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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> of Common Knowledge<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part Context State of Expression in Group of Varieties<br />

Mature fruit shape of ventral shoulder rounded upward<br />

Mature fruit shape of dorsal shoulder rounded downward<br />

Mature fruit bulging proximal of stylar scar absent or weak<br />

Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)<br />

Name Comments<br />

‘NMBP 4055’ this cultivar shares a paternal parent<br />

‘Kensington Pride’ Paternal (pollen) parent<br />

‘Tommy Atkins’<br />

Varieties of Common Knowledge identified and subsequently excluded<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Distinguishing State of Expression State of Expression in Comments<br />

Characteristics in Candidate <strong>Variety</strong>Comparator<br />

<strong>Variety</strong><br />

‘Delta Seed embryony monoembryonic polyembryonic Initially considered because<br />

R2 E2’<br />

of similar fruit shape but<br />

excluded on seed<br />

embryony.<br />

‘Van Fruit/ flavour ‘Kensington’ type Floridian type ‘Van Dyke’ was a<br />

Dyke’ flesh<br />

comparator nominated in<br />

the part one application but<br />

removed because of the<br />

major differences in flavour<br />

types.<br />

<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 ‘NMBP4069’ ‘Kensington Pride’ ‘NMBP 4055’<br />

*Tree: attitude of main branches erect to horizontal erect to horizontal horizontal<br />

*Young leaf: anthocyanin<br />

colouration<br />

Young leaf: hue of anthocyanin<br />

colouration<br />

present present present<br />

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

brownish brownish brownish<br />

Young leaf: intensity of<br />

anthocyanin colouration<br />

medium to strong weak to medium very weak to weak<br />

Young leaf: shape in cross section straight concave straight<br />

Young leaf: relief of upper face smooth smooth<br />

raised between<br />

secondary veins<br />

Young leaf: undulation of margin present present present<br />

*Fully developed leaf: attitude horizontal drooping drooping<br />

Fully developed leaf: length short short to medium short to medium<br />

Fully developed leaf: width narrow to medium narrow to medium medium<br />

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