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Details of Application<br />

Application Number 2007/327<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Name ‘Diamondcandy’<br />

Genus Species Prunus persica<br />

Common Name Peach<br />

Synonym Diamondgold<br />

Accepted Date 29 Feb 2008<br />

Applicant Lowell G. Bradford, Le Grand, CA, USA<br />

Agent Buchanan's Nursery, Hodgsonvale, QLD<br />

Qualified Person Peter Buchanan<br />

Details of Comparative Trial<br />

Overseas Testing US Patent and Trademark Office<br />

Authority<br />

Overseas Data US PP 17,758<br />

Reference Number<br />

Location Overseas data was verified at Buchanan’s Nursery, 262<br />

Breydon Rd, Hodgsonvale, QLD, 4352.<br />

Descriptor Peach/Nectarine (Prunus persica) TG/53/6.<br />

Period 3 years.<br />

Conditions Normal growing conditions for Hodgsonvale, QLD. Some<br />

drought conditions were experienced. Supplemental irrigation<br />

was required for the duration of the trial.<br />

Trial Design 10 trees of the proposed variety and the comparator were<br />

planted at 1.5m x 5m tree spacing. Irrigation was applied and<br />

industry standard management practice was used.<br />

Measurements Observations of tree and fruit characteristics were made to<br />

confirm the variety is true to type and to see if there were any<br />

climatic or geographic variations.<br />

RHS Chart - edition N/A<br />

Origin and Breeding<br />

Controlled pollination: The new peach variety was developed as a first generation<br />

cross using ‘Diamond Ray’ (USPP 8'948) yellow-fleshed nectarine as the selected<br />

seed parent and an unnamed peach as the selected pollen parent. A single tree from the<br />

stated cross was selected as the new variety. Subsequent to origination of the new<br />

variety it was asexually reproduced by budding and grafting and such reproduction of<br />

plant and fruit characteristics were true to the original in all respects. Breeder: Lowell<br />

G. Bradford, Le Grand, CA, USA.<br />

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

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 />

Tree size medium<br />

Flower type showy<br />

Petiole nectaries present<br />

Fruit pubescence present<br />

Fruit ground colour of flesh yellow<br />

Fruit shape round<br />

Stone adherence to flesh absent<br />

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