Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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 ‘Almera’ ‘Carrera’
Lightsprout: size medium large
*Lightsprout: shape conical conical
*Lightsprout: intensity of anthocyanin colouration medium medium to strong
*Lightsprout: proportion of blue in anthocyanin
colouration of base
absent or low absent or low
*Lightsprout: pubescence of base
medium to strong medium to strong
Lightsprout: size of tip in relation to base
very small to
small
small
Lightsprout: habit of tip closed closed
Lightsprout: anthocyanin colouration of tip weak weak
Lightsprout: pubescence of tip medium medium to strong
*Lightsprout: number of root tips
medium to many few
Lightsprout: length of lateral shoots short short
Plant: foliage structure
intermediate type intermediate type
*Plant: growth habit semi-upright semi-upright
*Stem: anthocyanin colouration
absent or very
weak
weak
Leaf: outline size
medium to large medium to large
Leaf: openness
open
closed to
intermediate
Leaf: presence of secondary leaflets
medium to strong medium
Leaf: green colour medium medium
Leaf: anthocyanin colouration on midrib of upper side
absent or very
weak
absent or very
weak
Second pair of lateral leaflets: size medium medium
Second pair of lateral leaflets: width in relation to length medium medium
Terminal and lateral leaflets: frequency of coalescence absent or very low absent or very low
Leaflet: waviness of margin weak weak
Leaflet: depth of veins shallow shallow
Leaflet: glossiness of the upperside dull to medium dull
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Leaflet: pubescence of blade at apical rosette present present
Flower bud: anthocyanin colouration medium medium
Plant: height medium medium
*Plant: frequency of flowers low medium
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