Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3
Varieties of Common Knowledge identified and subsequently excluded
Variety Distinguishing State of State of Expression Comments
Characteristics Expression in in Comparator
Candidate
Variety
Variety
‘Northfield’ cotyledon colour yellow orange ‘Northfield’ is a red lentil
colour
and differs dramatically to
‘Boomer’ in seed coat and
cotyledon colour as well as
other characteristics such as
vigour, size of plant parts
and number of seeds per
pod.
‘Digger’ cotyledon colour yellow orange ‘Digger’ is a red lentil and
colour
differs dramatically to
‘Boomer’ in seed coat and
cotyledon colour as well as
other characteristics such as
vigour, size of plant parts
and number of seeds per
pod.
‘Nugget’ cotyledon colour yellow orange ‘Nugget’ is a red lentil and
colour
differs dramatically to
‘Boomer’ in seed coat and
cotyledon colour as well as
other characteristics such as
vigour, size of plant parts
and number of seeds per
pod.
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 ‘Boomer’ ‘Matilda’
*Cotyledon: colour greenish yellow greenish yellow
Plant: habit semi-erect semi-erect
*Plant: anthocyanin colouration absent absent
*Plant: height tall medium
Plant: intensity of ramification medium medium
Leaf: shape elliptic elliptic
Leaf: intensity of green colour medium medium
Leaf: number of leaflets medium medium
Leaflet: size large medium to large
Raceme: number of flowers per node two to three two to three
Flower: size large medium
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