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Plant Variety Journal - IP Australia

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Choice of Comparators Characteristics used for grouping varieties to identify the most similar<br />

<strong>Variety</strong> of Common Knowledge<br />

Organ/<strong>Plant</strong> Part Context State of Expression in Group of Varieties<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> growth habit erect<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> self compatibility present<br />

Fruit adherence to plug medium<br />

Leaves colour of upper surface dark green<br />

Spines presence absent<br />

Primocane bloom weak<br />

Leaves rugosity medium<br />

Leaf predominant number of leaflets equally three and five<br />

Fruit shape ovate<br />

Fruit glossiness medium<br />

Fruit main bearing type summer and current years cane in autumn<br />

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

Name Comments<br />

‘Heritage’ ‘Heritage’ is an unpatented variety used as a standard comparator throughout the world.<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 ‘Estrella’ ‘Heritage’<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: habit upright upright<br />

*<strong>Plant</strong>: number of current season’s canes many medium<br />

*Very young shoot: anthocyanin<br />

colouration of apex during rapid growth<br />

absent present<br />

*Very young shoot: intensity of<br />

anthocyanin colouration of apex during rapid<br />

growth<br />

very weak medium<br />

Current season’s cane: bloom weak weak<br />

Current season’s cane: length of vegetative<br />

bud<br />

long to very long short<br />

*Dormant cane: colour (varieties which<br />

fruit on previous season’s cane in summer)<br />

greyish brown brownish purple<br />

*Spines: presence absent absent<br />

*Leaf: green colour of upper side dark dark<br />

*Leaf: predominant number of leaflets equally three and five equally three and five<br />

*Leaf: rugosity medium medium<br />

Leaf: relative position of lateral leaflets touching free<br />

Terminal leaflet: length medium long<br />

Terminal leaflet: width broad narrow to medium<br />

*Peduncle: presence of anthocyanin<br />

colouration<br />

Page 402 of 550<br />

absent<br />

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

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