Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

Details of Application
Application Number 2003/042
Variety Name ‘Cunera’
Genus Species Solanum tuberosum
Common Name Potato
Synonym Nil
Accepted Date 7 Jul 2003
Applicant Mts. Boerhave, Dronten, The Netherlands
Agent Agrico Australia
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 on 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 Feb 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
‘GE77-0154’ pollinated by ‘WY72-22-496’ in 1985. The parents are breeding lines.
The selection was clonally propagated at Oudebosweg 24, Dronten, Holland. The
main selection criteria to develop this variety was skin finish. Breeder: Mrs Boerhave ,
Dronten, Holland.
Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar
Variety of Common Knowledge
Organ/Plant Context State of Expression
Part
in Group of
Varieties
Lightsprout shape conical
Lightsprout proportion of blue in anthocyanin colouration of base absent or low
Lightsprout habit of tip closed to intermediate
Flower corolla intensity of anthocyanin colouration on inner side absent or very weak
Flower corolla proportion of blue in anthocyanin colouration on inner side absent or low
Tuber shape oval
Tuber colour of skin light beige
Tuber colour of base of eye yellow
Tuber colour of flesh light yellow
Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)
Name Comments
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Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3