64. Volume 10- Number 2 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1997 VOL 10 NO. 2
Table 20 Vicia varieties
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‘Barkool’ *‘Ascot’ *‘Fiord’
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HEIGHT AT GREEN SHELL STAGE (cm)
mean 76.8 70.0 75.5
std deviation 5.0 5.0 4.7
LSD/sig 1.8 P#0.01 ns
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NUMBER OF BRANCHES
mean 4.2 4.7 5.0
std deviation 0.9 0.9 1.2
LSD/sig 0.3 P#0.01 P#0.01
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FIRST FLOWERING NODE
mean 9.3 8.3 8.8
std deviation 0.9 1.0 0.9
LSD/sig 0.3 P#0.01 P#0.01
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LEAFLET WIDTH (mm)
(basal leaflet at third flowering node at main stem)
mean 40.0 30.2 30.3
std deviation 5.0 4.2 5.8
LSD/sig 1.7 P#0.01 P#0.01
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LEAFLET LENGTH:WIDTH RATIO
(basal leaflet at third flowering node of main stem)
mean 2.05 2.37 2.46
std deviation 0.21 0.23 0.27
LSD/sig 0.08 P#0.01 P#0.01
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DAYS TO FLOWER
mean 74.8 77.8 77.0
std deviation 2.9 2.6 2.9
LSD/sig 1.0 P#0.01 P#0.01
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POD NUMBER (second flowering node of main stem)
mean 1.8 1.4 1.9
std deviation 0.8 0.5 0.7
LSD/sig 0.2 P#0.01 ns
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POD LENGTH (mm)
(longest pod at second flowering node of main stem)
mean 62.6 58.4 62.1
std deviation 6.3 9.7 8.0
LSD/sig 2.8 P#0.01 ns
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SEED testa colour (RHS)
161A 152D 161A
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FRENCH SERRADELLA
Ornithopus sativus
‘Cadiz’ syn ZAF5
Application No: 96/019 Accepted: 20 Feb 1996.
Applicant: Co-Operative Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture, University of Western
Australia, Nedlands, WA.
Description (Table 21, Figure 41) Plant: annual, selfpollinating,
prostrate to semi-erect herb. Stem: long,
slender, pubescent. Leaf: pinnate, 10 to 30 leaflets, up to
95mm long. Leaflet: pubescent, length 10mm to 13mm,
width 5.5mm to 6mm. Flower: 4 to 7 per umbels, length
8mm, pink corolla with dark pink veins. Pod: straight,
length 30mm to 35mm, 4 to 7 segments/seed, slight
constriction between each segment. Seed: oblong, 3mm by
1.5mm, 1.5mg to 2mg, brown.
Origin Germplasm collection and selection: ‘Cadiz’ was
collected on the south west coast of South Africa near
Darling by D Gilespie. Breeder: Bradley Nutt, University of
WA, Nedlands, WA. Selection criteria: agronomic
performance at various experimental sites in the south west
of WA, harvestability using conventional all-crop
harvesters, low level of hardseed, tolerance to aphids and
red-legged earthmite. Propagation: seed.
Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Emena’, ‘Esperance
Pink’ (commercial unregistered cultivar), ‘Grasslands
Koha’ A , ‘Grasslands Spectra’ (O. sativus x O. compressus
hybrid) Location: Medina, WA, May 1996 – Dec 1996.
Conditions: seed was directly sown into cells (10 seeds per
cell) in plastic membrane covered soil beds; cells were
thinned to a single plant at 11 weeks. Trial design: plants
arranged in 4 randomised blocks of 15 plants (total of 60
plants) Measurements: taken from all 15 plants per block.
Prior Applications and Sales Nil.
Description: Bradley Nutt, University of Western Australia, Nedlands,
W.A.
Table 21 Ornithopus varieties
‘Cadiz’ * ‘Emena’ *‘Esperance * ‘Grasslands *‘Grasslands
Pink’ Koha’ A Spectra’
PLANT DRY WEIGHT AT 11 WEEKS (mg)
mean 29.1 21.6 10.8 16.3 20.6
std deviation 6.2 3.3 3.4 2.0 4.5
LSD/sig 6.8 P#0.01 P#0.01 P#0.01 P#0.01
GROWTH HABIT AT 11 WEEKS (1 = prostrate, 9 = erect)
7 6 7 6 6
GROWTH HABIT AT 20 WEEKS (eg 1 = prostrate, 9 = erect)
9 9 8 9 8
DAYS TO FIRST OPEN FLOWER (from sowing)
mean 114 129 132 154 146
std deviation 2 1 2 2 4
LSD/sig 4 P#0.01 P#0.01 P#0.01 P#0.01
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