Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Flower bud: anthocyanin colouration
absent or very
weak
absent or very
weak
Plant: height tall medium
*Plant: frequency of flowers high medium
Inflorescence: size medium medium
Inflorescence: anthocyanin colouration on peduncle
very weak to
weak to medium
weak
Flower corolla: size medium medium
*Flower corolla: intensity of anthocyanin colouration on
inner side
*Flower corolla: proportion of blue in anthocyanin
colouration on inner side
*Flower corolla: extent of anthocyanin colouration on
inner side
absent or very
weak
absent or very
weak
absent or low absent or low
absent or very
small
absent or very
small
*Plant: time of maturity late early to medium
*Tuber: shape oval oval
Tuber: depth of eyes
shallow to
medium
shallow
*Tuber: colour of skin yellow yellow
*Tuber: colour of base of eye yellow yellow
*Tuber: colour of flesh medium yellow medium yellow
Tuber: anthocyanin colouration of skin in reaction to light absent or very
(light beige and yellow skinned varieties only)
weak
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
Brazil 1998 Granted ‘Markies’
Canada 2000 Applied ‘Markies’
Chile 2005 Granted ‘Markies’
Czech Republic 1997 Surrendered ‘Markies’
New Zealand 2001 Applied ‘Markies’
EU 1997 Granted ‘Markies’
SL 2001 Rejected ‘Markies’
SK 2001 Withdrwan ‘Markies’
USA 2001 Granted ‘Markies’
South Africa 2001 Granted ‘Markies’
First sold in The Netherlands in Mar 1999.
Description: James Hills, Agronico Pty Ltd, Leith, TAS.
Page 357 of 550
Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3
absent or very
weak