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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 />

Terminal leaflet shape of base obtuse<br />

Primary flower relative position of petals overlapping<br />

Fruit insertion of calyx above<br />

Fruit distribution of colour marginal and central<br />

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

Name Comments<br />

‘Tudnew’ US <strong>Plant</strong> Patent PP10960 variety grown in both Spain and USA.<br />

‘Camarosa’ US <strong>Plant</strong> Patent PP8708 variety commonly grown 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 ‘MACARENA’ ‘Camarosa’ ‘Tudnew’<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: habit flat globose globose flat globose<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: density medium medium medium<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>: vigour medium medium medium<br />

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

Leaf: shape in cross section<br />

slightly concave slightly concave slightly concave<br />

*Leaf: blistering medium medium strong<br />

*Leaf: glossiness weak weak to medium medium to strong<br />

*Terminal leaflet: length/width ratio as long as broad longer than broad as long as broad<br />

*Terminal leaflet: shape of base obtuse obtuse obtuse<br />

Terminal leaflet: shape of incisions of<br />

margin<br />

crenate serrate crenate<br />

Petiole: attitude of hairs upwards upwards strongly outwards<br />

Stipule: anthocyanin colouration weak medium<br />

absent or very<br />

weak<br />

*Stolons: number medium<br />

Stolon: anthocyanin colouration weak medium<br />

Stolon: pubescence medium medium to strong weak<br />

*Inflorescence: position relative to<br />

foliage<br />

beneath level with above<br />

Flower: size medium large large<br />

*Flower: size of calyx larger larger same size<br />

*Primary flower: relative position of<br />

petals<br />

overlapping overlapping overlapping<br />

Petal: length/width ratio as long as broad broader than long as long as broad<br />

*Fruit: ratio of length/width<br />

much longer than<br />

broad<br />

as long as broad<br />

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

much longer than<br />

broad<br />

*Fruit: size large large to very large very large<br />

Page 462 of 550

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