Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

inflorescence colouration brownish pink
Inflorescence: tip shape cuspidate cuspidate cuspidate
Inflorescence: shape
cylindrical to subconical
cylindrical to subconical
cylindrical to subconical
Characteristics Additional to the Descriptor/TG
Organ/Plant Part: Context ‘Purity’ ‘Poise’ Source population
Plant: lodging medium
variable; medium to
very weak to weak
very strong
Stem: base betalain pigmentation absent present present
Stem: intensity of betalain
pigmentation at base
absent or very weak strong
variable; absent
very strong
Leaf: attitude of leaf apex erect horizontal horizontal
Leaf: curvature of cross section strongly incurved slightly incurved slightly incurved
Statistical Table
Organ/Plant Part: Context ‘Purity’ ‘Poise’ Source population
Stem: length (cm)
Mean 57.96 76.00 62.93
Std. Deviation 8.61 8.58 8.61
LSD/sig 8.33 P≤0.01 ns
Inflorescence: width (mm)
Mean 50.05 46.25 45.66
Std. Deviation 2.43 2.42 2.43
LSD/sig 2.35 P≤0.01 P≤0.01
Inflorescence: number of primary branches
Mean 15.89 11.42 12.59
Std. Deviation 3.25 3.24 3.25
LSD/sig 3.14 P≤0.01 P≤0.01
Prior Applications and Sales
Prior applications nil. First sold in Australia in Apr 2007.
Description: Dion Harrison, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, QLD
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Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 21 No.3