Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Choice of Comparators
Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar Variety of
Common Knowledge
Organ/Plant Context State of Expression in
Part
Group of Varieties
Fruit position of maximum diameter at centre
Fruit symmetry symmetric
Fruit shape of apex flat
Fruit depth of stalk cavity medium
Fruit ground colour of skin purple
Fruit colour of flesh red
Fruit firmness of flesh firm/very firm
Fruit acidity medium to strong
Fruit juiciness strong
Fruit sweetness high/very high
Fruit degree of adherence of stone to flesh fully adherent
Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)
Name Comments
‘Black Noble’ Pollen parent
Varieties of Common Knowledge identified and subsequently excluded
Variety Distinguishing State of Expression State of
Characteristics in Candidate Expression in
Variety
Comparator
Variety
‘Candy
Gem’
flesh colour red yellow
‘Red Nobel’ flesh colour red yellow
Variety Description and Distinctness - Characteristics which distinguish the candidate from one or
more of the comparators are marked with a tick.
Organ/Plant Part: Context ‘Plumsweettwo’ ‘Black Noble’
Tree: vigour strong medium
Tree: density of the head
open to
medium to dense
medium
One year old shoot: attitude
semi-erect
erect to semierect
One year old shoot: intensity of colour
medium to
light to medium
dark
Spur: length
short to
short to medium
medium
Wood bud: size medium medium
Wood bud: shape conical conical
Wood bud: position relative to shoot
slightly held
slightly held out
out
Leaf: attitude
upwards to
horizontal
horizontal to
downwards
*Leaf blade: shape elliptic elliptic
Page 244 of 550
Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3