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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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<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 ‘Merlot BLZ’ ‘Majestic Red’<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: type deciduous deciduous<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: height medium medium<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: total number of shoots (deciduous varieties only) medium few to medium<br />

*Young shoot: colour green green<br />

Petiole: length medium to long medium<br />

*Petiole: colour of lower part medium green dark green<br />

Leaf blade: attitude erect erect<br />

*Leaf blade: length medium to long medium<br />

*Leaf blade: width medium medium<br />

*Leaf blade: position of broadest part<br />

slightly below<br />

middle<br />

*Leaf blade: lobes present absent<br />

Leaf blade: length of lobe short<br />

Leaf blade: shape of apex acute acute<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> Varieties <strong>Journal</strong> Vol. 21 No.3<br />

slightly below<br />

middle<br />

*Leaf blade: intensity of green colour of upper side medium medium<br />

*Leaf blade: spots on upper side present present<br />

Leaf blade: size of spots on upper side small medium<br />

*Leaf blade: number of spots on upper side few to medium medium<br />

Leaf blade: undulation of margin<br />

strongly expressed strongly expressed<br />

Scape: thickness medium medium<br />

Scape: red colouration<br />

weak<br />

absent or very<br />

weak<br />

Scape: mottling at basal part<br />

weakly expressed weakly expressed<br />

*Spathe: natural height medium high<br />

*Spathe: natural length medium medium<br />

*Spathe: natural width<br />

narrow<br />

narrow to medium<br />

to medium<br />

Spathe: height of overlapping part medium medium<br />

Spathe: natural shape of distal part obtuse obtuse<br />

*Spathe: main colour of inner side (RHS colour chart) N77A to N186AB 59A<br />

*Spathe: secondary colour of inner side dark red purple red purple<br />

Spathe: gradual colour change from base to apex<br />

strongly<br />

intensifying<br />

strongly<br />

intensifying<br />

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