Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Details of Application
Application Number 2006/024
Variety Name ‘Boomer’
Genus Species Lens culinaris
Common Name Lentil
Synonym Nil
Accepted Date 24 Mar 2006
Applicant Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd, Atwood, VIC and
Grains Research and Development Corporation, Barton, ACT
Agent N/A
Qualified Person Antonio Leonforte
Details of Comparative Trial
Location Horsham, VIC
Descriptor Lentil (Lens culinaris) TG/210/1.
Period 2007.
Conditions Winter sown experiment, grey self mulching clay soil.
Management as per best practice for the region. Lower than
average rainfall.
Trial Design Randomised Complete Block Design.
Measurements Seed size; seed colour.
RHS Chart - edition N/A
Origin and Breeding
Controlled pollination: ‘Boomer’ was derived from a cross (94-004) between the
ICARDA line ILL5722, released in Australia as ‘Digger’, and the green lentil variety
‘Palouse’ bred by Washington State University (‘Digger’/ ‘Palouse’). ‘Boomer’ is
derived from a single plant selection made from an F4 bulk population sown at
Rosebery, VIC in 1999 (94-004L*99RO35). ‘Boomer’ was selected for large green
seed, increased plant height and early vigour and resistance to botrytis grey mould and
ascochyta blight. ‘Boomer’ has a high yield potential across lentil production regions
of Australia, similar to the best red lentil varieties. Breeder: Michael Materne,
Department of Primary Industries, Horsham, VIC.
Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar
Variety of Common Knowledge
Organ/Plant Part Context State of Expression in Group of Varieties
Cotyledon colour greenish yellow
Plant anthocyanin colouration absent
Flower colour of standard blue
Dry seed number of colours one
Dry seed main colour of testa green
Dry seed profile in longitudinal section broad elliptic
Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)
Name Comments
‘Matilda’
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Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3