), upperside of main vein
grey, yellowish green macules present on leaf blade.
Petiole: length long (18.7cm), main colour whitish green
(RHS 155A).
Origin Controlled pollination: Aglaonema nitidum cuntisii
hybrid ‘Ernestos favourite’ x Aglaonema commutatum cv.
marantifulium var. tricolor. Breeder: Dr B F Brown,
Valkaria, Florida, USA. Selection criteria: large leaf size,
leaf markings, tall plant height.
Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Lillian’, ‘Parrot Jungle’,
‘Silver Queen’. Location: Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd,
Redland Bay, QLD, Jul 1996 – Feb 1997. Conditions:
single cuttings placed in 200mm pots on 22 Jan 1996 with
3kg/m 3 Nutricote Blue slow release fertiliser and a sawdust,
pinebark, peatmoss mix; pots placed in a greenhouse under
benches in low light, overhead irrigation and ambient
temperatures except for the first month when some
supplementary heating was applied. Trial design: two
completely randomised blocks containing 15 replicates of
each variety. Measurements: single measurements from ten
replicates of each variety in each block, distinguishing
characters were recorded on each variety in Feb 1997.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Status Name Applied
USA 1989 granted ‘Queen of Siam’
First sold USA 1992.
Description: Dr Kerry Bunker, Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland
Bay, QLD.
‘Rembrandt’
Application No: 97/041 Accepted: 27 Feb 1997.
Applicant: Dr B F Brown, Valkaria, Florida, USA.
Australian Agent: Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland
Bay, QLD.
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