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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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Most Similar Varieties of Common Knowledge identified (VCK)<br />

Name Comments<br />

‘Desiree’<br />

‘Red Rascal’<br />

Varieties of Common Knowledge identified and subsequently excluded<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Distinguishing<br />

State of Expression in State of Expression in<br />

Characteristics<br />

Candidate <strong>Variety</strong> Comparator <strong>Variety</strong><br />

‘Red Rascal’ Lightsprout shape narrow cylindrical spherical to ovoid<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> Description and Distinctness - Characteristics which distinguish the candidate from one or<br />

more of the comparators are marked with a tick.<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part: Context ‘Romeo’ ‘Desiree’<br />

Lightsprout: size<br />

medium to large large<br />

*Lightsprout: shape<br />

narrow cylindrical narrow cylindrical<br />

*Lightsprout: intensity of anthocyanin colouration strong medium<br />

*Lightsprout: proportion of blue in anthocyanin<br />

colouration of base<br />

absent or low absent or low<br />

*Lightsprout: pubescence of base weak medium<br />

Lightsprout: size of tip in relation to base medium small<br />

Lightsprout: habit of tip intermediate closed<br />

Lightsprout: anthocyanin colouration of tip<br />

medium<br />

very weak to<br />

weak<br />

Lightsprout: pubescence of tip<br />

weak<br />

absent or very<br />

weak<br />

*Lightsprout: number of root tips medium many<br />

Lightsprout: length of lateral shoots short medium<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: foliage structure<br />

intermediate type intermediate type<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: growth habit semi-upright semi-upright<br />

*Stem: anthocyanin colouration very strong weak to medium<br />

Leaf: outline size medium small to medium<br />

Leaf: openness intermediate intermediate<br />

Leaf: presence of secondary leaflets weak weak<br />

Leaf: green colour medium to dark medium<br />

Leaf: anthocyanin colouration on midrib of upper side very strong weak<br />

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

Second pair of lateral leaflets: size medium medium<br />

Second pair of lateral leaflets: width in relation to length medium to broad medium<br />

Terminal and lateral leaflets: frequency of coalescence low low<br />

Leaflet: waviness of margin weak absent or very<br />

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