Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Details of Application
Application Number 2003/041
Variety Name ‘Mai Flower’
Genus Species Solanum tuberosum
Common Name Potato
Synonym Nil
Accepted Date 7 Jul 2003
Applicant Dr. R.J. Mansholt’s Veredelingsbedrijf, Ulrum, The
Netherlands
Agent Agrico Australia, Sydney, NSW
Qualified Person James Hills
Details of Comparative Trial
Location Moina, TAS.
Descriptor Potato (Solanum tuberosum) TG/23/6.
Period Nov 2007 – Mar 2008.
Conditions Grown in red ferrosol soils under solid set irrigation with
standard pest and disease control and a planting fertiliser mix
of NPK high analysis mix of 9:13:16 at 1500kg/Ha.
Trial Design Randomised block with 3 replicates, 2 rows wide with 20
plants per replicate.
Measurements Field data was collected on the 26th February 2008 using
UPOV descriptions. Lightsprout characteristics were assessed
on 8th Oct 2008.
RHS Chart - edition N/A.
Origin and Breeding
Controlled pollination. The seedling was selected from a cross between seed parent
‘Fianna’ pollinated by ‘Agria’ conducted in 1984 at Agrico Research in Holland. The
seed parent is characterised by white flesh colour and the pollen parent is
characterised by yellow flesh colour. The selection was clonally propagated at
Mansholt breeding station in Vierhuizen. Selection was on agronomic characteristics.
Breeder: Dr R.J. Mansholt’s Veredelingsbedrijf, Ulrum, The Netherlands.
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
Lightsprout pubescence of base medium to strong
Lightsprout intensity of anthocyanin
colouration
strong /medium
Lightsprout length of lateral shoots short to medium
Flower corolla intensity of anthocyanin
colouration on inner side
absent or very weak
Flower corolla proportion of blue in anthocyanin absent or low
colouration on inner side
Flower corolla extent of anthocyanin colouration absent or very small
on inner side
Tuber shape oval
Tuber colour of skin yellow
Tuber colour of base of eye yellow
Tuber colour of flesh medium yellow
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Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3