49. Volume 14- Number 1 - IP Australia

Plant Varieties 

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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2001 VOL 14 NO. 1 


Journal 

Official Journal of Plant Breeders Rights Australia 

QUARTER ONE, 2001 VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1 

Part 1 – General Information 

Objections to Applications and Request for Revocation 2 

New Location for Plant Breeders Rights Website 2 

Cumulative Index to Plant Varieties Journal 3 

Applying for Plant Breeders Rights 3 

Requirement to Supply Comparative Varieties 3 

UPOV Developments 3 

Obligation under the International Convention 3 

Instructions to Authors 3 

Important Changes – Website Address 6 

– Current PBR Forms 6 

– Overseas Testing/Data 6 

Update on US Patents Office (USPTO) Changes 7 

Descriptions from the Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme 7 

Doug Waterhouse 

Registrar 

Part 2 – Public Notices 

Varieties Included in this Issue 8 

Acceptances 11 

Variety Descriptions 15 

Grants 77 

Denomination Changed 80 

Change of Agent 81 

Change of Agent’s Name 82 

Change of Assignment 83 

Change of Applicant’s name 84 

Applications Withdrawn 86 

Grants Surrendered 86 

Corrigenda 87 

Appendix 1 – Fees 88 

Appendix 2 – List of PBRAC members 90 

Appendix 3 – Index of Accredited Consultant ‘Qualified Persons’ 92 

Appendix 4 – Index of Accredited Non-Consultant ‘Qualified Persons’ 98 

Appendix 5 – Addresses of UPOV and Member States 98 

Appendix 6 – Centralised Testing Centres 102 

Appendix 7 – List of Plant Classes for Denomination Purposes 105 

Appendix 8 – Register of Plant Varieties 106 

Appendix 9 – Common Name to Botanical Name Index 106 

Varietal Descriptions from the Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme 108 

SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES AND ADVERTISING SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO: 

PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS AUSTRALIA 

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Australia 

GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601 

Telephone: (02) 6272 4228 Facsimile: (02) 6272 3650 

Website: http://www.affa.gov.au/pbr 

CLOSING DATE FOR ISSUE VOL 14 NO 2: June 15, 2001. 

Anticipated closing date for Vol 14 No 3 September 14, 2001. 

Citation: Anon (2001). Plant Varieties Journal. Editors, Hossain T, Hulse N, Prakash K, 

Costa H, Waterhouse D, Dawes-Read K, Kingdom S, Blazey B. March 2001, 14(1). 

This work is copyright©. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced 

without written permission. Inquiries should be directed to the Registrar, Plant Breeders Rights 

Plant Breeders Rights Australia (PBRA) is 

an agency within the Commonwealth 

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 

Forestry – Australia 

ISSN: 1030–9748 

Printed by National Capital Printing, Fyshwick, ACT 

Nik Hulse 

Deputy Registrar 

Katte Prakash 

Examiner 

Helen Costa 

Examiner 

Nadia Giorgi 

Resource Co-ordinator 

Bob Blazey 

Policy Development 

Tanvir Hossain 

Examiner 

Kathryn Dawes-Read 

Administration Officer 

Carol Atkinson 

Administration Officer 

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Objections to Applications and 

Requests for Revocation of a 

Grant or of a Declaration that a 

Plant Variety is Essentially 

Derived from Another Plant 

Variety 

The Plant Breeder’s Rights scheme is administered 

consistent with the model law of the International 

Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties 1991 

(UPOV 91), that is, applicants are entitled to protection, in 

the absence of proof to the contrary. 

The Plant Breeder’s Rights Office (PBRO) is not 

required to prove the views, assertions, and opinions of 

persons challenging protection for plant varieties. Those 

objecting to/commenting on applications or 

requesting/commenting on revocation of a grant or 

declaration that a plant variety is essentially derived 

from another plant variety must provide conclusive 

supporting evidence why their objection/comment/- 

request should be upheld. It cannot be stressed too 

strongly that conclusive argumentation should be 

provided from the outset. 

Objections to Applications 

A person may make objections to applications for PBR if (i) 

their commercial interests would be affected adversely, and 

(ii) the application will not fulfil all the conditions required 

by the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act. 

Objections to applications must be lodged with the 

Registrar no later than six months after the date the 

description of the variety is published in this journal. The 

objector must provide evidence of adverse affect on their 

commercial interests and that the application should not be 

granted. 

The Registrar of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Office (PBRO) 

is required to give a copy of the objection to the applicant. 

The objection is also available to the general public on 

request. The applicant has the opportunity to respond to the 

evidence presented. The Registrar then decides whether or 

not the objection will be upheld and, subsequently, whether 

the application will be granted. The PBRO is under no 

obligation to enter into further dialogue regarding an 

objection or to communicate reasons why an objection is 

not upheld. If an objection is upheld it will be notified in 

this journal. 

A payment of $100 is required on lodgement of the 

objection. Additional costs of $75 per hour for work 

undertaken in relation to the objection will be billed to the 

objector. 

Comments on Applications 

The PBRO accepts comments on applications. However, the 

scheme is managed on normal risk management lines and 

with an emphasis on the requirement that challengers with 

a commercial interest must demonstrate conclusively that 

an application should not be granted. 

All written comment will be acknowledged. The PBRO is 

under no obligation to enter into further communication 

regarding comments. If an application does not proceed to 

a grant it will be notified in this journal. 

Requests for Revocation, (where 

an individual’s interests are 

affected) of: 

• a Grant 

• a Declaration that a Plant 

Variety is Essentially Derived 

A person may, when their interests are affected adversely, 

apply for the revocation of: 

• a grant of PBR; or 

• a declaration that a plant variety is essentially derived 

from another plant variety. 

The person requesting revocation is required to lodge a 

revocation payment fee of $500. The person seeking 

revocation of a grant or declaration that a plant variety is 

essentially derived from another plant, must provide 

conclusive evidence of adverse affect on their interests and 

that the grant should be revoked. 

The PBRO also accepts information regarding revocation of 

grants and declarations of essentially derived plant varieties. 

Such information must demonstrate conclusively that a 

grant or declaration should not have been made. All written 

information will be acknowledged. The PBRO is under no 

obligation to enter into further communication regarding 

information provided. 

New Location for Plant Breeders 

Rights Website 

The PBR website has moved to a new location. The current 

URL is http://www.affa.gov.au/pbr All previous information 

is retained in this new site. Please visit this site for 

important information on PBR in Australia, list of protected 

varieties and all relevant PBR forms. Remember to update 

the bookmark of your browser with the new PBR address. 

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Cumulative Index to Plant 

Varieties Journal 

The editorial committee of Plant Varieties Journal has 

decided that the cumulative index will no longer be 

published in the journal. However, it will be electronically 

published as a downloadable document in our new PBR 

website in the location given on previous page. Instead of 

publishing the cumulative index once in a year it will be 

updated on a quarterly basis and our clients will be able to 

easily download the document into their computers. 

Electronic copy will make the searching easy in this large 

document and facilitate the exchange of information as 

quickly as possible. If you do not have a computer or 

Internet facilities then we will be able send you a hard copy 

free of charge. Please contact our office if you require 

further information. 

Applying For Plant Breeders 

Rights 

Applications are accepted from the original breeder of a 

new variety (from their employer if the breeder is an 

employee) or from a person who has acquired ownership 

from the original breeder. Overseas breeders need to 

appoint an agent to represent their interests in Australia. 

Interested parties should contact the PBR office and an 

accredited Qualified Person (Appendix 3) experienced in 

the plant species in question. 

Requirement to Supply 

Comparative Varieties 

Once an application has been accepted by the PBR office, it 

is covered by provisional protection. Also it immediately 

becomes a ‘variety of common knowledge’ and thus may be 

required by others as a comparator for their applications 

with a higher application number. 

Applicants are reminded that they are required to release 

propagative material for comparative testing provided that 

the material is used for no other purpose and all material 

relating to the variety is returned when the trial is complete. 

The expenses incurred in the provision of material for 

comparative trials is borne by those conducting the trials. 

As the variety is already under provisional protection, any 

use outside the conditions outlined above would qualify as 

an infringement and would be dealt with under section 53 

of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act. 

Applicants having difficulties procuring varieties for use in 

comparative trials are urged to contact the PBR office 

immediately. 

UPOV Developments 

Information on UPOV and its activities is available on the 

INTERNET located at http://www.upov.int The adopted 

UPOV Technical Guidelines (TG) for testing different plant 

species are now available from this website at 

www.upov.int/tg-rom/index-e.htm 

Romania became the forty-seventh member state of UPOV 

on March 16, 2001. The 1991 Act of the UPOV convention 

has entered into force for Romania from that date. 

The complete list of UPOV member states with their address 

and current status of ratification is given in Appendix 5. 

Obligations under the 

International Convention for the 

Protection of New Varieties of 

Plants 1991 (UPOV 91) 

Consistent with Australia’s membership of UPOV 1991, the 

criteria for the granting of protection under the Plant 

Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (PBRA) is that the variety: has a 

breeder; is new, distinct, uniform and stable; has an 

acceptable name; and that application formalities are 

completed and relevant fees paid. 

Applicants for protection need to be aware of the existence 

of any other Australian legislation which could impact on 

their intended use of the registered variety. Relatedly, 

administrators of other Australian legislation may have an 

interest in applications for registration notified in this 

journal. 

It is feasible for a new variety to be registered under the 

PBRA, but, as the PBRA co-exists with other laws of the 

land, the exercise of the breeder’s right may be restricted by 

such legislation. For example, current legislation may 

prohibit the use of that variety in food, or, the growing of 

that variety as a noxious weed. 

The Plant Breeder’s Rights Office (PBRO) advises that it is 

the responsibility of the applicant and of administrators of 

legislation to take these matters up directly between the 

responsible parties and not with the PBRO. 

Instruction to Authors: Format for 

Preparing Detailed Description for 

Plant Varieties Journal 

A detailed description for the Plant Varieties Journal must 

be prepared under following headings: 

• Details of the Application 

• Characteristics 

• Origin and Breeding 

• Choice of Comparator(s) 

• Comparative Trial 

• Prior Applications and Sales 

• Name of the person who prepared the description 

• Comparative Table 

• At the discretion of the QP/Applicant, scientific 

papers and other relevant information/publications 

can be appended to the detailed description 

Please note that the PBR office retains editorial control for 

all published material. Accordingly there may be instances 

when non-critical portions of a description (eg particularly 

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verbose methodologies or appendices) are not published, 

although they do remain part of the detailed description. In 

some cases some non-distinct characteristics presented in a 

table may be omitted for publication. 

Following are some notes for preparing the descriptions 

under the above headings with some examples of style and 

format: 

Details of the Application 

This will include the correct botanical name; the common 

name of the species; name and synonym (if any) of the 

variety; application number and the acceptance date; details 

of the applicant; details of the agent (if any). 

For consistency, botanical and common names should 

follow those of: Hortus Third, Staff of the LH Bailey 

Hortorium, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1976; Census 

of Australian Vascular Plants, RJ Hnatiuk, AGPS, 1990; 

The Smart Gardeners Guide to Common Names of Plants, 

M Adler, Rising Sun Press, 1994; A Checklist of Economic 

Plants in Australia, CSIRO, 1994; Australian Plant Name 

Index, Australian Biological Resources Study, AGPS, 1991. 

Example 1 

Genus species 

Common name of the species 

‘Variety’ syn Synonym (if applicable) 

Application No: xxxx/xxx Accepted: dd month year. 

Applicant: Applicant’s Name, Town, State 

(abbreviation) and Country (if not Australia). 

Agent: Agent’s Name, Town, State (abbreviation). 

Characteristics 

Characteristics should be described in the following order: 

Plant, Stem, Leaf, Inflorescence, Flower and flower parts, 

Fruit and fruit parts, Seed, other characters (disease 

resistance, stress tolerance, quality etc). Characters within 

subheadings should generally be in the following order: 

habit, height, length, width, size, shape, colour (RHS colour 

chart reference with edition), other. Use a concise 

taxonomic style in which subheadings are followed by a 

colon and characters are separated by a comma. Where 

there is a UPOV technical guideline available make sure 

that the asterisk characteristics are included in the 

description. 

Example 2 

Characteristics (Table nn, Figure nn) Plant: habit 

narrow bushy, height medium, early maturing. Stem: 

anthocyanin absent, internodes short. Leaf: length long, 

width narrow, variegation present, predominant colour 

green (RHS 137A), secondary margin colour pale greenyellow 

(RHS 1A). Inflorescence: corymb. Flower: early, 

pedicel short, diameter small (average 12.5mm), petals 5, 

petal colour yellow (RHS 12A), sepals 5 … etc (Note: 

give the reference for the edition of RHS colour chart 

used, eg. all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 

edition) 

Origin and Breeding 

Indicate how the variety was originated, ie. controlled 

pollination, open pollination, induced mutation, 

spontaneous mutation, introduction and selection, seedling 

selection etc. Give the name of the parents. Also give the 

characteristics of the parental material by which they differ 

from the candidate variety. Briefly describe the breeding 

procedure and selection criteria used in developing the new 

variety. Also indicate the mode of propagation used during 

breeding. Give the name(s) of the breeder. 

Example 3 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination : seed 

parent S90-502-1 x pollen parent S90-1202-1. The seed 

parent was characterised by early flowering, dark green 

non-variegated leaves and compact bushy habit. The 

pollen parent was characterised by late flowering, 

variegated leaves and narrow bushy habit. Hybridisation 

took place in , in . From this 

cross, seedling number S 3736 was chosen in 1993 on the 

basis of flowering time. Selection criteria: variegated 

leaves, compact bushy habit and early flowering. 

Propagation: a number of mature stock plants were 

generated from this seedling through tissue culture and 

were found to be uniform and stable. The ‘Variety’ will 

be commercially propagated by vegetative cuttings from 

the stock plants. Breeder: , , 

. 

Example 4 

Origin and Breeding Introduction and selection: 5 

cycles of selection within 

originating from and supplied by 

the under a materials transfer 

agreement. When grown CI2204 was heterogeneous with 

both hooded and non-hooded types and differences in 

seed colour. Repeated selection for hooded types 

produced seven breeding lines (726.1-726.7) which were 

evaluated for forage and seed production potential. From 

these lines, an uniform single line known as 726.2.1 was 

selected to become ‘Variety’. Selection criteria: seedling 

vigour, dry matter yield, uniformly hooded (awnless), 

seed colour (black). Propagation: by seed. Breeder: 

, , . 

Choice of Comparators 

As choosing the most appropriate comparators may be the 

most crucial part of the trial, we suggest the QPs do more 

research and record their decisions before making the final 

selection. Under this heading briefly indicate what factors 

you have considered in choosing the comparator(s) for the 

trial. It is strongly recommended that the parental materials 

or the source germplasm is included in the trial for 

comparison purposes. If the parents are excluded indicate 

the reason(s). 

Example 5 

Choice of Comparators ‘Comparator 1’, ‘Comparator 

2’ and ‘Comparator 3’ were initially considered for the 

comparative trial as these are similar varieties of 

common knowledge. ‘Comparator 1’ is a widely 

available commercial variety of the same species, 

however it has non variegated leaves. Therefore it was 

excluded from the trial. ‘Comparator 2’, was chosen for 

its variegated leaves and ‘Comparator 3’ was chosen for 

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its compact growth habit and variegated leaves. The 

parents were not considered for the trial because the 

‘Variety’ is clearly distinguishable from the seed parent 

by its variegated leaves and from the pollen parent by 

flowering time and growth habit. 

Example 6 

Choice of Comparators ‘Comparator 1’ was chosen 

because it is the original source material from which the 

variety was selected. Comparator 2’ was selected for its 

similarity with the ‘Variety’ in seed colour. No other 

similar varieties of common knowledge have been 

identified. 

Comparative Trial 

State the location and date of the trial. Give relevant details 

on propagation, pot/plot size and type, growing medium, 

chemical treatments, lighting, irrigation, or management 

which may be necessary to repeat the trials. State the type 

of trial design used, the total number of specimens in the 

trial and how they were arranged. State the number of 

specimens from which measurements/observations were 

taken. Also indicate how the specimen was selected and the 

sampling regime. 

Example 7 

Comparative Trial Location: Carrum Downs, VIC 

(Latitude 38º06′ South, elevation 35m), summer-autumn 

1996/97. Conditions: trial conducted in a polyhouse, 

plants propagated from cutting, rooted cuttings planted 

into 210mm pots filed with soilless potting mix (pine 

bark base), nutrition maintained with slow release 

fertilisers, pest and disease treatments applied as 

required. Trial design: fifteen pots of each variety 

arranged in a completely randomised design. 

Measurements: from ten plants at random. One sample 

per plant. 

Prior Applications and Sales 

Indicate the prior overseas applications with Country, Year 

of lodgement, Current status and Name applied in the 

following format. 

Example 8 

Country Year Current Status Name Applied 

Germany 1994 Granted ‘Variety’ 

Denmark 1994 Granted ‘Variety’ 

Also indicate date and country of first sale and date of first 

sale in Australia. 

Example 9 

First sold in Germany in 1994. First Australian sale Nil. 

Name of the person who prepared the description 

Name and address of the person who prepared the 

description. It is preferable that the description be prepared 

by the Qualified Person or at the very least the draft has 

been seen and approved by the QP before final submission. 

Please note that it is a responsibility of the QP under the 

PBR Act to verify the particulars of the detailed description 

are accurate. 

Example 10 

Description: Name, Company (optional), Town/suburb, State 

(abbreviated) 

Comparative Table 

While preparing the table NEVER use the ‘table creating 

features’ of word processing packages as they insert hidden 

formatting blocks that are difficult to remove before 

publication. Instead, use a single tab mark to align columns. 

NEVER use drawing objects to create lines, boxes or 

shading. Instead use the underscore character ( _ ) to create 

lines for tables. Tables should normally be either 8.5cm 

wide (half page) or 17.5cm wide (full page). If necessary a 

very wide table can be presented in landscape orientation. 

Please note the following points when preparing the 

comparative table: 

• The candidate variety is always on the left of the table. 

If the same table is used for two or more candidate 

varieties, the candidate varieties are arranged in order of 

application numbers, higher application number to the 

left of the table. Comparators are always to the right of 

the candidate(s). 

• Arrange the characteristics in order – this should be the 

same as the order in the UPOV technical guidelines for 

the species. Please ensure that each characteristic 

marked with an asterisk is included. 

• If a UPOV technical guideline is not available use the 

order same as in the text part: Plant, Stem, Leaf, 

Inflorescence, Flower, Flower parts, Fruit, Fruit parts, 

Seed, special characters etc. 

• For measured characteristics Mean, Standard Deviation, 

Least Significant Difference (LSD)*at P≤0.01 is 

mandatory. 

• When quoting significant differences please give the 

level of probability in the following format: P≤0.001, 

P≤0.01, or ns. 

• For discrete characters do not use scores. Please give a 

word description. eg. round, medium, tall etc. 

• For ranked characteristics just give the numbers, do not 

use ‘normal’ statistical analysis. Non-parametric 

statistical procedures may be used in such cases. 

• Use only the number of significant decimal places 

appropriate to the level of accuracy of the observations. 

• If there are two or more candidate varieties, use range 

tests rather than an LSD, such as Duncan’s Multiple 

Range Test or any other appropriate multiple range test. 

Enter the grouping characters as alphabet superscripts. 

Completed Part 2 Applications should be sent to: 

Plant Breeders Rights Australia 

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – 

Australia 

GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 

To facilitate editing, descriptions may also be sent via e- 

mail to: Tanvir.Hossain@affa.gov.au or PBR@affa.gov.au 

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Note: a signed copy of the Part 2 application along with the 

examination fee, one slide or photograph must also be sent 

by post. 

Important Changes 

Website Address 

The new website address for Australian PBR office is 

http://www.affa.gov.au/pbr 

Current PBR Forms 

The official forms for PBR purposes are periodically 

updated. A list of current PBR forms with their numbers and 

date of last update is given below. When a form is updated, 

the month and the year of the last update follow the form 

number within parentheses. For example, Form P1 was last 

updated in September 1998 and therefore this form gets a 

designation of Form P1 (9/98). We also encourage you to 

consult the ‘Guidelines for Completing Part 1 Application 

Form’ before filling in the Part 1 Application. To avoid 

delays we suggest that you use the latest version of the 

forms. 

The Part 2 form has been updated in May 1999 to include 

the information on the ‘Confirmation of Submission of 

Propagating Material to a Genetic Resource Centre’. 

Previously this was a separate form to be filled in at the time 

of final granting of PBR. We now encourage that the 

information on the Genetic Resource Centre is given at the 

time of the Part 2 submission to avoid any delay to process 

the application at the final granting stage. 

If you do not have the latest version of the form(s), please 

contact the PBR office. Alternatively, forms can be 

downloaded from the PBR web site at 

http://www.affa.gov.au/pbr 

Name of Form Form Number Last Updated 

Application for Plant Breeders Rights Form P1 September 1998 


Guidelines for Completing Part 1 Part1ins September 1998 

Application Form 

Application for Plant Breeders Rights Form P2 May 1999 

Part 2 – Description of New Variety 

Nomination of a Qualified Person Form QP 1 April 1999 

Certification by a Qualified Person Form QP 2 April 1999 

Proposed Variety Names Form DEN1 December 1995 

Update on the Progress of an Application Form EXT2 November 2000 

Extension of Provisional Protection Form EXT2 December 1999 

Exemption of a Taxon from Farm Saved Seed Form ET1 September 1998 

Status of Application Form STAT 1 November 1995 

ACRA Herbarium Specimen Form Herb 1 March 2000 

Overseas Testing/Data 

The PBR Act allows DUS data produced in other countries 

(overseas data) be used in lieu of conducting a comparative 

trial in Australia provided certain conditions relating to the 

filing of applications, sufficiency of the data and the 

likelihood that the candidate variety will express the 

distinctive characteristic(s) in the same way when grown 

locally. Briefly the overseas data could be considered 

where: 

• The first PBR application relating to the candidate 

variety has been lodged overseas, and 

• the variety has previously been test grown in a UPOV 

member country using official UPOV test guidelines 

and test procedures, (ie. equivalent to a comparative trial 

in Australia) and 

• either, all the most similar varieties of common 

knowledge (including those in Australia) have been 

included in the overseas DUS trial, or 

• the new overseas variety is so clearly distinct from all 

the Australian varieties of common knowledge that 

further DUS test growing is not warranted, and 

• sufficient data and descriptive information is available to 

publish a description of the variety in an accepted 

format in Plant Varieties Journal; and to satisfy the 

requirements of the PBR Act. 

It is the policy of this office to not accept overseas data for 

the following taxa due to the wide genotype by environment 

interactions that have been previously experienced. Varietal 

descriptions from overseas trials have consistently been 

different from those obtained from trials grown under 

Australian conditions. Consequently, for the following 

taxon a full PBR trial must be conducted in Australia: 

Solanum tuberosum 

Potato 

The Qualified Person, in consultation with the 

agent/applicant, and perhaps other specialists and 

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taxonomists, will need to evaluate the overseas data, test 

report and photographs to see if the application does fulfil 

all PBR Office requirements, and then advise the 

agent/applicant: 

• either, to submit Part 2 incorporating a description for 

publication, any additional data and photographs and to 

pay the examination fee; 

• or, to conduct a DUS trial in Australia, recommending to 

the applicant/agent which additional varieties of 

common knowledge to include; 

• or, submit Part 2 including additional data (information 

about similar varieties in Australia to show that they are 

clearly distinct from the candidate variety that a further 

DUS test growing including the similar varieties is not 

warranted and that the variety displays the distinctive 

characteristics when grown in Australia). 

Please note that the PBR office does not obtain overseas 

DUS test reports on behalf of applicants. It is the sole 

responsibility of the applicants to obtain these reports 

directly from the relevant overseas testing authorities. 

Where applicants already have the report they are advised to 

submit a certified true copy of the report with the Part 1 

application. Applicants, or those duly authorised, may 

certify the copy. 

If you do not have the test report available at the time of 

Part-1 application then you are advised to submit the Part-1 

application without the test report. However, you should 

make arrangements to procure the DUS test report directly 

from the relevant testing authority. When the report 

becomes available, a certified copy should be supplied to 

the QP and the PBR office. 

When the trial is based on a UPOV technical guideline and 

test report in an official UPOV language (English, German 

or French), it can be lodged in support of the application. In 

other cases the test reports must be in English. 

The applicant/agent and Qualified Person should use the 

overseas test report to complete Part 2 of the application, 

making a decision on how to proceed in view of the 

completeness of the information, the comparators (if any) 

used in the overseas DUS trial and their knowledge of 

similar Australian varieties that may not have been included 

in the overseas test report. 

If a description is based on an overseas test report, 

Australian PBR will not be granted until after the decision 

to grant PBR in the country producing the DUS test is 

made. The final decision on the acceptability of overseas 

data rests with the PBR office. 

Update on US Patents Office 

(USPTO) Changes to 

Administrative Practice 

Further advice has been received in relation to the USPTO’s 

changed practice regarding asexually-reproduced plant 

varieties. Previously, it had been published in this journal 

(PVJ 13.3 p7) that the USPTO was taking the position that 

a foreign grant of a plant variety protection certificate, 

under the UPOV Convention, constituted a “patent” or 

“inventor’s certificate” within the meaning of the relevant 

US code [35 USC. 102(d)]. This meant that if: 

(a) an application for a plant variety certificate was filed 

in a foreign country more than 12 months before the 

filing of an application in the US to the same plant 

variety, AND 

(b) the application for plant variety protection was 

granted in the foreign country before the filing of the 

patent application in the US, 

such foreign grant would constitute a statutory bar against 

the patenting of the plant variety in the US. 

In January 2001, the US Deputy Commissioner for Patent 

Examination Policy reversed this changed practice 

determining, after review of the relevant legislative history, 

that such a rejection under 35 USC. 102(d), based on a PBR 

certificate, was not appropriate. However, it should be noted 

that the Deputy Commissioner has alluded to the possibility 

of the Office seeking legislative change to ‘further clarify 

the status of certificates of plant variety protection as prior 

art.’ 

Descriptions from the Voluntary 

Cereal Registration Scheme 

The Plant Varieties Journal now includes descriptions of 

cultivars registered under the Voluntary Cereal Registration 

Scheme. Please note that the publication of these 

descriptions in the Plant Varieties Journal does not qualify 

the cultivars to be protected under Plant Breeder’s Rights 

(PBR). PBR is an entirely different scheme and there are 

certain requirements under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 

1994, which must be satisfied to be eligible for registration 

under PBR. However, it is possible that some cultivars 

published under the voluntary scheme are also registered 

under PBR. When a cultivar is registered under both 

schemes, the current PBR status of the cultivar is indicated 

in the descriptions. For information on registering a new 

cereal cultivar under the voluntary scheme please refer to 

the ‘Cereal Registration Scheme’ section at the back of this 

issue. Please note there are no descriptions from the 

Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme in this issue. 

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Part 2 – Public Notices 

Varieties Included in this Issue 

An index reference for common names with botanical 

names is published in Appendix 9. 

Botanical Variety 

Page 

Name Name Number 

Abelia xgrandiflora 

‘Short & Sweet’ 15 

Acacia cognata 

‘Limelight’ 87 

‘UY2’ 16 

‘UY3’ 17 

Acacia leprosa 

‘Scarlet Blaze’ 80 

Acmena smithii 

‘Dusky’ 11 

Agapanthus inapertus x orientalis 

‘Blue Brush’ 17 

Agapanthus orientalis 

‘Glen Avon’ syn Summer Blue 20 

‘Lavender Haze’ 19 

‘Regal Beauty’ 19 

‘Snow Cloud’ syn Summer Pearl 18 

Agapanthus praecox subsp orientalis 

‘Silver Sword’ A 77 

Alstroemeria hybrid 

‘583 JA’ 86 

‘587B’ 86 

‘Kodelight’ syn Inca Delight 22,80 

‘Kodream’ syn Inca Dream 80 

‘Komolight’ syn Inca Moonlight 23,80 

‘Konona 90-2-2’ 86 

‘Mini Bell’ syn Inca Blaze 80 

‘Savannah’ 87 

‘Staprimil’ syn Emily 86 

Anthurium hybrid 

‘Antinkeles’ syn Pink Champion 11,24 

Arachis hypogaea 

‘SO97R’ 11 

Argyranthemum frutescens 

‘Cosupri’ 11 

‘Summer Melody’ A 77 

‘Summer Stars’ A 77 

Avena sativa 

‘MA5107’ 11,27 

‘Taipan’ 25 

‘TAMO 397’ 25 

‘Targa’ A 77 

Barleria cristata 

‘Jetstreak’ A 77 

Bougainvillea hybrid 

‘Jazzi’ A 77 

‘Jellibene’ A 77 

‘Marlu’ A 77 

‘Siggi’ A 77 

‘Toffi’ A 77 

‘Tosca’ A 77 

Bougainvillea spectabilis 

‘Vera Deep Purple’ 11 

‘Vera Light Purple’ 11 

Bracteantha bracteata 

‘Coolgardie Gold’ A 77 


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Brassica napus var oleifera 

‘44C71’ 27 

‘46C03’ 28 

‘47C02’ A 77 

‘AG Judge’ 86 

‘Ag Outback’ 30 

‘ATR Grace’ 31 

‘ATR Hyden’ 32 

‘Insignia’ 33 

‘PACN164’ 35 

‘TM8’ 34 

‘Trooper’ 33 

‘Varola 50’ syn Surpass 400 36 

Bromus stamineus 

‘Grasslands Excel’ A 84 

‘Grasslands Gala’ A 84 

Capsicum annuum var annuum convar pomiferum 

‘Kapuchin’ 12 

Chamelaucium hybrid 

‘WX01’ 12 

‘WX8’ 12 

‘WX10’ 12 

‘WX11’ 12 

‘WX13’ 12 

‘WX14’ 12 

‘WX15’ 12 

Chamelaucium megalopetalum x Chamelaucium 

uncinatum 

‘Albany Pearl’ 38 

‘Crystal Pearl’ 12 

‘Denmark Pearl’ 38 

‘Esperance Pearl’ 39 

Chamelaucium uncinatum 

‘Kismet’ 86 

‘WX03’ 12 

‘WX05’ 12 

Chamelaucium uncinatum x Chamelaucium axillare 

‘My Sweet Sixteen’ 41 

Chrysanthemum hybrid 

‘UoM 92-333-2’ 12 

‘UoM 95-105-6’ 12 

‘UoM 95-157-6’ 12 

Cicer arietinum 

‘Howzat’ 12 

Citrus reticulata hybrid 

‘Empress’ 12 

Citrus reticulata x Citrus sinensis 

‘Code 66-75’ 12 

Citrus sinensis 

‘Rohde Summer Navel’ A 84 

Clematis serratifolia 

‘Kugotia’ syn Tiara Gold 42 

Codiaeum variegatum 

‘Cleopatra’ 13 

‘GRU CO 0001’ 13 

‘Grubell’ A syn Bell A 77 

Coleonema pulchrum 

‘White Gold’ 13 

Coprosma hybrid 

‘Cappuccino’ 13,42 

Cuphea hyssopifolia 

‘Karissa’ A 77 

‘Lemon Squash’ 43 

‘Little Hatter’ A 77 

‘Lois’ A 77 

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‘Shona’ A 78 

‘Victoria’ A 78 

Cynodon dactylon ssp pulchellus 

‘Wirlga’ 86 

Cynodon transvaalensis x Cynodon dactylon 

‘TifEagle’ 13 

‘Tift 94’ 13 

Dactylis glomerata 

‘Grasslands Kara’ A 84 

‘Grasslands Vision’ A 84 

Dianthus hybrid 

‘Codianki’ A 78 

Diascia hybrid 

‘Codiach’ A 78 

‘Codiape’ A 78 

Duranta repens 

‘Sheena’s Lime Glow’ 13 

Eragrostis elongata 

‘Elvera’ 44 

Festuca arundinacea 

‘Bombina’ 87 

‘Flecha’ syn Grasslands Flecha 85 

‘Fraydo’ A 78 

‘Grasslands Advance’ A 85 

‘Prosper’ 44, 83 

‘Resolute’ A 78 

Ficus benjamina 

‘Baft’ A syn Bushy Prince A 78 

‘Francis’ A syn Francis Goldstar A 81 

‘Pedani’ 13 

‘Reginald’ A 81 

‘Vivian’ A syn Indigo A 78 

Ficus elastica 

‘Melany’ A 78 

‘Sylvie’ 46 

Gazania hybrid 

‘Sugaja’ 13 

‘Sugamo’ 13 

Gossypium hirsutum 

‘DP 555 BG/RR’ 81 

Gypsophila paniculata 

‘Dangyhappy’ A syn Happy Festival A 82 

‘Festival’ A syn Pink Festival A 82 

‘Magic Arbel’ A 82 

‘Magic Gilboa’ A syn Gilboa A 82 

‘Magic Golan’ A syn Golan A 82 

‘Magic Tavor’ A 82 

‘White Festival’ A 82 

Hebe hybrid 

‘Southern Sunrise’ 46 

Hordeum vulgare 

‘B%1302’ 13 

‘CK85’ 13 

‘Lofty Nijo’ 47 

Hydrangea macrophylla 

‘Hobella’ 49 

‘Homigo’ 49 

‘Hopaline’ 50 

Impatiens hybrid 

‘Celdered’ A syn Celebration Deep Red A 78 

Impatiens walleriana 

‘Codimpca’ A 78 

Lactuca sativa 

‘Silverado’ 86 


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Lavandula angustifolia 

‘Avice Hill’ syn Impression 50 

Lavandula hybrid 

‘Silver Feather’ A 78 

Leptospermum hybrid 

‘Daydream’ 51 

‘Love Affair’ 52 

‘Outrageous’ 52 

‘Pageant’ 53 

‘White Wave’ 53 

Leucadendron hybrid 

‘Corringle Gold’ A 78 

‘Pixy Red’ 13 

Lilium hybrid 

‘Siberia’ A 81 

Limonium altaica 

‘Tall Emille’ A 82 

Limonium hybrid 

‘Daicean’ A syn Ocean Blue A 82 

‘Oceanic Blue’ A 82 

‘Oceanic White’ A 82 

Liriope gigantea 

‘Arizona’ 13 

Lolium hybrid 

‘Grasslands Impact’ A 85 

Lolium multiflorum 

‘Barberia’ 83 

‘Crusader’ 55 

‘Dargle’ A 78 

Lolium perenne 

‘Arena 1’ 56 

‘Banks’ A 86 

‘Checkmate’ 56 

‘Ceres Kingston’ 57 

‘Embassy’ A 86 

‘Fitzroy’ 86 

‘Grasslands Lincoln’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Samson’ A 85 

‘Quartet’ A 78 

‘Tolosa’ 13 

Lolium perenne x multiflorum 

‘Grasslands Greenstone’ A 85 

Lotus corniculatus 

‘Grasslands Goldie’ A 85 

Lupinus albus 

‘Magna’ 87 

Magnolia grandiflora 

‘Strgra’ 81 

Malus domestica 

‘Lochbuie Red Braeburn’ A 79 

‘Red Elstar’ A 84 

Malus prunifolia var ringo x Malus pumila var 

paradisiaca 

‘JM1’ 13 

Mandevilla xamabilis 

‘Ruby Star’ A 81 

‘White Delite’ A 81 

Medicago sativa 

‘Grasslands Kaituna’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Torlesse’ A 85 

‘Rapide’ A 79 

‘Salado’ A 79 

‘UQL-1’ A 79 

Medicago truncatula 

‘Jester’ A 79 

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Neotyphodium lolii 

‘AR1’ 85 

Neotyphodium sp 

‘AR501’ 85 

Olearia axillaris 

‘Little Smokie’ A 79 

Pelargonium peltatum 

‘Pentom’ A syn Tomboy2 A 79 

‘Penvel’ A syn Velvet2 A 79 

Pentas lanceolata 

‘Blushing Pearl’ 86 

Persea americana 

‘Llanos Hass’ A 83 

Petunia hybrid 

‘Cobink’ 87 

Phaseolus vulgaris 

‘Arwon’ 14 

‘Jade’ A 83,84 

‘SB4218’ 14 

Pisum sativum 

‘Morgan PSE 23’ A 79 

‘Snowpeak’ A 79 

‘Trounce’ 82 

Pittosporum tenuifolium 

‘Golden Sheen’ 87 

‘Ivory Sheen’ 87 

Plantago lanceolata 

‘Grasslands Lancelot’ A 85 

Polygala myrtifolia var grandiflora 

‘White Flamingo’ 86 

Prunus armeniaca 

‘Huon Pride’ A 79 

Prunus persica 

‘Snowbrite’ 58 

Rhododendron hybrid 

‘Australian Cameo’ 87 

Rosa hybrid 

‘Climbing Seduction’ 14 

‘Devilk’ A syn Sparkling Orange A 83 

‘Devnovia’ A syn Megan A 83 

‘Devrise’ A syn Cerise Dawn A 83 

‘Devtinta’ A syn Obsession A 83 

‘Dorothea Howard’ A 79,83 

‘Frystar’ A syn Liverpool Remembers A 83 

‘Frytranquil’ A syn Golden Moments A 83 

‘Frytrooper’ A syn Daily Post A 83 

‘Fryxotic’ A syn Warm Wishes A 79,83 

‘Granddelta’ 86 

‘Grandepsilon’ 86 

‘JACirst’ A syn Artistry A 79 

‘Korblekaf’ 14 

‘Korbolak’ syn Melody 87 

‘Korkunde’ syn Toscana 87 

‘Kormador’ syn Tamara 87 

‘Kornafiro’ 14 

‘Korwarpeel’ 14 

‘Meicitrem’ syn Lemon Sunblaze 87 

‘Meipelta’ syn Fushia Meidiland 87 

‘Schovian’ A syn Viviane A 81 

‘Smooth Melody’ A syn Hadmelody A 83 

‘Tanarua’ 58 

‘Tanotika’ 59 

Scaevola aemula 

‘Blue Fandango’ 87 

‘Rhapsody’ A 79 

‘Sweet Serenade’ A 79 


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Serruria florida x Serruria rosea 

‘Carmen’ 59 

Solanum rantonettii 

‘CATT 1’ 14 


‘Celeste’ A 83 

‘Crop’ 82 

‘Driver’ syn Golden Delight 82 

‘Goldstar’ A 83 

‘Inova’ 14 

‘Latona’ A 83 

‘Liseta’ A 84 

‘Mondial’ A 84 

‘Novita’ A 84 

‘Pike’ 86 

‘Platina’ 81 

‘Red Rascal’ A 82 

‘Redstar’ 83 

‘Remarka’ A 84 

‘Royal Blue’ A 83 

‘Satu’ 14 

‘Sini’ 14 

‘Smith’s Astra’ A 82 

‘Smith’s Aurora’ A 82 

‘Smith’s Comet’ A 82 

‘Smith’s Orion’ A 82 

‘St. Johns’ A 84 

‘Suvi’ 14 

‘Symfonia’ A 83 

‘Victoria’ 83 

Solidago hybrid 

‘Dansolgold’ 82 

‘Dansolmonte’ 82 

‘Dansosolo’ 82 

Spathiphyllum hybrid 

‘Frederick’ A 82 

‘G2’ 14 

Sporobolus virginicus 

‘Nathus Green’ A 80 

‘Ozlawn’ 60 

Sutera cordata 

‘Bridal Showers’ A 80 

‘Gold’n Pearls’ 86 

‘Novasnow’ 61 

Syngonium podophyllum 

‘Gold Allusion’ A 82 

‘Maria Allusion’ A syn Cherry Allusion A 82 

‘White Holly’ A 82 

Syzygium paniculatum 

‘Orange Twist’ 14 

Tagetes hybrid 

‘Polynema’ A 81 

Trifolium fragiferum 

‘Grasslands Onward’ A 85 

Trifolium pratense 

‘Broadway’ 14,62 

‘Grasslands Colenso’ A 85 

‘Grasslands G27’ A 85 

‘Sensation’ 14 

Trifolium repens 

‘Grasslands Bounty’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Challenge’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Demand’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Kopu’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Nusiral’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Prestige’ A 85 

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‘Grasslands Sustain’ A 85 

‘Grasslands Tahora’ A 85 

‘PROP’ A Syn WEF A 85 

‘Tillman II’ A 85 

Trifolium subterraneum var yanninicum 

‘YL012’ 14 

xTriticosecale 

‘Eleanor’ 15 

‘PRIME322’ 15 

Triticum aestivum 

‘Anlace’ 64 

‘Babbler’ 64 

‘Braewood’ 14 

‘Clearfield WHT JNZ’ 65 

‘Clearfield WHT STL’ 66 

‘HS 5170’ 14 

‘K3057’ 14,67 

‘Kukri’ 67 

‘Lang’ A 80 

‘M5631’ 68 

‘Mitre’ 69 

‘Mulgara’ 70 

‘Petrie’ A 80 

‘QT7057’ 86 

‘QT7509’ 86 

‘QT7704’ 86 

‘RP1-97-2-1’ 14 

‘Strzelecki’ 71 

‘Thornbill’ 72 

‘Wylah’ A 80 

Triticum turgidum ssp turgidum 

‘Arrivato’ A 80 

‘line 4210.23.6’ A 80 

‘Tamaroi’ A 80 

Verbena hybrid 

‘Charmena’ 84 

‘Florena’ 84 

‘Luxena’ 84 

‘Morena’ 84 

‘Mylena’ 84 

‘Scarlena’ 84 

‘Vertis’ 84 

Verticordia plumosa x Chamelaucium uncinatum 

‘Jasper’ 73 

‘Eric John’ A 87 

Vicia faba 

‘Ascot VF’ A 80 

‘Deep Purple’ 74 

‘Fiesta VF’ A 80 

Vicia narbonensis 

‘Tanami’ A 80 

Vitis vinifera 

‘HBS 17-35’ 75 

‘Ralli Seedless’ A 83 

‘Ribarits Red Seedless’ 84 

‘BW 41/5’ 79 

Xanthostemon chrysanthus 

‘Trailblazer’ A 80 

Zoysia japonica 

‘SS-300’ 15 

‘SS-500’ 15 

Zoysia matrella 

‘Cavalier’ 15 

ACCEPTANCES 

The following varieties are under provisional protection 

from the date of acceptance. 


Lilly Pilly 

‘Dusky’ 

Application No: 2001/023 Accepted: 6 Feb 2001. 

Applicant: Peter Paynter, Erina, NSW. 


Flamingo Flower 

‘Antinkeles’ syn Pink Champion 


Applicant: Anthura BV. 

Agent: W & E Sieverding Wholesale Nursery, Kemps 

Creek, NSW. 


Peanut 

‘SO97R’ 


Applicant: University of Florida Agricultural 

Experiment Station. 

Agent: Peanut Company of Australia Ltd, Kingaroy, 

QLD. 


Marguerite Daisy 

‘Cosupri’ 

Application No: 2000/260 Accepted: 14 Feb 2001. 

Applicant: The University of Sydney, NSW and Protected 

Plant Promotions Australia Pty Ltd, Macquarie Fields, 

NSW. 

Avena sativa 

Oats 

‘MA5107’ 


Applicant: Department of Agriculture for and on behalf 

of the State of New South Wales, Orange, NSW and 

Grains Research and Development Corporation, Barton, 

ACT. 

Bougainvillea spectabilis 

Bougainvillea 

‘Vera Deep Purple’ 

Application No: 2001/064 Accepted: 16 Mar 2001. 

Applicant: Rijnplant B.V.. 

Agent: Arie van der Spek, Monbulk, VIC. 

‘Vera Light Purple’ 


Applicant: Rijnplant B.V.. 

Agent: Arie van der Spek, Monbulk, VIC. 

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Capsicum annuum var annuum convar. pomiferum 

Pimento 

‘Kapuchin’ 


Applicant: Yugen Kaisha Nihon Noken. 

Agent: F B Rice & Co, Balmain, NSW. 


Waxflower 

‘WX01’ 


Applicant: The State of Western Australia through its 

department of agriculture called Agriculture Western 

Australia, South Perth, WA. 

‘WX10’ 





‘WX11’ 





‘WX13’ 





‘WX14’ 





‘WX15’ 





‘WX8’ 






uncinatum 

Waxflower 

‘Crystal Pearl’ 






Geraldton Wax 

‘WX03’ 





‘WX05’ 





Chrysanthemum hybrid 

Chrysanthemum 

‘UoM 92-333-2’ 


Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota. 

Agent: Anthony Tesselaar Plants Pty Ltd, Silvan, VIC. 

‘UoM 95-105-6’ 




‘UoM 95-157-6’ 





Chickpea 

‘Howzat’ 





ACT. 

Agent: Australian Agricultural Commodities, Wee Waa, 

NSW. 


Mandarin 

‘Empress’ 


Applicant: Francis Hugh Robinson and Allison 

Geraldine Robinson, Gayndah, QLD. 


Mandarin 

‘Code 66-75’ 


Applicant: Craig Robert Pressler, Emerald, QLD. 

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ACCEPTANCES 



Variegated Croton 

‘Cleopatra’ 


Applicant: Russell & Sonya Hart, Mackenzie, QLD. 

‘GRU CO 0001’ 


Applicant: Vulcan Plants Produktontwikkeling B.V.. 

Agent: Futura Promotions Pty Ltd, Wellington Point, 

QLD. 

Coleonema pulchrum 

Confetti Bush 

‘White Gold’ 


Applicant: Robert Bail, Galston, NSW. 


Coprosma 

‘Cappuccino’ 


Applicant: Annton Nursery Ltd. 

Agent: Greenhills Propagation Nursery, Tynong, VIC. 

Cynodon transvaalensis x Cynodon dactylon 

Hybrid Bermuda Grass 

‘TifEagle’ 


Applicant: United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

Agent: The State of Queensland through its Department 

of Primary Industries, Brisbane, QLD. 

‘Tift 94’ 


Applicant: United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

Agent: The State of Queensland through its Department 

of Primary Industries, Brisbane, QLD. 

Duranta repens 

Golden Dewdrop 

‘Sheena’s Lime Glow’ 


Applicant: Unique Plants. 

Agent: Redlands Nursery Pty Ltd, Redland Bay, QLD. 


Weeping Fig 

‘Pedani’ 


Applicant: Plantenkwekerij J. van Geest B.V.. 


QLD. 


Gazania 

‘Sugaja’ 

Application No: 2000/261 Accepted:14 Feb 2001. 

Applicant: The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 

and Protected Plant Promotions Australia Pty Ltd, 

Macquarie Fields, NSW. 

‘Sugamo’ 



and Protected Plant Promotions Australia Pty Ltd, 

Macquarie Fields, NSW. 


Barley 

‘B%1302’ 





ACT. 

‘CK85’ 


Applicant: The State of Queensland through its 

Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, QLD and 


ACT. 


Leucadendron 

‘Pixy Red’ 


Applicant: Amarillo Proteas, Nedlands, WA. 


Turf Lily 

‘Arizona’ 


Applicant: Tony and Juna Kebblewhite, Verrierdale, 

QLD. 


Perennial Ryegrass 

‘Tolosa’ 


Applicant: Agriseeds Research Limited. 

Agent: Heritage Seeds Pty Ltd, Mulgrave, VIC. 

Malus prunifolia var ringo x Malus pumila 

var paradisiaca 

Apple Rootstock 

‘JM1’ 


Applicant: National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, 

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 

Agent: Davies Collison Cave, Melbourne, VIC. 

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Navy Bean 

‘Arwon’ 





ACT. 


Bean 

‘SB4218’ 


Applicant: Syngenta Seeds Pty Ltd, Dandenong South, 

VIC. 

Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Climbing Seduction’ 


Applicant: Nieuwesteeg Rose Nursery Pty Ltd, 

Coldstream, VIC. 

‘Korblekaf’ 


Applicant: W Kordes’ Sohne. 

Agent: Treloar Roses Pty Ltd, Portland, VIC. 

‘Kornafiro’ 

Application No: 2001/014 Accepted: 5 Feb 2001. 



‘Korwarpeel’ 




Solanum rantonettii 

Blue Potato Bush 

‘CATT 1’ 


Applicant: D and M Catt Nursery, Annangrove, NSW. 


Potato 

‘Inova’ 


Applicant: Handelmaatschappij VAN RIJN bv. 

Agent: Wrightson Research, Ballarat, VIC. 

‘Satu’ 


Applicant: Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd. 

Agent: Wrightson Seeds (Australia) Pty Ltd, Ballarat, 

VIC. 

‘Sini’ 




VIC. 

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‘Suvi’ 




VIC. 


Spathiphyllum 

‘G2’ 


Applicant: Futura Promotions Pty Ltd. 

Agent: Wellington Point, QLD. 


Lilly Pilly 

‘Orange Twist’ 


Applicant: B E Jackson & A S Soderlund. 

Agent: Southern Advanced Plants, Dromana, VIC. 


Red Clover 

‘Broadway’ 


Applicant: AgResearch Limited. 

Agent: AgResearch Australia Limited, Drumcondra, VIC. 

‘Sensation’ 


Applicant: AgResearch Limited. 

Agent: AgResearch Australia Limited, Drumcondra, VIC. 

Trifolium subterraneum var yanninicum 

Subterranean Clover 

‘YL012’ 






Wheat 

‘Braewood’ 



and Grains Research and Development Corporation, 

Barton, ACT. 

‘HS 5170’ 


Applicant: New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food 

Research Ltd. 


‘K3057’ 





ACT.

DESCRIPTIONS 


‘RP1-97-2-1’ 



of the State of New South Wales, Orange, NSW. 


Triticale 

‘Eleanor’ 


Applicant: The University of Sydney, NSW and Grains 

Research and Development Corporation, Barton, ACT. 

‘PRIME322’ 


Applicant: The University of Sydney, NSW and Grains 



Zoysia Grass 

‘SS-300’ 


Applicant: Sod Solutions, Inc. 

Agent: Walter Scattini, Kelvin Grove, QLD. 

‘SS-500’ 


Applicant: Sod Solutions, Inc. 

Agent: Walter Scattini, Kelvin Grove, QLD. 


Zoysia Grass 

‘Cavalier’ 


Applicant: The Texas A&M University System. 

Agent: Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, 

Brisbane, QLD. 

VARIETY DESCRIPTIONS 

Key to definitions/symbols/words used in the detailed 

descriptions 

* = Variety used as comparator 

Agent = Australian agent acting on behalf of an 

applicant (usually where application is 

from overseas). 

ca. = about 

CPVO = Community Plant Variety Office 

DMRT = Duncan’s Multiple Range Test 

DUS = Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability 

Hyphened 

colours = A hyphen (-) between two different 

colours (eg. greyed-green) designates an 

intermediate colour between those two 

colours, where possible the RHS colour 

chart reference is also given. 

LSD = Least Significant Difference 

LSD/sig = The numerical value for the LSD 

(at P≤0.01) is in the first column and 

the level of significance between the 

candidate and the relevant comparator in 

subsequent columns 

PVJ = Plant Varieties Journal 

PVRO = Plant Variety Rights Office 

n/a = Not available 

ns = Not significant 

RHS = Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart 

(Chip Number). The year following RHS 

indicates the edition. 

std deviation = Standard deviation of the sample 

syn = synonym 

UPOV = International Union for the Protection of 

New Plant Varieties 

+ = When used in conjunction with an RHS 

colour, ‘+’ indicates a notional extension 

of a colour series when a precise match 

can not be made. It is most commonly 

used when the adjacent colour chip(s) are 

of a different sequence 

# = Values followed by the same letter are not 

significantly different at P≤0.01 

Origin = Unless otherwise stated the female parent 

of the cross precedes the male parent 

S-N-K test = Student-Newman-Keuls test 

A = Variety(s) for which PBR has been 

granted 


Abelia 

‘Short & Sweet’ 

Application No: 1999/211 Accepted: 3 Aug 1999. 

Applicant: Robert Pearce, MacLeans Ridges, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 1, Figure 8) Plant: habit bushy, 

dwarf, height short, width narrow-medium. Stem: 

internodes very short, colour red-purple (RHS 59A). Leaf: 

arranged opposite and decussate, length and width medium, 

shape ovate, margin weakly serrate, apex acute, upper side 

colour darker than green (RHS 137A), lower side colour 

yellow-green (RHS 146B). Inflorescence: axillary or 

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terminal compound cyme, pedicel length short. Flower: 

solitary, rotate-funnelform, 5 lobed, diameter small 

(average 16.3mm), length short (average 14.8mm), margin 

entire, colour white (RHS 155D), bud yellow-green (RHS 

154D) with anthocyanin weakly, greyed-purple (RHS 

185D), calyx shape salverform, sepal length medium 

(average 6.7mm), sepal colour greyed-orange (RHS 172B) 

with streaks yellow-green (RHS 144B-C), inferior ovary 

colour yellow-green (RHS 144B-C). (Note: all RHS colour 

chart numbers refer to 1995 edition). 

Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation: Abelia 

xgrandiflora ‘Compacta’. Selection took place in 

MacLeans Ridges, NSW in 1994. Selection criteria: 

compact growth habit. Propagation: a number of mature 

stock plants were generated from this mutation through 

vegetative cuttings and were found to be uniform and stable. 

‘Short & Sweet’ will be commercially propagated by 

vegetative cuttings from the stock plants. Breeder: Robert 

Pearce, MacLeans Ridges, NSW. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Compacta’ was selected as a 

comparator as it represents the source material from which 

the new variety arose and is the most similar variety. All 

other Abelia xgrandiflora varieties have much larger growth 

habits or variegated foliage and were rejected as 

comparators. 

Comparative Trial Location: Kincumber, NSW, springsummer 

2000. Conditions: trial conducted open beds, plants 

propagated vegetatively from cuttings, rooted cuttings 

planted into 200 pots filled with soilless potting mix, 

nutrition maintained with slow release and liquid fertilisers. 

No pest and disease treatments were required. Trial design: 

fifteen pots of each variety arranged in a completely 

randomised design. Measurements: from ten plants at 

random. One sample per plant. 


No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Aug 1998. 

Description: Ian Paananen, Crop & Nursery Services Central Coast, 

NSW 

Table 1 Abelia varieties 

‘Short & Sweet’ *‘Compacta’ 

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PLANT HEIGHT (cm) 

mean 24.8 38.4 

std deviation 3.3 5.3 

LSD/sig 5.1 P≤0.01 

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PLANT WIDTH (cm) 

mean 47.6 78.9 


LSD/sig 7.5 P≤0.01 

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INTERNODE LENGTH (mm) 

mean 17.0 25.0 


LSD/sig 6.2 P≤0.01 

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LEAF LENGTH (mm) 

mean 25.7 35.2 


LSD/sig 5.2 P≤0.01 

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LEAF LENGTH: WIDTH RATIO 

mean 1.9 2.8 


LSD/sig 0.16 P≤0.01 

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LEAF SHAPE 

ovate 

lanceolate-ovate 

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FLOWER DIAMETER (mm) 

mean 16.3 19.0 


LSD/sig 1.3 P≤0.01 

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FLOWER LENGTH (mm) 

mean 14.8 23.2 


LSD/sig 2.3 P≤0.01 

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FLOWER COLOURS (RHS, 1995) 

main colour white 155D white 155D 

anthocyanin greyed-purple greyed-purple 

(intensity) 185D (weak) 185B (medium) 

bud yellow-green yellow-green 

154D 

154D 

sepals greyed-orange greyed-orange 

172B streaked 173A streaked 

with 144B-C with 146C-D 

ovary yellow-green yellow-green 

144B-C 

146C-D 

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SEPAL LENGTH (mm) 

mean 6.7 7.5 


LSD/sig 0.7 P≤0.01 

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Bower Wattle 

‘UY2’ 

Application No: 1999/343 Accepted: 17 Dec 1999. 

Applicant: Austraflora Pty Ltd, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 2, Figure 23) Plant: habit low 

spreading, medium to dense shrub, tips of branches 

pendulous. Stem: light grey with medium internodes. Leaf: 

broad linear (average 61.8 x 4mm), mature leaf colour green 

(RHS 139A), young leaf greyed orange (RHS 166A) tip 

growth greyed orange (RHS 166A). Flower: ball shaped, 

axillary, pedunculate, yellow (RHS 2B). (Note: All RHS 

colour chart numbers refer to 1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Open pollination followed by 

seedling selection: a number of Acacia cognata plants were 

planted in a plantation at Dixon’s Creek, VIC in 1980. One 

of these exhibited a smaller, more compact habit. Seed from 

open pollination was germinated in 1994, and from 

approximately 100 seedlings, several exhibiting compact or 

dwarf forms were selected and grown on. ‘UY2’ was one of 

those seedlings. The seed parent whilst being much more 

dwarf and compact than the normal form of Acacia cognata 

differs from this candidate in being an upright shrub of 2.5 

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metres. Selection criteria: dwarf habit. Propagation: 

vegetatively through five generations. Breeder: Bill 

Molyneux, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

Choice of Comparators The two comparators, ‘UY3’ and 

‘Green Mist’ A were chosen as the most similar varieties of 

common knowledge. ‘UY3’ is a sister line from the same 

seed batch. ‘Green Mist’ A was chosen because of its 

similarities in leaf length to width ratios and leaf colour. 

The parent was not included due to its obviously larger 

shrub habit. No other similar varieties of common 

knowledge have been identified. 

250mm pots, in a random pattern into standard pinebarkbased 

growing medium containing appropriate slow release 

fertiliser. Trial design: twelve selections of each variety in a 

completely randomised design. Measurements: ten 

measurements from each of ten plants were undertaken in a 

random pattern, but from the same position on each plant. 

Prior Applications and Sales Nil. 

Description: William (Bill) M Molyneux, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

Table 2 Acacia varieties 

Comparative Trial Location: Dixon’s Creek, VIC, 

between Nov 1999 – Sep 2000. Conditions: trial conducted 

in the open air. Plants potted from 10cm tumblers into 

250mm pots, in a random pattern into standard pinebarkbased 

growing medium containing appropriate slow release 

fertiliser. Trial design: twelve selections of each variety in a 

completely randomised design. Measurements: ten 

measurements from each of ten plants were undertaken in a 

random pattern, but from the same position on each plant. 


Description: William (Bill) M Molyneux, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

‘UY3’ 


Applicant: Austraflora Pty Ltd, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 2, Figure 23) Plant: habit compact, 

medium density. Stem: procumbent, internodes short. Leaf: 

narrow linear (average 35.5mm x 1.2mm), mature leaf 

colour green (RHS 137A), young leaf green (RHS 143B), 

tip growth yellow green (RHS 152A). Flower: ball shaped, 

axillary, pedunculate, yellow (RHS 4C). (Note: All RHS 



seedling selection: a number of Acacia cognata plants were 

planted in a plantation at Dixon’s Creek, VIC in 1980. One 

of these exhibited a smaller, more compact habit. Seed from 

open pollination was germinated in 1994, and from 

approximately 100 seedlings, several exhibiting compact or 

dwarf forms were selected and grown on. ‘UY3’ was one of 

those seedlings. The seed parent whilst being much more 

dwarf and compact than the normal form of Acacia cognata 

differs from this candidate in being an upright shrub of 2.5 

metres. Selection criteria: dwarf habit. Propagation: 

vegetatively through five generations. Breeder: Bill 

Molyneux, Dixon’s Creek, VIC. 

Choice of Comparators The two comparators, ‘UY2’ and 

‘Green Mist’ A were chosen as the most similar varieties of 

common knowledge. ‘UY2’ is a sister line from the same 

seed batch. ‘Green Mist’ A was chosen because of its 

similarities in leaf length to width ratios and leaf colour. 

The parent was not included due to its obviously larger 

shrub habit. No other similar varieties of common 

knowledge have been identified. 

Comparative Trial Location: Dixon’s Creek, VIC, 

between Nov 1999 – Sep 2000. Conditions: trial conducted 

in the open air. Plants potted from 10cm tumblers into 

‘UY3’ ‘UY2’ *‘Green Mist’ A 

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PLANT HABIT 

procumbent low spreading low spreading 

shrub shrub, tips shrub 

pendulous slightly weeping 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANT DENSITY 

medium medium to dense 

dense 

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PLANT BRANCHLET: INTERNODE LENGTH 

short medium short 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANT HEIGHT (cm) at 11 months LSD (P≤0.01) = 4.0 

mean 6.6 c 32.1 a 25.5 b 

std deviation 1.9 3.7 4.8 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANT width (cm) at 11 months LSD (P≤0.01) = 15.0 

mean 67.2 b 91.8 a 55.0 b 


____________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 7.2 

mean 35.5 b 61.8 a 63.5 a 


____________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 0.4 

mean 1.2 c 4.0 a 2.1 b 


____________________________________________________ 

LEAF COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

mature 137A 139A 137A 

new growth 143B 166A 137A 

tip colour 152A 166A 147A 

anthocyanin in new growth 

absent present absent 

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FLOWER COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

4C 2B 2B 

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Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P≤0.01, 

Duncan’s Multiple Range Test 


Agapanthus 

‘Blue Brush’ 

Application No: 1999/271 Accepted: 27 Sep 1999. 

Applicant: Lifetech Laboratories Limited, Auckland, 

New Zealand. 

Agent: Avondale Nurseries Limited, Glenorie, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 3, Figure 7) Plant: habit arching, 

evergreen, height tall. Leaf: upright, arching, length long 

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(average 502mm), width medium (average 42.2mm), 

variegation absent, colour yellow-green (RHS 146A-147A) 

glossiness medium. Inflorescence: umbel, flower count 

high, peduncle length tall, diameter medium, colour yellowgreen 

(RHS 146A), speckling present. Flower: mediumlate, 

pedicel medium, diameter medium (average 31.4mm), 

length medium (average 43.7mm), corolla lobes usually 6, 

immature flower bud violet-blue (RHS 94C), mature flower 

bud violet-blue (RHS 94B), inner perianth main colour 

violet-blue (RHS 94D) with stripe violet-blue (RHS 94B) 

with white (RHS 155D) near anterior margin of lobe, 

pedicel yellow-green (RHS 146A), pollen greyed-yellow 

(RHS 160A), filament, stigma and style violet-blue (RHS 

94D) fading to white (RHS 155D) at base, fragrance weak, 

infrequent. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 

1995 edition). 


seedling selection: seed parent A. inapertus hybrid and 

pollen parent un-named A. orientalis. The seed parent was 

characterised by deciduous growth habit, fewer flowers per 

inflorescence and erect flowers. The pollen parent was the 

standard white flowering form characterised by early 

flowering, low flower count and evergreen non-variegated 

leaves. Open pollinated seed was sown in 1988 and final 

selection took place in Taranaki, New Zealand in 1996. 

Selection criteria: flower number per inflorescence, colour 

and fragrance. Propagation: vegetative divisions and 

subsequent micropropagation were found to be uniform and 

stable. ‘Blue Brush’ will be commercially propagated by 

micropropagation from the original divisions. Breeder: 

Vance Hooper, Taranaki, New Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators Agapanthus inapertus, A. 

orientalis (both blue and white forms), ‘Lavender Haze’ and 

‘Glen Avon’ were initially considered as comparators. A. 

orientalis white was rejected due to differing flower colour. 

A. inapertus was rejected due to deciduous growth habit and 

lower flower count A. orientalis standard blue form was 

chosen because it is closely related to the original source 

material from which the variety was selected and has 

similar flower colours. ‘Lavender Haze’ and ‘Glen Avon’ 

were included as they have the most similar combination of 

flower colour, number and growth habit. No other similar 

varieties of common knowledge have been identified. 

Comparative Trial Location: Glenorie, NSW, Dec 1999- 

Dec 2000. Conditions: trial conducted in the open, plants 

propagated from divisions, planted into 300mm pots filled 

with soilless potting mix (pine bark base), nutrition 

maintained with slow release fertilisers, pest and disease 

treatments applied as required. Trial design: ten to fifteen 

pots of each variety arranged in a completely randomised 

design. Measurements: from ten plants at random. 



New Zealand 2000 Applied ‘Blue Brush’ 

First sold in New Zealand in Nov 1998. 

Description: Ian Paananen, Crop & Nursery Services, Central Coast, 

NSW. 


Agapanthus 

‘Snow Cloud’ syn Summer Pearl 

Application No: 1998/146 Accepted: 7 Sep 1998. 


New Zealand. 


Characteristics (Table 3, Figure 5) Plant: habit erect, 

evergreen, height medium-tall. Leaf: upright, distally 

arching, length long (average 466mm), width medium 

(average 32.8mm), variegation absent, colour yellow-green 

(RHS 146A-147A) glossiness medium. Inflorescence: 

umbel, flower count high, peduncle length medium-tall, 

diameter medium, colour yellow-green (RHS 146A), 

speckling absent. Flower: medium-late, pedicel medium, 

diameter medium (average 32.5mm), length medium 

(average 35.9mm), corolla lobes usually 6, flower bud white 

(RHS 155D), inner and outer perianth main colour white 

(RHS 155D), stripe absent, pedicel yellow-green (RHS 

144A), pollen yellow-orange (RHS 17A), filament, stigma 

and style white (RHS 155D), fragrance weak, infrequent. 

(Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition). 


seedling selection: seed parent and pollen parent un-named 

A. orientalis. The parents were standard white forms 

characterised by early flowering, low flower count and 

green non-variegated leaves. Open pollinated seed was 

sown in 1988 and selection took place in Taranaki, New 

Zealand in 1990. Selection criteria: flower number per 

inflorescence and fragrance. Propagation: vegetative 

divisions and subsequent micropropagation were found to 

be uniform and stable. ‘Snow Cloud’ will be commercially 

propagated by micropropagation from the original 

divisions. Breeder: Vance Hooper, Waitara, New Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators Agapanthus orientalis standard 

white form was chosen because it is the original source 

material from which the variety was selected and has the 

most similar combination of flower colour and growth 

habit. No other similar varieties of common knowledge 

have been identified. 











New Zealand 1997 Granted ‘Snow Cloud’ 

South Africa 1998 Granted ‘Snow Cloud’ 

Japan 1998 Applied ‘Snow Cloud’ 

First sold in New Zealand in Oct 1997. First Australian sale 

1999. 


NSW. 

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‘Regal Beauty’ 


Applicant: R J & D M L Wood, New Plymouth, New 

Zealand. 


Characteristics (Table 3, Figure 6) Plant: habit arching, 

evergreen, height tall. Leaf: upright, length long (average 

559mm), width large (average 49.9mm), variegation absent, 

colour yellow-green (RHS 146A-147A) glossiness 

medium. Inflorescence: umbel, secondary pedicel 

branching present (average 13 per inflorescence), flower 

count high, peduncle length long, diameter large, colour 

yellow-green (RHS 146A), speckling absent. Flower: 

medium-late, pedicel medium, diameter medium (average 

37.4mm), length large (average 46.3mm), corolla lobes 

usually 6, immature flower bud violet-blue (RHS 94D), 

mature flower bud violet-blue (RHS 93B), inner perianth 

main colour violet-blue (RHS 94B) with stripe violet-blue 

(RHS 93A) with white (RHS 155D) near anterior margin of 

lobe, pedicel yellow-green (RHS 146A), pollen greyedyellow 

(RHS 160A), filament, stigma and style violet-blue 

(RHS 94B) fading to white (RHS 155D) at base, fragrance 

absent. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 

edition). 


seedling selection: parents un-named A. orientalis blue 

form characterised by early flowering, low flower count and 

evergreen non-variegated leaves. Open pollinated seed was 

sown in 1991 and final selection took place in New 

Plymouth, New Zealand in 1995. Selection criteria: large 

inflorescence size, flower colour. Propagation: vegetative 


be uniform and stable. ‘Regal Beauty’ will be commercially 


divisions. Breeder: Ray Wood, New Plymouth, New 

Zealand. 


blue form. ‘Blue Brush’, ‘Glen Avon’ and ‘Lavender Haze’ 

were initially considered as comparators. A. orientalis 

standard blue form was chosen because it is closely related 

to the original source material from which the variety was 

selected and has similar flower colours. ‘Blue Brush’, ‘Glen 

Avon’ and ‘Lavender Haze’ were excluded as they have a 

much lighter violet-blue flower colour. As the trial included 

these varieties, comparison can be made in the comparative 

tables. No other similar varieties of common knowledge 

have been identified. 











New Zealand 2000 Applied ‘Regal Beauty’ 

First sold in New Zealand in Nov 1998. 


NSW. 

‘Lavender Haze’ 


Applicant: R J & D M L Wood, New Plymouth, New 

Zealand. 



evergreen, height tall. Leaf: upright, length long (average 

507mm), width medium (average 32.7mm), variegation 

absent, colour yellow-green (RHS 146A-147A) glossiness 

medium. Inflorescence: umbel, flower count high, peduncle 

length medium, diameter large, colour yellow-green (RHS 

146A), speckling absent. Flower: late, pedicel medium, 

diameter medium (average 38.7mm), length medium 

(average 38.9mm), corolla lobes usually 6, immature flower 

bud violet-blue (RHS 94C), mature flower bud violet-blue 

(RHS 93C), inner perianth main colour violet-blue (RHS 

92C) with stripe violet-blue (RHS 91A-92A) with white 

(RHS 155D) near anterior margin of lobe, pedicel yellowgreen 

(RHS 145A), pollen greyed-yellow (RHS 160A), 

filament, stigma and style violet-blue (RHS 92C) fading to 

white (RHS 155D) at base, fragrance absent. (Note: all RHS 

colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition). 


seedling selection: parents un-named A. orientalis blue 

form characterised by early flowering, low flower count and 

evergreen non-variegated leaves. Open pollinated seed was 

sown in 1991 and final selection took place in New 

Plymouth, New Zealand in 1995. Selection criteria: large 

inflorescence size, flower colour. Propagation: vegetative 


be uniform and stable. ‘Lavender Haze’ will be 

commercially propagated by micropropagation from the 

original divisions. Breeder: Ray Wood, New Plymouth, 

New Zealand. 


blue form, ‘Blue Brush’ and ‘Glen Avon’ were initially 

considered as comparators. A. orientalis standard blue form 

was chosen because it is closely related to the original 

source material from which the variety was selected and has 

the most similar flower colours. ‘Blue Brush’, ‘Glen Avon’ 

were included as they have the most similar combination of 

flower colour, number and growth habit. No other similar 











No prior applications. First sold in New Zealand in Nov 

1998. 


NSW. 

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‘Glen Avon’ syn Summer Blue 

Application No: 1998/147 Accepted: 7 Sep 1998. 


New Zealand. 


Characteristics (Table 3, Figure 7) Plant: habit erectarching, 

evergreen, height medium-tall. Leaf: upright, 

arching, length long (average 465mm), width medium 

(average 44.1mm), variegation absent, colour yellow-green 

(RHS 146A) glossiness dull. Inflorescence: umbel, flower 

count high, peduncle length medium-tall, diameter medium, 

colour yellow-green (RHS 146A), speckling absent. 

Flower: medium-late, pedicel medium, diameter medium 

(average 34.2mm), length medium (average 41.8mm), 

corolla lobes usually 6, immature flower bud violet-blue 

(RHS 91D) with green (RHS 144A), mature flower bud 

violet-blue (RHS 91C), inner perianth main colour violetblue 

(RHS 92D) with stripe violet-blue (RHS 91A) with 

white (RHS 155D) near anterior margin of lobe, pedicel 

yellow-green (RHS 144A), pollen greyed-yellow (RHS 

160A), filament, stigma and style violet-blue (RHS 92D) 

fading to white (RHS 155D) at base, fragrance weak, 

infrequent. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 

1995 edition). 


seedling selection: seed parent and pollen parent un-named 

A. orientalis. The parents were standard blue forms 

characterised by early flowering, low flower count and 

green non-variegated leaves. Open pollinated seed was 

sown in 1988 and selection took place in New Plymouth, 

New Zealand in 1991. Selection criteria: flower number per 

inflorescence and fragrance. Propagation: vegetative 


be uniform and stable. ‘Glen Avon’ will be commercially 


divisions. Breeder: Alan D Gray, New Plymouth, New 

Zealand. 


blue form was chosen because it is the original source 

material from which the variety was selected. ‘Lavender 

Haze’ and ‘Blue Brush’ have the most similar combination 

of flower colour, number and growth habit. No other similar 












New Zealand 1997 Granted ‘Glen Avon’ 

Japan 1998 Applied ‘Glen Avon’ 

South Africa 1998 Granted ‘Glen Avon’ 

First sold in New Zealand in Oct 1997. First Australian sale 

1999. 


NSW. 

Table 3 Agapanthus varieties 

‘Snow Cloud’ ‘Glen Avon ‘Blue Brush’ ‘Lavender ‘Regal * A orientalis * A orientalis 

Haze’ Beauty’ Blue form White form 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT HEIGHT (cm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 12.1 

– maximum including inflorescence 

mean 105 b 108 b 139 a 86 c 128 a 112 b 100 b 

std deviation 7.5 10.7 7.5 14.6 9.9 9.9 14.8 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FOLIAR HEIGHT (cm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 7.1 

– maximum with natural leaf position and excluding inflorescence 

mean 54.5 acd 54.5 bcd 62.9 a 62.2 a 52.4 d 51.7 d 43.6 e 

std deviation 7.4 7.4 5.1 4.4 6.0 9.2 6.8 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF ATTITUDE 

erect arching arching erect arching erectarching erect 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 67.8 

– from junction of peduncle and largest leaf of first flower stem 

mean 466 a 465 a 502 a 507 a 559 a 479 a 375 b 

std deviation 42.1 59.6 46.3 83.5 50.2 85.2 51.6 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 8.6 

– widest point of same leaf as for length measure 

mean 32.8 b 44.1 ab 42.2 ab 32.7 b 49.9 a 41.2 ab 38.2 ab 

std deviation 3.0 4.7 4.8 11.4 12.3 8.5 6.1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF COLOUR (RHS 1995) 

146A-147A 146A(dull) 146A-147A 146A-147A 146A-147A 146A-147A 146A-147A 

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INFLORESCENCE: FREQUENCY OF SECONDARY BRANCHING OF PEDICELS 

– as in a compound umbel 

very low very low very low very low high very low very low 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

INFLORESCENCE DIAMETER (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 23.2 

– primary inflorescence 

mean 170 e 210 c 192 a 261 b 287 a 211 c 234 bc 

std deviation 10.2 26.1 15.6 18.3 23.9 23.9 25.1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

NUMBER OF FLOWERS PER INFLORESCENCE LSD (P≤0.01) = 89.2 


mean 255 be 254 be 300 be 234 ce 452 a 131 cd 131 d 

std deviation 57.5 63.5 99.6 55.0 133.1 52.0 45.3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE LENGTH (cm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 10.3 


mean 89.3 c 91 c 121 a 71.7 d 107.4 b 95.1 c 81.8 cd 

std deviation 5.5 10.3 6.6 11.5 7.1 9.4 12.7 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE DIAMETER (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 4.6 

– primary inflorescence, measured 300mm below umbel 

mean 13.6 b 15.1 b 13.3 b 23.1 a 20.2 a 11.9 b 14.3 b 

std deviation 1.1 2.3 1.5 9.7 4.8 1.5 2.2 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE COLOUR (RHS 1995) 

146A 146A 146A 146A 146A 146A 146A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE SPECKLING 

absent absent present absent absent absent absent 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER DIAMETER (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 5.5 

– widest cross-section wing to wing 

mean 32.5 b 34.2 b 31.4 b 38.7 b 37.4 b 48.1 a 45.8 a 

std deviation 2.7 3.6 2.4 2.9 5.0 8.3 6.7 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 3.1 

– from base of ovary to corolla lobe 

mean 35.9 d 41.8 bc 43.7 ab 38.9 cd 46.3 a 45.4 ab 42.3 abc 

std deviation 1.7 3.8 1.7 2.1 1.8 4.0 3.4 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PERIANTH LOBE LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 2.5 

– standard petal, from base of incision to apex 

mean 27.2 b 26.6 b 26.6 b 30.2 a 32.1 a 32.4 a 32.0 a 

std deviation 3.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.7 3.0 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER COLOURS (RHS, 1995) 

Flower bud: 

immature white violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue white 

155D 91D & 94C 94C 94D 91A-94B 155D 

green 144A 

mature white violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue white 

155D 91C 94B 93C 93B 94B 155D 

Inner perianth: 

main colour white violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue white 

155D 92D 94D 92C 94B 94C-D 155D 

stripe absent violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue absent 

91A* 94B* 91A-92A* 93A* 94B* 

* In the violet-blue flowers there is some white 155D between the stripe and the anterior margin of the lobe 

Outer perianth: 

main colour white violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue white 

155D 92D 94C 92B 94B 94C-D 155D 

stripe absent violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue absent 

91B-C 94A-B (weak) 91A-92A 93A 94B (weak) 

pollen 

yellow-orange greyed-yellow greyed-yellow greyed-yellow greyed-yellow greyed-yellow yellow-orange 

17A 160A 160A 160A 160A 160A 17A 

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Table 3 continued 

filament, stigma & style 

white violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue violet-blue white 

155D 92D 94D 92C 94B 94C-D 155D 

base fade base fade base fade base fade base fade 

to white to white to white to white to white 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDICEL LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01) = 11.2 

– newly opened flower when 50% of blooms at anthesis 

mean 35.6 e 55.0 cd 45.0 de 73.6 ab 79.8 a 53.9 cd 65.0 bc 

std deviation 3.8 14.4 6.8 8.0 11.3 10.3 12.7 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDICEL COLOUR (RHS 1995) 

144A 144A 146A 145A 146A 146A 144B 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWERING SEASON 

– 50% of flowers opened at Glenorie, NSW 

week 51 week 50 week 50 week 52 week 51 week 50 week 49 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P≤0.01 according to an S-N-K test. 


Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily 

‘Kodelight’ syn Inca Delight 

Application No: 1998/029 Accepted: 7 Jul 1998. 

Applicant: Konst Alstroemeria B.V., Nieuwveen, The 

Netherlands. 

Agent: Maxiflora Pty Ltd, Monbulk, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 4, Figure 4) Plant: stem length 

medium, stem thickness very thin, density of foliage 

medium. Leaf: shape narrow elliptic, longitudinal axis of 

blade recurved, length short to medium, width narrow. 

Inflorescence: umbel branch number few, length medium to 

long, pedicel length medium. Flower: colour red purple, 

size medium, tepal spread broad; outer tepal, shape broad 

obovate, depth of emargination medium, stripes absent, 

colour red purple RHS 60B at apex, RHS 63B at margins 

and base; inner lateral tepals, shape elliptic, colour yellow 

RHS 9A (RHS 13A) at centre and margins, red purple RHS 

63B at apex and base, stripes medium; inner median tepal, 

yellow colour present, stripes present. Stamens: filament 

colour pink, spots absent; anther colour greenish. Ovary: 

anthocyanin weak; style pink, stigma pink, spots absent. 

(Note: data in parenthesis denotes Dutch observations, all 

RHS numbers referred to in local observation were based 

on the 1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent 

88-185-1 (butterfly type) x pollen parent pink butterfly type 

in a planned breeding program at the applicant’s nursery at 

Nieuwveen, The Netherlands. Both parents are proprietary 

breeding lines developed by the applicant. Selection 

criteria: from this cross, ‘Kodelight’ was chosen on the basis 

of flower characteristics and dwarf growth habit. 


generated from the original seedling by tissue culture 

through 10 generations to confirm uniformity and stability. 

‘Kodelight’ will be commercially propagated by tissue 

culture. Breeder: Konst Alstroemeria BV, Nieuwveen, The 

Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Delta’ A (PVJ 12.2) and 

‘Stapripal’ (PVJ 13.1) were considered as similar varieties 

of common knowledge based on previous descriptions in 

the Plant Varieties Journal and were chosen because both 

are dwarf varieties with similarities in flower colour. 

‘Delta’ A is a variety from the same breeding programme. 

Comparative Trial Comparisons of most of the 

characteristics are based on Dutch trials, which were 

assessed under conditions of controlled environment in 

glasshouses. Characteristics of the comparators are derived 

from previous descriptions in the Plant Varieties Journal. 

Detailed flower descriptions of the candidate variety are 

based on plants growing in 200mm pots in a standard 

soilless potting mixture under open ambient conditions in 

Monbulk, VIC. Flowers from these plants were assessed in 

Jan 1999 at Rye, VIC. 


Country Year Current status Name Applied 

The Netherlands 1997 Granted ‘Kodelight’ 

Description: David Nichols, Rye, VIC. 

Table 4 Alstroemeria varieties 

‘Kodelight’ *‘Delta’ A *‘Stapripal’ 

____________________________________________________ 

STEM CHARACTERISTICS 

length medium short very short 

thickness very thin thin very thin 

density of foliage 

medium dense dense to very 

dense 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF CHARACTERISTICS 

length short to medium very short 

medium 

width narrow narrow narrow 

shape of blade narrow narrow elliptic to 

elliptic elliptic ovate 

longitudinal axis of blade 

recurved straight straight 

____________________________________________________ 

INFLORESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS 

number of umbel branches 

few medium very few 

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length of umbels 

medium to short very short to 

long 

short 

pedicel length medium long short 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS 

main colour red purple red purple red purple 

size medium small medium 

spread of tepals broad small to medium 

medium 

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OUTER TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

shape of blade broad elliptic broad 

obovate 

obovate 

depth of emargination 

medium shallow shallow to 

medium 

main colour (RHS) 

60B,63B 64C-64D,11C 58B-58C 

stripes absent present absent 

number of stripes 

absent few absent 

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INNER LATERAL TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

shape of blade elliptic obovate elliptic 

yellow colour (RHS) 

9A 9B 9A 


medium few few to medium 

stripe thickness small to small large 

medium 

____________________________________________________ 

INNER MEDIAN TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

yellow colour present present present 

stripes present present present 

____________________________________________________ 

OTHER FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS 

filament colour pink red purple pink 

filament spots absent absent absent 

anther colour greenish brownish red brown 

style colour pink pink green white 

stigma colour pink pink green white 

spots on stigma absent present absent 

anthocyanin in ovary 

weak medium to weak to 

strong medium 

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‘Komolight’ syn Inca Moonlight 

Application No: 1998/194 Accepted: 3 May 1999. 

Applicant: Konst Alstroemeria B.V., Nieuwveen, The 

Netherlands. 

Agent: Maxiflora Pty Ltd, Monbulk, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 5, Figure 3) Plant: stem length 

medium, stem thickness thin, density of foliage medium. 

Leaf: shape narrow elliptic, longitudinal axis of blade 

straight, length medium, width medium. Inflorescence: 

umbel branch number many, length short to medium, 

pedicel length very long. Flower: colour orange, size small 

to medium, tepal spread medium; outer tepal, shape 

obovate, depth of emargination very shallow, stripes absent, 

colour yellow orange RHS 20B with prominent green tip at 

apex 22B at margins and orange RHS 29B at centre and 

base; inner lateral tepals, shape elliptic, colour yellow 

orange at centres and margins and pale pink at base. stripes 

few; inner median tepal, yellow orange colour present, 

stripes present. Stamens: filament pink, spots absent; anther 

colour yellow. Ovary: anthocyanin strong to very strong; 

style pink, stigma pink, spots absent. (Note: all RHS 

numbers referred to in local observation were based on the 

1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: result of 

inbreeding of breeding line 91-116-1 (a short butterfly type) 

in a planned breeding program at the applicant’s nursery at 

Nieuwveen, The Netherlands. The parent is a proprietary 

breeding line developed by the applicant. Selection criteria: 

from this cross ‘Komolight’ was chosen on the basis of 

flower characteristics and dwarf growth habit. Propagation: 

a number of mature stock plants were generated from the 

original seedling by tissue culture through 10 generations to 

confirm uniformity and stability. ‘Komolight’ will be 

commercially propagated by tissue culture. Breeder: Konst 

Alstroemeria BV, Nieuwveen, The Netherlands. 

Choice of comparator ‘Amazon’ A (PVJ 12.2) and ‘Orange 

Delight (PVJ 7.2) were considered as similar varieties of 

common knowledge based on previous descriptions in the 

Plant Varieties Journal. ‘Amazon’ A was chosen because it 

is a dwarf variety from the same breeding programme 

having some orange colouring. ‘Orange Delight’ was 

chosen because of similarities in flower colour. 

Comparative Trial Comparisons of most of the 

characteristics are based on Dutch trials, which were 

assessed under conditions of controlled environment in 

glasshouses. Characteristics of the comparators are derived 

from previous descriptions in the Plant Varieties Journal. 

Detailed flower descriptions of the candidate variety are 

based on plants growing in 200mm pots in a standard 

soilless potting mixture under open ambient conditions in 

Monbulk, VIC. Flowers from these plants were assessed in 

Jan 1999 at Rye, VIC. 


Country Year Current status Name Applied 

The Netherlands 1998 Granted ‘Komolight’ 


Table 5 Alstroemeria varieties 

‘Komolight’ *‘Amazon’ A *‘Orange 

Delight’ 

____________________________________________________ 


length medium short tall 

thickness thin thin thick 

density of foliage medium sparse to medium 

n/a 

____________________________________________________ 


length medium medium long 

width medium medium very broad 

shape of blade narrow elliptic narrow elliptic n/a 

longitudinal axis of blade 

straight straight n/a 

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INFLORESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS 

number of umbel branches 

many medium to medium to 

many many 

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length of umbels 

short to short long 

medium 

pedicel length very long medium long 

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main colour orange orange red orange 

size small to small large 

medium 

spread of tepals medium medium medium to 

broad 

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OUTER TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

shape of blade obovate obovate broad obovate 

depth of emargination 

very shallow very shallow n/a 

main colour (RHS) 

20B, 22B, 42A, 24C 25A, 169D 

29B 

stripes absent absent present 


absent absent few 

____________________________________________________ 

INNER LATERAL TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

shape of blade elliptic elliptic elliptic 

yellow colour (RHS) 

21B 5A 21A, 23A 


few few to medium 

medium 

stripe thickness small small to small to 

medium medium 

____________________________________________________ 

INNER MEDIAN TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS 

yellow colour present present n/a 

stripes present present n/a 

____________________________________________________ 

OTHER FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS 

filament colour pink red multicoloured 

salmon 

filament spots absent absent n/a 

anther colour yellow brownish red purple 

style colour pink pink light purple 

stigma colour pink pink orange yellow 

spots on stigma absent absent absent 

anthocyanin in ovary 

strong to strong medium 

very strong 

____________________________________________________ 


Flamingo Flower 

‘Antinkeles’ syn Pink Champion 


Applicant: Anthura B.V., Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. 

Agent: W & E Sieverding Wholesale Nursery, Kemps 

Creek, NSW. 

thickness thin to medium, intensity of green colour of 

middle part medium, anthocyanin colouration weak to 

medium (weak). Spathe: position compared to leaves 

slightly above, size small to medium, broad ovate, lobes 

present, relative position of lobes free, distal part rounded, 

tip acuminate, main colour of upper side rose pink ca. RHS 

52B (RHS 54A), main colour of lower side ca. RHS 58D 

(RHS 54B), glossiness medium, weak blistering, shape in 

cross section of middle zone concave, angle of distal part to 

the peduncle obtuse, distance between spadix and sinus 

very short. Spadix: short to medium length, width at the 

middle medium, rolling absent, curvature of longitudinal 

axis weakly incurved to straight, tapering towards the top 

medium, main colour of basal and distal part shortly before 

dehiscence of anthers red purple, main colour of basal and 

distal parts shortly after dehiscence of anthers light purple. 

Flowering: early. (Data in parenthesis based on local 

observation, all RHS colour chart number used in local 

observation is from 1986 edition.). 


‘Sweetheart Cherry’ x pollen parent 93-372-02 in a planned 

breeding program. ‘Pink Champion’ differs from the 

maternal parent ‘Sweetheart Cherry’ having a shorter leaf 

blade and from the unnamed pollen parent (breeding line) in 

the colour of the upper side of the spathe which is rose pink. 

Selection criteria: pink-red flower colour. Propagation: 

tissue culture. Breeder: J van Dyk and NAM van 

Reismalen, Anthura B.V., Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators The qualified person considers 

that ‘Sweet Dream’ has similarity to ‘Antinkeles’ syn Pink 

Champion in spathe size and colouration. However, ‘Sweet 

Dream’ spathe has RHS 54C upper side with white streaks, 

RHS 56D lower side and spadix colouration RHS 47A. 

‘Champion’ was considered as it exhibits a similar growth 

habit but has a white spathe as has ‘Arena’ but it has an 

orange spathe. The seed parent ‘Sweetheart Cherry’ was not 

considered for reasons stated above. 

Comparative Trial The detailed description published 

herein is based on CPVO Report ANM 394 dated 5 Jan 

1999 and local observations made in Kemps Creek, NSW in 

March 2001. 


Country Year Status Variety Name 

EEC 1999 Granted ‘Antinkeles’ 

USA 2000 Applied ‘Pink 

Champion’ 

First sold in The Netherlands in Mar 1998 and first 

Australian sale in Sep 2000. 

Description: Mike Barrett and Associates, Beecroft, NSW. 

Characteristics (Figure 13) Plant: size medium, perennial. 

Leaf blade: length short, width narrow to medium, ovate, 

lobes present, incurved but not touching, angle of distal part 

acute, tip acuminate, upper side medium to dark green 

intensity, blistering weak to medium (weak). Petiole: length 

short to medium (short). Peduncle: length short to medium, 

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Avena sativa 

Oats 

‘TAMO 397’ 

Application No: 2000/298 Accepted: 30 Nov 2000. 

Applicant: The Texas A & M University System, College 

Station, TX, USA. 

Agent: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 6, Figure 42) Plant: semi-prostrate, 

medium height (mean 117.7cm). Leaf: no pubescence on 

margins of leaf below flag leaf, no pubescence of sheaths on 

lower leaves. Flag leaf: narrow (mean 1.97cm), medium 

length (mean 20.2cm), medium frequency of plants with 

recurved flag leaves. Stem: strong intensity of hairs on top 

node. Panicles: sub-unilateral branch orientation with semierect 

attitude, spikelet pendulous. Glume: glaucosity weak, 

length long. Primary grain: glaucosity absent, long yellow 

lemma, hairs present on back of lemma, medium length 

hairs on base of primary grain, rachilla of medium width 

and length, awns absent or very few. Maturity: early. 

Origin and Breeding Plant selection: ‘TAMO397’ was 

selected from ‘TAMO386’ as a leaf rust resistant variant 

that remained in ‘TAMO386’ when 99% of the plants were 

defeated by a new race of crown rust in Southern Texas in 

the spring of 1991. A total of 5940 panicles were selected 

from resistant plants; following two additional cycles of 

reselection for crown and stem rust resistance, progenies 

from 17 individual panicle selections of 32 selected in the 

previous year were combined to provide the breeders seed. 

The final selection was made in 1994. Selection criteria: 

evaluated for leaf and stem rust resistance in Texas, USA, 

then introduced into Australia for further rust screening and 

evaluation for dry matter yield, plant type and regrowth 

potential. Seed increases have been conducted by the 

Pacific Seeds Parent Seed Group. Propagation: by seed. 

Breeder: Dr M. E. McDaniel, Texas A & M University, 

College Station, TX, USA. 

Choice of Comparators ‘A.C. Assiniboia’ A syn Graza 

68 A , ‘Enterprise’ A ,‘Warrego’ A , ‘Barcoo’ A and ‘Taipan’ 

were chosen as comparators on the basis of similarity of 

plant type and leaf rust resistance. The original parental 

variety ‘TAMO386’ was not included because there is a 

clear difference in crown rust resistance as stated above. 

Comparative Trial Location: two consecutive PBR trials 

were conducted at Charlton, Darling Downs, QLD during 

1999 and 2000. Conditions: plants were raised in well 

fertilised, irrigated soil, the 1999 trial was sown on the 20th 

July and the 2000 trial was sown on the 24th April. The 

1999 trial had a different generation of ‘TAMO397’ to that 

of the 2000 trial. Trial design: randomised complete block 

with four replications, four rows per plot, plots 8m long. 

Measurements: taken from 50 plants selected randomly 

from over 2000 plants. 



USA 1997 Applied ‘TAMO 397’ 

First sold in USA in 1997. No sales in Australia. 

Description: Sueanne Langbein, Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, 

QLD. 

‘Taipan’ 


Applicant: NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, ND, 

USA. 

Agent: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 6, Figure 41) Plant: semi-erect, 

height tall (mean 128 cm) with thick stems. Leaf: wide, no 

pubescence on margins of leaf below flag leaf, no 

pubescence of sheaths on lower leaves. Flag leaf: wide 

(mean 2.4 cm), medium to long (mean 21.3cm), low 

frequency of plants with recurved flag leaves, absence of 

hairs on top node. Panicles: equilateral branch orientation 

with semi – erect attitude, spikelet pendulous. Glume: 

glaucosity weak, length short. Primary grain: glaucosity 

absent, medium yellow lemma, hairs absent on back of 

lemma, medium length hairs on base of primary grain, 

narrow rachilla of medium length, very strong tendency to 

be awned. Maturity: medium. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘Taipan’ is a 

selection from an original cross between seed parent 

ND879845 and pollen parent ND890358 made at North 

Dakota State University, Fargo, USA. The F 1 and F 2 

generations were grown in 1991. Single plants selections 

were made from the F 2 generation. Single panicle selections 

were made from the F 3 generation. F 4 generations were 

planted and seed from a pair of selected hill-plots was 

harvested in bulk to become ‘Taipan’. Selection criteria: 

‘Taipan’ has been screened for leaf rust in both North 

Dakota and Australia. Further field evaluation in Australia 

focused on dry matter yield, plant type, regrowth potential, 

rust resistance and emergence under warmer soils. Seed 

increases have been conducted by the Pacific Seeds Parent 

Seed Group. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Dr Mike 

McMullen, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. 

Choice of Comparators ‘A.C. Assiniboia’ A syn Graza 

68 A , ‘Enterprise’ A ,‘Warrego’ A , ‘Barcoo’ A and ‘TAMO 

397’ were chosen as comparators on the basis of similarity 

of plant type and leaf rust resistance. The original parental 

lines were not included because these are non-commercial 

breeding lines. 

Comparative Trial Location: two consecutive PBR trials 

were conducted at Charlton, Darling Downs, QLD during 

1999 and 2000. Conditions: plants were raised in well 

fertilised, irrigated soil, the 1999 trial was sown on the 20th 

July and the 2000 trial was sown on the 24th April. The 

1999 trial had a different generation of ‘Taipan’ to that of 

the 2000 trial. Trial design: randomised complete block 

with four replications, four rows per plot, plots 8m long. 

Measurements: taken from 50 plants selected randomly 

from over 2000 plants. 


Description: Sueanne Langbein, Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, 

QLD. 

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Table 6 Avena varieties 

‘Taipan’ ‘TAMO 397’ *‘Barcoo’ A *‘Warrego’ A ‘A.C. *‘Enterprise’ A 

Assiniboia’ A 

syn Graza 68 A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLAGLEAF WIDTH (mm) 

mean 24.08 b 19.7 d 20.06 d 20.76 d 22.08 c 26.06 a 

std deviation 2.74 1.88 1.63 2.25 1.60 1.78 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLAGLEAF LENGTH (mm) 

mean 212.56 bc 201.98 cd 177.42 e 187.34 de 223.6 b 285.28 a 

std deviation 34.36 26.27 23.80 29.57 32.83 46.36 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT HEIGHT (mm) 

mean 1284.6 a 1177.0 b 1095.3 cd 1314.2 a 1102.9 cd 1109.7 c 

std deviation 58.26 46.86 60.22 57.74 66.29 70.05 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

GROWTH HABIT 

semi-erect semi-prostrate semi-prostrate semi-erect intermediate semi-erect 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FREQUENCY OF PLANTS WITH RECURVED FLAG LEAVES (1=absent or very low, 3=low, 5=medium, 7=high, 9=very high) 

3 5 3 5 3 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

TIME OF PANICLE EMERGENCE (first spikelet visible on 50% of panicles) (1=very early, 3=early, 5=medium, 7=late, 9=very late) 

5 3 3 5 7 7 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STEM: HAIRINESS OF TOP NODE (1=absent, 9=present) 

9 9 9 1 9 1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STEM: INTENSITY OF HAIRINESS OF TOP NODE (1=very weak, 3=weak, 5=medium, 7=strong, 9=very strong) 

1 7 5 n/a n/a n/a 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PANICLE: ORIENTATION OF BRANCHES (1=unilateral, 2=sub-unilateral, 3=equilateral) 

3 2 3 3 3 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PANICLE: ATTITUDE OF SPIKELETS (1=erect, 2=pendulous) 

2 2 2 2 2 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

GLUME: GLAUCOSITY (1=absent, 3=weak, 5=medium, 7=strong, 9=very strong) 

3 3 3 5 3 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

GLUME: LENGTH (3=short, 5=medium, 7=long) 

3 7 5 5 5 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT: HEIGHT (stem and panicle) (1=very short, 3=short, 5=medium, 7=strong, 9=very long) 

7 5 5 7 5 5 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: TENDANCY TO BE AWNED (1=absent or very weak, 3=weak, 5=medium, 7=strong, 9=very strong) 

9 1 1 1 5 7 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: LENGTH OF LEMMA (1=very short, 3=short, 5=medium, 7=long, 9=very long) 

5 7 5 5 7 5 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: COLOUR OF LEMMA (1=white, 2=yellow, 3=brown, 4=grey, 5=black) 

2 2 1 2 2 2 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: HAIRS ON BACK OF LEMMA (1=absent, 9=present) 

1 9 1 1 1 1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: HAIRS ON THE BASE (1=absent or very weak, 3=weak, 5=medium, 7=strong, 9=very strong) 

3 5 1 1 5 1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: LENGTH OF HAIRS ON BASE (3=short, 5=medium, 7=long) 

5 5 n/a n/a 7 n/a 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: WIDTH OF RACHILLA (3=narrow, 5=medium, 7=wide) 

3 5 5 3 3 5 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN: LENGTH of rachilla (3=short, 5=medium, 7=long) 

5 5 5 5 5 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

The mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at (P≤0.01) according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. 

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‘MA5107’ 





ACT. 

Characteristics (Table 7, Figure 40) Plant: growth habit 

semi-prostrate winter type, early maturing, tall. Stem: 

hairiness absent. Leaf blade: hairiness weak to medium. 

Time of panicle emergence: early. Panicle: attitude of the 

branches semi-erect, attitude of the spikelets pendulous. 

Glume: glaucosity strong, length long. Primary grain: 

glaucosity of the lemma absent. Grain: husk present, colour 

dark brown. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: parentage 

Qkr82-238/‘Cooba’//‘Yarran’///‘Mortlock’. Original cross 

was made in 1986. Subsequent crosses were made with 

cultivars ‘Yarran’ and ‘Mortlock’ in an effort to improve 

grain quality. F 1 plants were harvested as a bulk and 

selections taken in the F 2 ,F 3 stage for maturity, height, 

straw strength and disease reaction. In the F 4 selections 

were screened for winter growth habit and those with winter 

habit were progressed. Preliminary yield and grain quality 

assessment was done in an unreplicated trial at Temora in 

1991. In 1992, MA5107 was tested in replicated grazing 

and grain experiments. From 1993 to 2000, MA5107 was 

tested in NSW Agricultures’ replicated S3 and S4 grazed 

and grain only experiments throughout NSW. Seed increase 

was conducted from 1996. Two hundred single head 

selections from pure breeder’s seed increase were sown into 

individual 6-meter rows. Forty rows true to type were 

harvested as individual bulks. Each bulk was sown into an 

individual 4-row plot 12 meters long. All plots true to type 

were harvested into a bulk line of pure breeder’s seed. This 

line has been increased in 2000. Selection criteria: disease 

resistance, plant type, straw strength and grain quality. 

Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Glenn Roberts, NSW 

Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Cooba’ was selected as a 

comparator because it is a part of the original cross. 

‘Yarran’ was used as it was crossed to the original F 1 to 

improve grain quality. Subsequently ‘Mortlock’ was used as 

the pollen parent for the final cross. ‘Echidna’, ‘Quoll’, 

‘Hotham’ A , ‘Euro’ and ‘Carrolup’ A were discarded as 

comparators as they all have spring habit and considerably 

shorter in plant height. Common winter habit varieties 

‘Blackbutt’, ‘Bimbil’, ‘Carbeen’ and ‘Coolabah’ were not 

considered, as they are significantly later in maturity and 

weaker in straw strength. 

Comparative Trial Location: sown on Temora Agricultural 

Research and Advisory Station, Barmedman Rd, Temora 

NSW. Conditions: sown into red clay soils on good 

moisture at 60kg/ha seeding rate with 100kg/ha of MAP. 

Trial design: randomised plots 6m x 1.42m in 2 replicates. 

Measurements: 10 specimens per replicate randomly 

selected from 1,750 plants per plot. 

Prior Applications and Sale Nil. 

Description: Paul Breust, NSW Agriculture, Temora, NSW. 

Table 7 Avena varieties 

‘MA5107’ *‘Cooba’ *‘Yarran’ *‘Mortlock’ 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 122.4 126.4 103.4 98.7 

std deviation 7.64 3.50 4.41 5.89 

LSD/sig 17.58 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

PANICLE LENGTH (mm) 

mean 239.6 246.1 195.9 195.0 

std deviation 21.69 32.72 25.96 16.0 

LSD/sig 21.39 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

GROWTH HABIT 

semi prostrate interm- semi erect 

prostrate 

ediate 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF HAIRINESS OF MARGINS 

weak- absent medium – absent – 

medium weak very weak 

____________________________________________________ 

CURVATURE OF FLAG LEAF 

absent – absent- medium absent – 

very low very low very low 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR EMERGENCE FIRST SPIKLET VISIBLE ON 50% OF 

PLANTS 

early medium early early 

____________________________________________________ 

GLUME LENGTH 

long medium- long medium – 

long 

long 

____________________________________________________ 

PRIMARY GRAIN GLAUCOSITY OF THE LEMMA 

absent absent medium absent 

____________________________________________________ 

GRAIN COLOUR 

dark brown dark yellowbrown 

brown brown 

____________________________________________________ 


Canola 

‘44C71’ 


Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Des 

Moines, Iowa, USA. 

Agent: Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, 

QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 8, Figure 29) Plant: height tall 

(133.0cm), maturity mid. Seedlings: variable for hairs on 

the first true leaf, Leaf: length long (18.73cm), width wide 

(9.25cm), dentation of margin medium with many lobes. 

Flowers: petals length/width ratio of 1.58. Pods: medium 

(49.3mm). Peduncle medium (19.15mm). Beak medium 

(11.07mm). Disease resistance: moderately resistant to 

blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans). 


(‘Barossa’ x ‘Bullet’) x pollen parent ‘46A72’, followed by 

a modified pedigree breeding method. The female parent is 

susceptible to blackleg while the male parent is a Canadian 

IMI resistant line that contributed the genes responsible for 

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the imidazolinone resistance. Selection criteria: yield, 

canola quality oil and protein and blackleg resistance. 

Propagation: seed. Breeder: Dr Jay Patel, Pioneer Hi-Bred 

International, Inc. Georgetown, Ontario Canada. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Karoo’ A and ‘Monty’ A were 

considered for the comparative trial as these are similar 

varieties of common knowledge. ‘Karoo’ A is a widely 

available variety with similar maturity. ‘Monty’ A , was 

chosen because of its similarity in maturity and height. The 

female parents were not considered for the trial as they have 

very minimal resistance to blackleg. 

Comparative Trial Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Jun 

2000 to Dec 2000. Conditions: field trial conducted on 

heavy grey cracking clay soil supplemented with nitrogen 

and phosphorus fertilisers. Trial design: 1m wide x 3m long 

field plots, 3 replicates of each variety arranged in a 

randomised block design. Measurements: twenty samples 

selected at random for each replicate of each variety. 


No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Dec 1999. 

Description: Milton Jaeger, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Wagga 

Wagga, NSW. 

Table 8 Brassica varieties 

‘44C71’ *‘Monty’ A *‘Karoo’ A 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: COLOUR (Light, Medium, Dark; Shades of Green) 

dark medium light 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LOBE NUMBER (Few, Medium, Many) 

many few many 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: DENTATION OF MARGIN (1=Small 9=Large) 

5 6 5 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (cm) 

mean 18.73 14.83 15.58 


LSD/sig 1.48 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

TIME OF FLOWERING (Days after sowing: 1-6-99) 

days 103 100 104 

____________________________________________________ 

PETAL WIDTH (mm) 

mean 6.09 5.94 5.55 


LSD/sig 0.35 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 133 120 130 


LSD/sig 9.44 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

SILIQUA LENGTH (mm) 

mean 49.30 57.11 59.28 


LSD/sig 3.42 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

SILIQUA: LENGTH OF PEDUNCLE (mm) 

mean 19.15 24.05 19.65 


LSD/sig 1.32 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

HERBICIDE RESISTANCE (Active Constituents Imazapic & 

Imazapyr) 

yes no no 

____________________________________________________ 

‘46C03’ 


Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Des 

Moines, Iowa, USA. 


QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 9, Figure 30) Plant: height tall 

(133.0cm), maturity mid. Seedlings: variable for hairs on 

the first true leaf, Leaf: length long (17.13cm), width broad 

(9.05cm), dentation of margin medium with many lobes. 

Flowers: petals length/width ratio of 1.68. Pods: medium 

(55.92mm). Peduncle medium (19.10mm). Beak medium 

(10.78mm). Disease resistance: moderately resistant to 

blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans). 


(‘Barossa’ x ‘Bullet’) x pollen parent ‘Oscar’ A , followed by 

a modified pedigree breeding method. The female parent is 

susceptible to blackleg. Selection criteria: yield canola 

quality oil and protein and blackleg resistance. Propagation: 

seed. Breeder: Dr Jay Patel, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, 

Inc. Georgetown, Ontario Canada. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Oscar’ A , ‘46C01’ A , 

‘Rainbow’ A , ‘Ripper’ A and ‘AG Emblem’ were considered 

for the comparative trial as these are similar varieties of 

common knowledge. ‘Oscar’ A is a widely available variety 

and one of the parents. ‘46C01’ A , was chosen because it is 

a similar variety from the same breeding program. 

‘Rainbow’ A , ‘Ripper’ A and ‘AG Emblem’ were chosen for 

their similarities in height and maturity. The female parents 

were not considered for the trial as they have very minimal 

resistance to blackleg. 

Comparative Trial Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Jun 

2000 to Dec 2000. Conditions: field trial conducted on 

heavy grey cracking clay soil supplemented with nitrogen 

and phosphorus fertilisers. Trial design: 1m wide x 3m long 

field plots, 3 replicates of each variety arranged in a 

randomised block design. Measurements: twenty samples 

selected at random for each replicate of each variety. 



Description: Milton Jaeger, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Wagga 

Wagga, NSW. 

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‘46C03’ *‘Oscar’ A *‘46C01’ A *‘Rainbow’ A *‘Ripper’ A *‘AG Emblem’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


medium medium medium medium light medium 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LOBE NUMBER (Few, Medium, Many) 

many few medium many few medium 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: DENTATION OF MARGIN (1=Small 9=Large) 

5 6 3 6 7 6 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (cm) 

mean 17.13 18.85 17.18 17.68 15.53 15.26 

std deviation 2.52 2.99 3.93 4.43 2.11 3.14 

LSD/sig 1.58 P≤0.01 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (cm) 

mean 9.05 8.32 8.58 9.67 10.10 9.17 

std deviation 1.40 1.49 1.48 1.76 1.60 1.47 

LSD/sig 0.74 ns ns ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

TIME OF FLOWERING (Days after sowing: 1-6-99) 

days 108 110 108 106 108 105 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 6.17 6.06 6.85 5.99 6.29 6.76 

std deviation 0.78 0.85 1.01 0.77 0.76 0.84 

LSD/sig 0.40 ns P≤0.01 ns ns P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL: LENGTH WIDTH RATIO 

mean 1.68 1.66 1.40 1.66 1.55 1.58 

std deviation 0.32 0.36 0.30 0.32 0.28 0.29 

LSD/sig 0.15 ns P≤0.01 ns ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 133 132 138 132 145 147 

std deviation 5.77 2.89 2.89 2.89 8.66 2.89 

LSD/sig 5.74 ns ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 55.92 53.65 50.67 55.16 63.78 56.08 

std deviation 10.44 9.41 3.53 5.64 8.35 5.22 

LSD/sig 3.62 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SILIQUA: LENGTH OF BEAK (mm) 

mean 10.78 9.19 8.39 10.45 16.53 11.00 

std deviation 1.39 1.19 1.24 2.10 1.94 1.76 

LSD/sig 0.79 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 19.10 17.96 19.07 17.43 22.75 18.45 

std deviation 3.33 2.00 3.15 2.10 3.07 2.00 

LSD/sig 1.29 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

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‘AG Outback’ 


Applicant: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd, Horsham, VIC. 


height medium (120.1cm), early maturing. Seedling: 

cotyledon narrow (width/length ratio 1.61), first true leaf 

few to numerous hairs, 5th leaf lobbing mostly absent (5% 

lobes), colour green (RHS 137C-D, 1986). Flower: narrow 

petals (length/width ratio 2.3), anther dotting present. Pods: 

short (43.4mm), pedicel short (19.7mm), beak short 

(10.9mm). Seed: black, canola quality. Disease Resistance: 

high blackleg resistance. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘AG 

Outback’ was developed using a modified pedigree 

breeding method in 1997 from a cross, made in 1996, 

between seed parent, AGA95-1 and pollen parent 

‘Monty’ A . The seed parent is a breeding line, which is 

characterised by early to very early maturity, lower oil 

content, poor blackleg resistance and the pollen parent is 

characterised by early maturity, better oil content and better 

blackleg resistance. Between 1997 and 1998 the cross was 

evaluated for yield, blackleg resistance, oil and protein 

content and canola quality in nurseries at Mininera and 

Horsham. In 1999 the variety was entered into the Interstate 

Stage 2 canola trials and then to Stage 4 trials in 2000, as 

AGA99-4, and was trialled in a range of locations covering 

relevant canola growing regions of Australia for two years. 

Certified seed production occurred in 2000 and the variety 

will be commercialised in 2001. Propagation: open 

pollinated seed. Breeder: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd under 

a team headed by Dr. Gururaj Kadkol. 

Choice of Comparators ‘AG Emblem’, ‘Georgie’, 

‘Mystic’ A and ‘Monty’ A were used as comparators. ‘AG 

Emblem’ and ‘Georgie’ are recently released medium early 

maturing canola varieties. ‘Mystic’ A and ‘Monty’ A are 

established early maturity varieties in Australia. The seed 

parent was not included because it is breeding line within 

the breeding program. 

Comparative Trial Location: Comparative trials were 

conducted at Ag-Seed Research trial site at Horsham, VIC. 

Conditions: Field trials were conducted during 2000 season. 

Glasshouse trials were carried out in 2000 and 2001. Trial 

Design: data on mature plant characters were collected in 

replicated field trials consisting of six row, 5m plots laid out 

as randomised blocks. Seedling character data were 

collected in glasshouse trials designed as completely 

randomised trials. Measurement: data were recorded on 20 

random plants from each of the three replicates giving a 

total of 60 observations per variety. 


Description: Paul Rudolph, Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd, Horsham, VIC. 


‘AG Outback’ *‘AG Emblem’ *‘Georgie’ *‘Mystic’ A ‘Monty’ A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

COTYLEDON WIDTH/LENGTH 

mean 1.610 1.980 1.931 1.965 1.838 

std deviation 0.128 0.134 0.134 0.231 0.154 

LSD/sig 0.069 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

EXTENT OF HAIRS ON FIRST TRUE LEAF 

absent 7 3 5 39 26 

few 27 28 29 21 31 

numerous 26 29 26 0 3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PERCENTAGE OF LEAF LOBING 

present 5.0 83.3 43.3 60.0 10.0 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LOBE NUMBER PER LEAF WITH LOBES 

mean 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

DAYS TO 50% FLOWERING 

105 106 108 105 105 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL LENGTH/WIDTH 

mean 2.29 1.65 2.17 1.64 1.65 

std deviation 0.17 0.07 0.22 0.12 0.10 

LSD/sig 0.08 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PERCENTAGE OF ANTHER DOTTING 

present 98.3 6.6 56.6 100 100 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 120.1 120.2 126.8 120.4 117.9 

std deviation 6.58 7.71 8.51 9.02 8.15 

LSD/sig 3.8 ns P≤0.01 ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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mean 43.4 53.3 49.7 54.1 53.7 

std deviation 3.38 5.43 5.39 5.74 5.21 

LSD/sig 2.4 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PEDICEL LENGTH (mm) 

mean 19.7 23.1 23.6 23.8 23.2 

std deviation 3.04 3.43 4.75 3.85 4.32 

LSD/sig 1.9 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BEAK LENGTH (mm) 

mean 10.9 11.0 11.6 12.6 10.6 

std deviation 1.30 1.64 1.97 2.41 1.70 

LSD/sig 0.9 ns ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

‘ATR Grace’ 

Application No: 1999/344 Accepted: 20 Jun 2000. 

Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd, 

Attwood, VIC and Grains Research and Development 

Corporation, Barton, ACT. 

Agent: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd, Horsham, VIC. 


height medium short (108.0cm), medium late maturing. 

Seedling: cotyledon medium (width/length ratio 1.8), first 

true leaf few to numerous hairs, 5th leaf mostly lobed (88% 

lobed), colour green (RHS 137C-D, 1986). Flower: medium 


medium (48mm), pedicel medium to short (20.3mm), beak 

medium to short (9.4mm). Seed: black, canola quality. 

Herbicide resistance: tolerant to triazine herbicides. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘ATR Grace’ 

was developed using a modified breeding method in 1996 

from a cross, made in 1994, between seed parent ‘TI1 

Pinnacle’ A and pollen parent ‘Grouse’ A . The seed parent is 

characterised by triazine tolerance, medium late maturity, 

shorter plant height. The pollen parent is characterised by 

medium early maturity, medium plant height and higher 

blackleg resistance. During 1995 and 1996 the segregating 

material was selected for blackleg resistance and oil and 

protein content in nurseries at Lake Bolac and Horsham. In 

1997 the variety was evaluated for yield and canola quality 

in a preliminary yield trial at Horsham. In 1998 the variety 

was entered into the Interstate Stage 2 canola trials and then 

to Stage 4 trials in 1999, as TM4, and was trialled in a range 

of locations covering relevant canola growing regions of 

Australia for two years. Seed production occurred in 2000. 

Propagation: open pollinated seed. Breeder: Oilseeds team 

at Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Horsham, led 

by Mr Wayne Burton. 

Choice of Comparators ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A and ‘Surpass 

600TT’ A were used as comparators. ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A has 

been a leading medium maturing triazine tolerant canola 

variety in Australia since 1997 and is also the seed parent 

for ‘ATR Grace’. ‘Surpass 600TT’ A is included as a 

recently released medium maturity variety. The pollen 

parent was not considered for reasons mentioned above. 















‘ATR Grace’ *‘TI1 *‘Surpass 

Pinnacle’ A 600TT’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.826 1.868 1.715 

std deviation 0.090 0.122 0.138 

LSD/sig 0.057 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


absent 3 28 0 

few 41 32 0 

numerous 16 0 60 

____________________________________________________ 


present 88.3 96.6 73.3 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 3.8 3.5 2.8 

____________________________________________________ 


116 114 114 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.834 1.835 2.006 

std deviation 0.133 0.015 0.124 

LSD/sig 0.06 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


present 98.3 90.0 93.3 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 48.0 49.3 50.6 


LSD/sig 2.3 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

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mean 9.44 8.09 10.09 


LSD/sig 0.82 P≤0.01 ns 

_______________________________________________ 

‘ATR Hyden’ 




height medium tall (117cm), medium to early maturing. 

Seedling: cotyledon relatively wide (width/length ratio 1.9), 

first true leaf few hairs, 5th leaf mostly lobed (71.6% 

lobed), colour green (RHS 137B-C, 1986). Flower: wide 


medium length (47.5mm), pedicel medium (21.2mm), beak 

medium (10.6mm). Seed: black, canola quality. Disease 

Resistance: good blackleg resistance. Herbicide resistance: 

tolerant to triazine herbicides. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘ATR Hyden’ 

was developed using a modified breeding method in 1998 

from a backcross (BC 1 F 1 ), made in 1994, between seed 

parent ‘Siren’ and pollen parent ‘Dunkeld’ A . The seed 

parent was characterised by triazine tolerance, lower 

seedling vigour, poor blackleg resistance, late maturity and 

lower oil content. The pollen parent was characterised by 

good seedling vigour, medium maturity, good blackleg 

resistance and high oil content. Between 1995 and 1997 the 

segregating material was selected for oil and protein 

content, canola quality, yield potential, and disease 

resistance in nurseries at Lake Bolac and Horsham. In 1999 

the variety was entered into the Interstate Stage 2 Canola 

Trials and then to Stage 4 in 2000, as AGA99-27, and was 

trialled in a range of locations covering relevant canola 

growing regions of Australia for two years. Propagation: 

open pollinated seed. Breeder: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd 

under a team headed by Dr. Gururaj Kadkol. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Bugle’, ‘Karoo’ A and ‘TI1 

Pinnacle’ A were used as comparators. ‘Karoo’ A has been 

the leading early maturing triazine tolerant canola variety in 

Australia since 1997. ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A has been a major 

medium maturing triazine tolerant canola variety in 

Australia since 1997. ‘Bugle’ is included as a recently 

released medium to early maturity triazine tolerant canola 

variety. The parents were not included for reasons stated 

above. 













No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Mar 2001. 

Description: Paul Rudolph, Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd. Horsham, VIC. 


‘ATR *‘Bugle’ *‘Karoo’ A *‘TI1 

Hyden’ 

Pinnacle’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.902 1.835 2.105 1.868 

std deviation 0.121 0.106 0.136 0.122 

LSD/sig 0.057 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 


absent 12 0 20 28 

few 41 48 26 32 

numerous 7 12 4 0 

____________________________________________________ 


present 71.6 86.6 65.0 96.6 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 2.88 3.07 2.71 3.45 

____________________________________________________ 


111 111 108 114 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.66 2.13 1.66 1.83 

std deviation 0.09 0.19 0.11 0.15 

LSD/sig 0.06 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


present 100 96.6 100 90.0 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 117.0 103.3 108.6 110.3 

std deviation 6.94 6.78 6.46 7.12 

LSD/sig 3.5 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 47.5 46.9 46.4 49.3 

std deviation 4.98 5.63 5.43 4.38 

LSD/sig 2.3 ns ns ns 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 21.2 20.1 18.5 17.5 

std deviation 3.76 4.81 4.17 3.79 

LSD/sig 1.88 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 10.55 11.43 10.22 8.09 

std deviation 1.72 1.86 1.84 1.79 

LSD/sig 0.82 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

POD WIDTH (mm) 

mean 4.63 4.41 4.72 4.35 

std deviation 0.34 0.41 0.49 0.36 

LSD/sig 0.18 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

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‘Insignia’ 




height tall (127.6cm), medium to late maturing. Seedling: 

cotyledon wide (width/length ratio 2.01), first true leaf few 

hairs, 5 th leaf mostly lobed (83.3% lobed), colour green 

(RHS 137C-D, 1986). Flower: medium width petals 

(length/width ratio 2.07), anther dotting present. Pods: long 

(55.1mm), pedicel long (25.7mm), beak medium long 

(12.6mm). Seed: black, canola quality. Disease Resistance: 

good blackleg resistance. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘Insignia’ 

was developed using a modified pedigree breeding method 

in 1995 from a cross, made in 1988, between seed parent 

‘Drakkar’ and pollen parent ‘Eureka’. The seed parent is 

characterised by strong leaf indentation and pollen parent is 

characterised by short plant height. Between 1989 and 1994 

the segregating material was selected for yield, blackleg 

resistance, oil and protein content and canola quality in 

nurseries at Lake Bolac and Horsham. In 1997, the variety 

was entered into the Interstate Stage 2 canola trials and then 

to Stage 4 trials in 1998, as AGA97-6, and was trialled in a 

range of locations covering relevant canola growing regions 

of Australia for two years. Certified seed production 

occurred in 1999 and the variety was commercialised in 

2000. Propagation: open pollinated seed. Breeder: Ag-Seed 

Research Pty Ltd under a team headed by Dr. Gururaj 

Kadkol. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Charlton’ A , ‘Ripper’ A and 

‘Oscar’ A were used as comparators. ‘Oscar’ A and 

‘Charlton’ A have been major medium maturing canola 

varieties in Australia since 1994 and 1998 respectively. 

‘Ripper’ A was included as a recently released medium 

maturity variety. The parents were not considered for 

reasons mentioned above. 













No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Apr 2000. 



‘Insignia’ *‘Charlton’ A *‘Ripper’ A *‘Oscar’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


absent 8 8 9 4 

few 37 37 31 40 

numerous 15 15 20 16 

____________________________________________________ 


present 83.3 66.6 81.6 6.6 

____________________________________________________ 


114 113 114 113 

____________________________________________________ 


present 86.6 60.0 100 51.6 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 127.6 125.1 130.4 119.2 

std deviation 8.97 7.63 9.15 8.06 

LSD/sig 3.8 ns ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 55.1 51.1 49.3 43.8 

std deviation 4.77 6.73 4.98 3.93 

LSD/sig 2.3 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 25.8 23.0 25.9 18.2 

std deviation 5.38 3.66 5.86 2.99 

LSD/sig 2.09 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 12.6 13.1 15.1 9.3 

std deviation 1.99 2.02 1.78 1.32 

LSD/sig 0.8 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 4.91 4.76 4.61 4.61 

std deviation 0.31 0.34 0.29 0.33 

LSD/sig 0.14 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Trooper’ 


Applicant: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd, Horsham, Vic 

Characteristics (Table 14, Figure 35) Plant: habit erect, 

height tall (129.2cm), medium to late maturing. Seedling: 

cotyledon wide (width/length ratio 2.0), first true leaf 

numerous hairs, 5th leaf lobed (3.0 lobes), colour green 

(RHS 137C-D, 1986). Flower: medium width 

petals(length/width ratio 2.02), anther dotting present. 

Pods: short (45.3mm), pedicel medium short (21.7mm), 

beak short (9.0mm). Seed: black, canola quality. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘Trooper’ was 

developed using double haploid transformation in 1993 

from a cross, made in 1992, between two breeding lines, 

Oscar*1-1 and Westar*22. The seed parent is characterised 

by lower oil content, medium maturity and good blackleg 

resistance. The pollen parent is characterised by higher oil 

content, later maturity and poor blackleg resistance. 

Between 1993 and 1996 the variety was evaluated for yield, 

blackleg resistance, oil and protein content and canola 

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quality in nurseries at Lake Bolac and Horsham. In 1997 the 

variety was entered into the Interstate Stage 2 canola trials 

and then to Stage 4 trials in 1998, as AGA97-14, and was 

trialled in a range of locations covering relevant canola 

growing regions of Australia for two years. Certified seed 

production occurred in 1999 and the variety was 

commercialised in 2000. Propagation: open pollinated seed. 

Breeder: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd under a team headed by 

Dr. Gururaj Kadkol. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Charlton’ A , ‘Ripper’ A and 

‘Oscar’ A were used as comparators. ‘Oscar’ A and 

‘Charlton’ A have been a leading medium maturing canola 

varieties in Australia since 1994 and 1998 respectively. 

‘Ripper’ A was included as a recently released medium 

maturity variety. The pollen parent was not considered 

because it is an experimental inbred line within the breeding 

program. 













No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Apr 2000. 


Table 14 Brassica varieties 

‘Trooper’ *‘Charlton’ A *‘Ripper’ A *‘Oscar’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 2.003 1.886 1.921 1.835 

std deviation 0.110 0.150 0.164 0.176 

LSD/Sig 0.076 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


absent 1 8 9 4 

few 18 37 31 40 

numerous 41 15 20 16 

____________________________________________________ 


present 75.0 66.6 81.6 6.6 

____________________________________________________ 

LOBE NUMBER PER PLANT WITH LOBED LEAVES 

mean 2.96 2.95 3.37 2.75 

____________________________________________________ 


113 113 114 113 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 2.02 1.80 1.80 2.19 

std deviation 0.14 0.14 0.11 0.17 

LSD/sig 0.06 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


present 48.3 60.0 100 51.6 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 129.2 125.1 130.4 119.2 

std deviation 8.67 7.63 9.15 8.06 

LSD/sig 3.8 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 45.3 51.1 49.3 43.8 

std deviation 5.13 6.73 4.98 3.93 

LSD/sig 2.3 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 21.7 23.0 25.9 18.2 

std deviation 4.04 3.66 5.86 2.99 

LSD/sig 2.09 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 8.95 13.11 15.09 9.28 

std deviation 1.18 2.02 1.78 1.32 

LSD/sig 0.75 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 4.54 4.76 4.61 4.61 

std deviation 0.3 0.34 0.29 0.33 

LSD/sig 0.14 P≤0.01 ns ns 

____________________________________________________ 

‘TM8’ 



Attwood, VIC and 


ACT. 

Agent: Ag-Seed Research Pty Ltd, Horsham, VIC. 


height medium (118cm), medium early maturing. Seedling: 

cotyledon medium (width/length ratio 1.9), first true leaf 

few to numerous hairs, 5 th leaf mostly lobed (98% lobed), 

colour green (RHS 137C, 1986). Flower: medium petals 

(length/width ratio 1.9), anther dotting present. Pods: 

medium long (51.3mm), pedicel medium (21mm), beak 

medium (10.7mm). Seed: black, canola quality. Herbicide 

resistance: tolerant to triazine herbicides. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘TM8’ was 

developed using a modified breeding method in 1996 from 

a cross, made in 1994, between two breeding lines, TI8*S 

and BLN896*S. The seed parent is characterised by later 

flowering and pollen parent is susceptible to triazine 

herbicides. During 1995 and 1996 the segregating material 

was selected for blackleg resistance and oil and protein 

content in nurseries at Lake Bolac and Horsham. In 1997 

the variety was evaluated for yield and canola quality in a 

preliminary yield trial at Horsham. In 1998 the variety was 

entered into the interstate Stage 2 canola trials and then to 

Stage 4 trials in 1999, as TM8, and was trialled in a range 

of locations covering relevant canola growing regions of 

Australia for two years. Certified seed production occurred 

in 1999 and the variety was commercialised in 2000. 

Propagation: open pollinated seed. Breeder: Oilseeds team 

at Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Horsham, led 

by Mr Wayne Burton. 

Choice of Comparators ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A , ‘Drum’ A , and 

‘Karoo’ A were used as comparators. ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A has 

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been major medium maturing triazine tolerant canola 

variety in Australia since 1995. ‘Karoo’ A is included as a 

major early maturity triazine tolerant canola variety, 

released in 1995. ‘Drum’ is a medium early maturity 

triazine tolerant canola variety. The parents were not 

considered for reasons mentioned above. 













No prior applications. First sold in Australia in 2000. 



‘TM8’ *‘TI1 *‘Drum’ A *‘Karoo’ A 

Pinnacle’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.933 1.868 1.760 2.106 

std deviation 0.142 0.122 0.115 0.136 

LSD/sig 0.057 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


absent 0 28 1 20 

few 26 32 21 26 

numerous 34 0 38 4 

____________________________________________________ 


present 98.3 96.6 73.3 65 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 3.37 3.45 3.39 2.71 

____________________________________________________ 


110 114 110 108 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 1.89 1.84 1.83 1.66 

std deviation 0.15 0.15 0.18 0.11 

LSD/sig 0.06 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


present 95 90 35 100 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 51.3 49.3 50.0 46.4 

std deviation 5.37 4.38 4.82 5.43 


____________________________________________________ 


mean 21.0 17.5 19.5 18.5 

std deviation 4.57 3.79 3.90 4.17 

LSD/sig 1.88 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 10.7 8.09 8.49 10.22 

std deviation 1.93 1.79 1.67 1.84 

LSD/sig 0.82 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 4.44 4.35 4.42 4.72 

std deviation 0.36 0.36 0.42 0.49 


____________________________________________________ 

‘PACN164’ 


Applicant: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, QLD. 


height short, flowering and maturity early. Leaves: lobed, 

strong dentation, short, colour light green. Inflorescence: 

petal colour yellow, petal length short; width narrow. 

Siliqua: peduncle length medium-long, siliqua length 

medium-long, beak length medium-long. Seed: free of 

erucic acid. 


‘Siren’ x pollen parent breeding line PACN161 in 1996. The 

pollen parent was back-crossed three times on to the seed 

parent, followed by three generations of selection. The seed 

parent is characterised by being taller and much later than 

the candidate variety. The pollen parent is a noncommercial 

proprietary breeding line characterised by 

being susceptible to the chemical triazine. Selection 

criteria: in early generations selections were made on 

triazine tolerance, oil content, plant type, and maturity. The 

F 6 generation was evaluated in trials and used for 

subsequent seed increases. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: 

Andrew Easton, Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, QLD. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Karoo’ A , ‘Hylite 200TT’ A , and 

‘Bugle’ were selected as comparators as they exhibit early 

maturity and tolerance to triazine. The seed parent ‘Siren’ 

was excluded from the trial due to its much later maturity. 

The pollen parent was excluded from the trial, as it has no 

tolerance to the triazine chemical. 

Comparative Trial Location: conducted at Gatton, QLD, 

sown on 5 June 2000. Conditions: sown by seed and normal 

agronomic practices were employed. Trial design: 

randomised complete block with three replicates. 

Measurements: two replicates were sampled to provide 30 

random samples per replication. 

Prior Application and Sales Nil. 

Description: Heidi Young, Pacific Seeds, Toowoomba, QLD. 


‘Pac N164’*‘Karoo’ A *‘Bugle’ *‘Hylite 

200TT’ A 

____________________________________________________ 


light medium medium light 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANTS WITH LEAF LOBES (Percent) 

100 100 11.7 100 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LOBE NUMBER 

5.38 4.77 0.52 5.57 

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LEAF: DENTATION OF MARGIN 

strong weak weak strong 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LENGTH (cm) 

mean 22.9 25.4 25.8 21.4 

std deviation 1.95 2.55 2.20 2.10 

LSD/sig 1.5 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: WIDTH (cm) 

mean 9.0 10.1 9.1 8.3 

std deviation 0.77 1.09 0.96 0.97 

LSD/sig 0.7 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

PETIOLE LENGTH: PLANT WITH LOBED LEAVES (cm) 

8.6 11.8 10.7 9.5 

____________________________________________________ 

TIME OF FLOWERING (Days after sowing: 5-6-00 at Gatton, 

QLD) 

62 76 79 61 

____________________________________________________ 

PETAL LENGTH (mm) 

mean 11.5 13.4 11.85 n/a 

std deviation 0.85 0.86 0.82 n/a 

LSD/sig 1.9 P≤0.01 ns n/a 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 5.8 6.8 5.6 n/a 

std deviation 0.65 0.62 0.67 n/a 

LSD/sig 1.01 P≤0.01 n/s n/a 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 115.18 142.68 136.10 104.97 

std deviation 6.27 7.86 7.28 6.00 

LSD/sig 10.21 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 59.85 53.18 53.90 57.60 

std deviation 4.48 3.82 3.01 5.09 

LSD/sig 5.95 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 14.8 9.95 11.93 9.40 

std deviation 1.5 2.13 1.82 1.40 

LSD/sig 2.87 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 22.25 16.05 18.82 17.45 

std deviation 3.58 2.29 2.1 1.59 

LSD/sig 3.43 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

seed parent is characterised by a very low level of blackleg 

resistance compared with the candidate variety. The pollen 

parent is a non-commercial proprietary breeding line 

developed by the applicant with high levels of erucic acid. 

Selection criteria: in early generations selections were 

based on blackleg resistance, oil content, plant type, and 

absence of erucic acid. The F 6 generation was evaluated in 

trials and used for subsequent seed increases. Propagation: 

by seed. Breeder: Andrew Easton, Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, 

Toowoomba, QLD. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Monty’ A , ‘Mystic’ A , 

‘Rainbow’ A , ‘Georgie’, and ‘AG Emblem’ were selected as 

comparators as they exhibit early to medium maturity. The 

seed parent ‘Polo’ was excluded from the trial as it has no 

resistance to blackleg. The pollen parent AB898 was 

excluded as it has high levels of erucic acid. 

Comparative Trial Location: conducted at Gatton, QLD, 

sown on 5 June 2000. Conditions: sown by seed and normal 

agronomic practices were employed. Trial design: 

randomised complete block with three replicates. 

Measurements: two replicates were sampled to provide 30 

random samples per replication. 

Prior Application and Sales 


South Africa 1999 Granted ‘Varola 50’ 

No overseas sale. First Australian sale 2000. 

Description: Heidi Young, Pacific Seeds, Toowoomba, QLD. 

‘Varola 50’ syn Surpass 400 

Application No: 2000/037 Accepted 24 Feb 2000 

Applicant: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, QLD. 


height medium-tall; flowering and maturity early. Leaves: 

lobed, medium dentation, short, colour dark green. 

Inflorescence: petal colour yellow, petal length long; width 

narrow. Siliqua: peduncle length short, siliqua length short, 

beak length short. Seed: free of erucic acid. 


‘Polo’ x pollen parent breeding line AB898 in 1995. The 

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‘Varola 50’ *‘Monty’ A *‘Mystic’ A *‘Rainbow’ A *‘Georgie’ *‘AG Emblem’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


dark medium medium medium dark medium 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANTS WITH LEAF LOBES (Percent) 

100 6.7 31.7 93.3 13.3 5.0 

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LEAF: LOBE NUMBER 

4.8 3.5 3.3 4.15 4.18 4.9 

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LEAF: DENTATION OF MARGIN 

medium medium medium weak weak weak 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LENGTH (cm) 

mean 25.8 26.6 30.6 28.3 30.1 30.1 

std deviation 2.02 2.20 2.65 3.04 2.48 2.66 

LSD/sig 2.50 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: WIDTH (cm) 

mean 10.2 10.8 12.0 10.7 11.2 11.2 

std deviation 0.88 1.21 1.70 1.31 1.33 1.49 

LSD/sig 1.0 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETIOLE LENGTH: PLANT WITH LOBED LEAVES (cm) 

10.7 12.7 12.4 13.9 20.6 13.1 

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TIME OF FLOWERING (Days after sowing: 5-6-00 at Gatton, QLD) 

74 64 69 79 70 82 

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PETAL LENGTH (mm) 

mean 14.2 11.4 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.9 

std deviation 0.69 0.96 0.85 1.43 1.03 1.39 

LSD/sig 1.3 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 6.3 6.2 6.6 7.6 5.6 7.7 

std deviation 0.57 0.72 0.62 0.87 0.80 0.82 

LSD/sig 0.7 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 150.27 130.17 144.32 144.13 144.32 145.2 

std deviation 6.57 8.14 8.26 8.91 7.14 7.45 

LSD/sig 5.07 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 52.48 56.97 65.35 54.72 62.22 57.08 

std deviation 3.61 3.93 4.80 4.02 4.73 5.12 

LSD/sig 4.49 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 10.82 11.0 12.65 10.08 12.3 11.2 

std deviation 1.23 2.1 1.84 2.03 2.41 1.49 

LSD/sig 1.48 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 16.35 18.18 19.12 16.78 20.75 19.03 

std deviation 2.07 3.14 3.60 2.45 3.73 2.36 

LSD/sig 1.83 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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uncinatum 

Waxflower 

‘Albany Pearl’ 



department of agriculture called 

Agriculture Western Australia, South Perth, WA. 

Characteristics (Table 18, Figure 17) Plant: medium tall, 

erect vigorous. Stem: thickness medium, branch angle 

medium. Leaf: length medium, thickness thick, angle very 

narrow, apex acute. Flowering time: early. Flower: 

arrangement narrow distal, density medium, diameter 

medium. Bud: main colour with cap greenish white (RHS 

157C), without cap white (RHS 155A). Petal: colour first 

opened white (RHS 155B), 2 weeks and 6 weeks after 

opening white (RHS 155A). Flower nectary: colour first 

opened yellow green (RHS 150A), 2 weeks and 6 weeks 

after opening yellow green (RHS 153C). Staminodia: 

outline narrow triangular, collar colour yellow white. Style: 

colour mature white. Calyx tube: longitudinal furrowing 

medium, outline conical, diameter medium, mid-point 

colour at mid maturity yellow green (RHS 144C). (Note: all 

RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Single hybrid plant selection: from 

open pollination of C. megalopetalum and C. uncinatum 

‘Alba’ in a commercial planting at Flynn Rd, Wanneroo, 

WA and originally coded as HI 1. Selected at Wanneroo in 

Aug or Sep 1993. Vegetatively propagated plants were 

produced from the seedling in 1994 and found to be stable. 

Subsequent cutting propagated generations were produced 

in 1995, 1996 and 1997. All of these plants were found to 

be uniform and stable. The parentage was confirmed by 

DNA fingerprinting in 2000. ‘Albany Pearl’ was selected 

with seven other varieties of similar parentage ✝ . Selection 

criteria: early flowering, pure white flower and green 

nectary over extended period, vigorous growth. 

Propagation: cutting. Breeder: Agriculture Western 

Australia. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Madonna’ A , ‘Blondie’ A , 

‘Esperance Pearl’ and ‘Denmark Pearl’ were considered as 

the most similar varieties on the basis of common 

parentage. The parents were not considered for the trial 

because ‘Albany Pearl’ has intermediate features between 

the two parents, including flower shape, flower 

presentation, leaf size, leaf shape, and size and form of the 

mature plants. ‘Albany Pearl’ is clearly distinguishable from 

the C. megalopetalum parent which is the most similar, by 

its vigorous growth habit and petal colour at late maturity. 

‘Early Bird’ was excluded as ‘Albany Pearl’ is clearly 

distinguishable by its lack of hooked leaf tips; longer flower 

pedicel; less tight clusters of flowers; distinct cup-shaped 

flowers; and different parentage. ‘Winter White’ was 

excluded because it is distinguishable by its much smaller 

calyx tube diameter; green nectary; flat; and separated petal 

formation instead of cup-shaped. 

Comparative Trial Location: Agriculture Western 

Australia Research Station, Medina, WA. Conditions: 

plants propagated by cuttings and planted in open field of 

sandy soil with drip irrigation and fertigation. Trial design: 

15 plants of each variety, replicated randomised block 

design. Measurements: made on 20 typical organs from all 

plants. 


Description: Philip Watkins, Sunglow Flowers Pty Ltd, Perth, WA and 

Digby Growns, Agriculture WA, Geraldton, WA. 

‘Denmark Pearl’ 





Characteristics (Table 18, Figure 17) Plant: short to 

medium tall, erect vigorous. Stem: thickness medium, 

branch angle medium. Leaf: length long, thickness medium, 

angle medium, apex acute to slight hook. Flowering time: 

medium. Flower: arrangement narrow distal, density 

medium to dense, diameter medium to large. Bud: main 

colour with cap red (RHS 43B), without cap white (RHS 

155A). Petal: colour first opened white (RHS 155B), 2 

weeks after opening white (RHS 155B), 6 weeks after 

opening white (RHS 155B). Flower nectary: colour first 

opened greyed yellow (RHS 160A), 2 weeks and 6 weeks 

after opening yellow green (RHS 153C). Staminodia: 

outline narrow triangular, collar colour white. Style: colour 

mature white. Calyx tube: longitudinal furrowing absent to 

slight, outline flared, diameter medium, mid-point colour at 

mid maturity yellow green (RHS 144C). (Note: all RHS 




‘Alba’ in a commercial planting at Flynn Rd, Wanneroo, 

WA and originally coded HI 7. Selected at Wanneroo in Aug 

or Sept 1993. Vegetatively propagated plants were produced 

from the seedling in 1994 and found to be stable. 

Subsequent cutting propagated generations were produced 

in 1995, 1996 and 1997. All of these plants were found to 

be uniform and stable. The parentage was confirmed by 

DNA fingerprinting in 2000. ‘Denmark Pearl’ was selected 

with seven other varieties of similar parentage ✝ . Selection 

criteria: mid-season flowering, pure white flower and green 

nectary over extended period, vigorous growth, dense 

flower heads. Propagation: cutting. Breeder: Agriculture 

Western Australia. 


‘Esperance Pearl’ and ‘Albany Pearl’ were considered as the 

most similar varieties on the basis of common parentage. 

The parents were not considered for the trial because 

‘Denmark Pearl’ has intermediate features between the two 

parents, including flower shape, flower presentation, leaf 

size, leaf shape, and size and form of the mature plants. 

‘Denmark Pearl’ is clearly distinguishable from the C. 

megalopetalum parent which is the most similar, by its 

vigorous growth habit and petal colour at late maturity. 

‘Winter White’ was excluded because it is distinguishable 

by its much smaller calyx tube diameter; green nectary; flat 

and separated petal formation instead of cup-shaped. 

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plants. 




‘Esperance Pearl’ 





Characteristics (Table 18, Figure 17) Plant: medium tall, 

erect vigorous. Stem: thickness medium to thick, branch 

angle medium. Leaf: length medium, thickness thick, angle 

narrow, apex acute. Flowering time: very early. Flower: 

arrangement narrow distal, density medium, diameter 

medium to large. Bud: main colour with cap orange red 

(RHS 34A), without cap pink (RHS 65D). Petal: colour first 

opened pink to white (RHS 65D – 155B), 2 weeks after 

opening white (RHS 155C), 6 weeks after opening white 

with pink blush at base (RHS 155A). Flower nectary: colour 

first opened yellow green (RHS 144C), 2 weeks after 

opening yellow green to greyed orange (RHS 151A – 

173B), six weeks after opening greyed orange (RHS 173A). 

Staminodia: outline narrow triangular, collar colour white. 

Style: colour mature pink. Calyx tube: longitudinal 

furrowing absent to slight, outline flared, diameter medium, 

mid-point colour at mid maturity yellow green (RHS 

150B). (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 

edition.) 



‘CWA Pink’ X ‘Alba’ seedling in a commercial planting at 

Flynn Rd, Wanneroo, WA, and originally coded HI 8. 

Selected at Wanneroo in Aug or Sept 1993. Vegetatively 

propagated plants were produced from the seedling in 1994 

and found to be stable. Subsequent cutting propagated 

generations were produced in 1995, 1996 and 1997. All of 

these plants were found to be uniform and stable. The 

parentage was confirmed by DNA fingerprinting in 2000. 

‘Esperance Pearl’ was selected with seven other varieties of 

similar parentage ✝ . Selection criteria: early flowering, pure 

white flower and green nectary over extended period, 

vigorous growth, vigorous growth. Propagation: cutting. 

Breeder: Agriculture Western Australia. 


‘Denmark Pearl’ and ‘Albany Pearl’ were considered as the 

most similar varieties on the basis of common parentage. 

The parents were not considered for the trial because 

‘Esperance Pearl’ has intermediate features between the two 

parents, including flower shape, flower presentation, leaf 

size, leaf shape, and size and form of the mature plants. 

‘Esperance Pearl’ is clearly distinguishable from the C. 

megalopetalum parent which is the most similar, by its 

vigorous growth habit and petal colour at late maturity. 

‘Winter White’ was excluded because it is distinguishable 

by its much smaller calyx tube diameter; green nectary; flat 

and separated petal formation instead of cup-shaped. 







plants. 




✝ Additional Information The characteristics of these 

hybrids that distinguish them from C. uncinatum are the 

shorter, flatter leaf; the terminal presentation of the flowers; 

the bright yellow pollen on the style; the more erect 

staminodal ring; the more cupped shaped flowers; the 

waxiness of the petal; the much smaller gap between the 

petals; and the brighter green or yellow flower cup colour. 

They are different to C. megalopetalum in the longer, less 

flat leaf; the flatter flower; and in particular the plant vigour. 

That is, these hybrids show many intermediate characters 

between C. uncinatum and C. megalopetalum. 

Table 18 Chamelaucium varieties 

‘Esperance ‘Albany ‘Denmark *‘Blondie’ A *‘Madonna’ A 

Pearl’ Pearl’ Pearl’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BRANCH ANGLE (degree) LSD (P≤0.01)=1.74 

mean 43.0 c 43.7 c 37.8 b 32.8 a 43.4 c 

std deviation 2.88 1.85 2.24 2.31 2.10 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (mm) LSD (P≤0.01)=0.66 

mean 13.95 b 14.45 b 16.65 c 10.75 a 10.50 a 

std deviation 1.02 0.67 1.11 0.89 0.50 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF THICKNESS (mm) LSD (P≤0.01)=0.044 

mean 1.24 c 1.15 b 0.99 a 1.01 a 1.04 a 

std deviation 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.03 0.05 

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LEAF ANGLE (degree) LSD (P≤0.01)=1.38 

mean 14.9 b 10.05 a 26.1 c 24.75 c 15.6 b 

std deviation 0.54 0.59 3.90 0.43 0.80 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FIRST FLOWERING (date) 

14-Jun 29-Jun 16-Jul 11-Jun 12-Jul 

very early early medium very early medium 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER DENSITY 

medium medium medium-dense medium sparse-medium 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER DIAMETER (mm) LSD (P≤0.01)=0.50 

mean 17.05 d 13.75 b 15.75 c 12.30 a 15.35 c 

std deviation 0.74 0.70 0.77 0.46 0.55 

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BUD MAIN COLOUR WITH CUP (RHS, 1986) 

34A 157C 43B 45A 46A 

orange-red green-white red red red 

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BUD COLOUR WITHOUT CAP (RHS, 1986) 

65D 155A 155A 155B 158C 

pink white white white yellow white 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

155B white 155B 155B 155B 155D 

– 65D pink white white white white 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL COLOUR AT TWO WEEKS AFTER OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

155C 155A 155B 155A 155D white 

white white white white – 62C pink 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL COLOUR AT SIX WEEKS AFTER OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

155A white 155A 155B 155A white 62C – 78C 

with pink at base white white – 80D violet at tips purple 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

NECTARY COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

144C 150A 160A 153B 153C 

yellow green yellow green greyed yellow yellow green yellow green 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

NECTARY COLOUR AT TWO WEEKS AFTER OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

151A yellow 153C yellow 153C yellow 178A greyed red 153C yellow green 

green – 173B green green – 173B greyed orange 

greyed orange 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

NECTARY COLOUR AT SIX WEEKS AFTER OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

173A 153C 153C 187A 173B 

greyed orange yellow. green yellow green greyed purple greyed orange 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STAMINODIA OUTLINE 

narrow narrow narrow narrow narrow 

triangular triangular triangular triangular triangular 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STAMINODIA COLLAR COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

white yellow white white white pink 

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STYLE COLOUR 

pink white white white-pink pink 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE FURROWING 

absent-slight medium absent-slight absent-slight absent-slight 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE OUTLINE 

flared conical flared conical conical 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE DIAMETER (mm) LSD(P≤0.01)=0.16 

mean 7.14 b 7.21 b 7.30 bc 7.05 b 6.83 a 

std deviation 0.20 0.24 0.22 0.15 0.21 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE MID-POINT COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

150B 144C 144C 173A 144B yellow green 

yellow green yellow green yellow green greyed orange – 173A greyed orange 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Note: mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P ≤0.01 according Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. 

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Chamelaucium uncinatum x Chamelaucium axillare 

Waxflower 

‘My Sweet Sixteen’ 


Applicant: Western Flora, Coorow, WA. 


height medium. Stem: thickness medium, branch angles 

medium. Leaf: length medium, thickness medium, apex 

acute, angle erect. Flower: season spring, distal narrow, 

flower type single, dense, size small-medium, bud main 

colour with cap green (RHS 137D), apical colour with cap 

lost white (RHS 155D), young flower petal colour white 

(RHS 155D), petal colour development fast, petal main 

colour at mid maturity red-purple (RHS 62A), young flower 

nectary colour yellow-green (RHS 146A), flower nectary 

colour at mid maturity yellow-green (RHS 144A-B), 

staminodia outline medium, staminodia collar colour red, 

calyx tube mature colour pink (RHS 56C), style mature 

colour red-purple, calyx tube longitudinal furrowing strong, 

outline flared, mid point colour yellow-green (RHS 144B). 

(Note: All RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 edition.) 


‘Snowflake’ x pollen parent Chamelaucium axillare. The 

seed parent is more vigorous, narrower leaves, flowers 

white maturing to pale pink. The pollen parent is not bushy, 

lighter colour and thicker leaves, sparser and larger flowers, 

mature flower colour not uniform. Hybridisation took place 

at Western Flora, Coorow, WA in 1993. Nine mature fruit 

were recovered from the seed parent and five embryos were 

rescued and germinated in vitro. Seedlings were multiplied 

in vitro to a sufficient number to deflask and grow in the 

nursery. Plants were potted into 180mm plastic pots and 

grown to flowering stage. Selection criteria: ‘My Sweet 

Sixteen’ was selected for its stability, uniform habit, rich 

green leaves, flower density and colour, flowering time. 

Propagation: vegetative. Breeder: Brian Jack, Coorow, WA. 

Choice of Comparators Both parents, ‘Snowflake’ and C. 

axillare, were chosen as comparators as they are the closest 

varieties of common knowledge. 

Comparative Trial Location: Coorow, WA. Latitude 30º S, 

longitude 116º E, elevation 170m. Conditions: the trial was 

conducted in a shade house with 50% knitted green shade 

cloth roof. Plants were potted into 180mm black plastic 

pots, potting mix, sand coco peat perlite with slow release 

fertiliser and micronutrients. Media was steam/air treated at 

62º C for 30 mins then cooled rapidly to ambient 

temperature. Plants were regularly sprayed with fungicides 

and with insecticides when necessary. Trial design: 10 pots 

of each variety were arranged in random in rows. 

Measurements: taken at random from all trial plants. 

Prior applications and sales 

No prior applications. First sold in Australia in Aug 1998. 

Description: Brian Jack, Coorow, WA. 

Table 19 Chamelaucium varieties 

‘My Sweet *‘Snowflake’ *C. axillare 

Sixteen’ 

____________________________________________________ 

STEM: THICKNESS 

medium medium thin-medium 

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LEAF: LENGTH (MATURE NON-AXILLARY LEAVES) 

medium medium-long medium-long 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: THICKNESS (MATURE NON-AXILLARY LEAVES) 

medium medium thick 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: ANGLE WITH FLOWERING STEM 

erect erect semi-erect 

____________________________________________________ 

TIME OF BEGINNING OF FLOWERING 

late medium late 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWERING BRANCHES: PREDOMINANT LOCATION OF 

FLOWERS 

narrow narrow broad 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER: DENSITY 

dense dense medium 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER: DIAMETER 

small- medium medium 

medium 

____________________________________________________ 

BUD: MAIN COLOUR WITH BUD CAP (RHS, 1986) 

137D 138A 137B 

____________________________________________________ 

PETAL: COLOUR DEVELOPMENT 

fast slow medium 

____________________________________________________ 

PETAL: MAIN COLOUR AT MID-MATURITY (RHS, 1986) 

62A 56C 61B 

____________________________________________________ 

YOUNG FLOWER: NECTARY COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

146A 146C 144C 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER NECTARY: COLOUR AT MID-MATURITY 

(RHS, 1986) 

144A-B 187A 145B 

____________________________________________________ 

STAMINODIA: OUTLINE 

medium narrow medium 

____________________________________________________ 

STAMINODIA: COLLAR COLOUR 

red pink pink 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX LOBE: COLOUR (MATURE) (RHS, 1986) 

56C 155D 61A 

____________________________________________________ 

STYLE: COLOUR (MATURE) 

red-purple white pink-purple 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE: LONGITUDINAL FURROWING 

strong strong slight 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE: MID POINT COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

144B 153A 144 A 

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Clematis 

‘Kugotia’ syn Tiara Gold 

Application No: 1997/106 Accepted 5 Aug 1997. 

Applicant: H.J.M. Kuijf, Uithoorn, The Netherlands. 

Agent: Plants management Australia, Wonga Park, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 20, Figure 9) Plant: habit, medium 

dense, vigorous, perennial, climber. Stem: annually 

growing approximately 2 meters long, young growing tip 

pubescent becoming glabrous with maturity, anthocyanin 

often present on upper surface when mature, ribbing 

present. Leaf: pinnately compound, leaflets 7 to 9, upper 

usually simple lower usually ternate to cleft, lanceolate, 

apex acuminate to acute, base cuneate to obtuse, irregularly 

serrate, curling, petiole glabrous slightly connate. Flower: 

solitary, axillary on young shoots, bud almost orbicular, 

upright at first then nodding, pedicel mean length 

(88.3mm), flower bisexual, nodding, first open campanulate 

but spreading with maturity, 4 tepals (mean width 13mm, 

length 29mm), colour deep yellow (RHS 9A) on both sides, 

apex acute sparsely pubescent, filaments uneven length, 

purple colour (RHS 79A), pistil initially shorter than 

stamens but elongate during maturity, stigma yellow 

glabrous. Flowering time: December to April. Fruit: 

upright, achene with a persistent plumose style. (Note: All 

RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Open-pollination followed by 

seedling selection: originated from seeds harvested from a 

open-pollination of ‘Golden Harvest’ which was being 

grown among a large collection of various Clematis 

varieties in Kuijf, Uithoorn, The Netherlands in 1994. From 

these seeds a batch of seedlings were grown and one 

seedling was selected because of its particularly desirable 

attributes. The new variety is similar in appearance to 

‘Golden Harvest’ but differs in having larger flowers, which 

are of darker colour and with the tepal being pubescent 

inside. Selection criteria: flower colour, size and plant 

vigour. Propagation: from this original seedling propagation 

was by asexual means (cuttings) and the was found to be 

uniform and stable. ‘Kugotia’ will be commercially 

propagated by vegetative cuttings from stock plants. 

Breeder: H.J.M. Kuijf, Uithoorn, The Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators C. serratifolia was chosen as it is 

the most similar variety of common knowledge of the same 

species. The seed parent ‘Golden Harvest’ was not included 

in the trial due to the reasons mentioned above. C. tangutica 

was initially considered due to similar, but lighter flower 

colouring but was excluded as it is a different species. 

Comparative Trial Location: Park Orchards, VIC, Feb 

2000 to Feb 2001. Conditions: conducted in shade house 

with 50% cover. Plants propagated by cuttings and potted 

into initially 140mm then 200mm containers filled with a 

soilless pine bark based potting media and using a 

controlled release fertilizer. Pest and disease treatments 

applied as necessary. Trial design: 10 pots of each variety 

completely randomized. Measurements: One sample taken 

per plant. 



The Netherlands 1994 Granted ‘Kugotia’ 

EU 1995 Granted ‘Kugotia’ 

USA 1997 Granted ‘Kugotia’ 

New Zealand 2000 Applied ‘Kugotia’ 

First sold in The Netherlands in Apr 1995. First Australian 

sale Mar 2000. 

Description: Steven Eggleton, Lilydale, VIC. 

Table 20 Clematis varieties 

‘Kugotia’ *C. serratifolia 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAFLET: SERRATIONS 

few 

numerous 

____________________________________________________ 

TEPAL WIDTH (mm) 

mean 13 7.6 


LSD/sig 1.7 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

TEPAL LENGTH (mm) 

mean 29 19.6 


LSD/sig 3.3 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 88.3 37.4 


LSD/sig 14.2 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

TEPAL COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

9A 

10B 

____________________________________________________ 

FILAMENT COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

79A 

79C 

____________________________________________________ 


Coprosma 

‘Cappuccino’ 


Applicant: Annton Nursery, Cambridge, New Zealand. 

Agent: Greenhills Propagation Nursery, Tynong, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 21, Figure 19) Plant: habit small 

shrub. Leaf: length small (mean 10.16mm), width small 

(mean 6.61mm), shape obovate, tip rounded, base cuneate, 

margin undulation absent or very weak, main colour green 

137D, secondary colour brown 200A, glossiness absent or 

very weak. (Note: All RHS colour chart numbers refer to 


Origin and Breeding Seedling selection: arose as a 

seedling selection from likely parent ‘Coppershine’ at the 

breeders property at Cambridge, New Zealand in 1998. 

Cuttings were taken in 1998, and grown on for observation 

for the conformation of uniformity and stability of the 

selection. Selection criteria: leaf size and colour and plant 

habit. Propagation: vegetative through at least 3 

generations. Breeder: Ann Burton, Cambridge, New 

Zealand. 

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Choice of Comparators ‘Karo Red’, ‘Yvonne’ and 

‘Coppershine’ were chosen because they are the closest 

known varieties of common knowledge. ‘Coppershine’ is 

the most likely parent. No other varieties were considered 

similar to include in the trial. 

Comparative Trial Location: Tynong, VIC, autumn-spring 

2000. Conditions: trial conducted in open, plants 

propagated from cutting, rooted cuttings planted into 

140mm pots filed with soilless potting mix (pine bark base), 

nutrition maintained with slow release fertilisers, pest and 

disease treatments applied as required. Trial design: ten pots 

of each variety arranged in a completely randomised design. 

Measurements: from forty plants at random. One sample 

per plant. 



New Zealand 2000 Accepted ‘Cappuccino’ 

Description: Mark Lunghusen, Croydon, VIC. 

Table 21 Coprosma varieties 

‘Cappuccino’ *‘Karo *‘Yvonne’ *‘Coppershine’ 

Red’ 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LENGTH (mm) 

mean 10.16 29.43 41.05 33.00 

std deviation 0.77 2.13 4.35 2.43 

LSD/sig 2.99 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: WIDTH (mm) 

mean 6.61 17.94 24.27 14.58 

std deviation 0.51 1.22 2.17 0.57 

LSD/sig 1.35 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: LENGTH TO WIDTH RATIO 

mean 1.54 1.64 1.69 2.26 

std deviation 0.05 0.10 0.08 0.10 

LSD/sig 0.09 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: SHAPE OF BLADE 

obovate ovate ovate obovate 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: SHAPE OF TIP 

rounded acute obtuse rounded 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: SHAPE OF BASE 

hastate cuneate cuneate hastate 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: UNDULATION OF MARGIN 

absent or strong medium strong 

very weak 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: MAIN COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

green brown green green 

137D 200A 137A 137A 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: SECONDARY COLOUR (RHS, 1995)) 

brown green brown brown 

200A 141A 200A 200A 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF: GLOSSINESS 

absent or medium strong medium 

very weak 

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False Feather, Cuphea 

‘Lemon Squash’ 

Application No: 2000/123 Accepted: 28 Apr 2000. 

Applicant: The Shadehouse Nursery, Blackstone, QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 22, Figure 22) Plant: small, bushy, 

upright, evergreen, perennial shrub with compact yellow 

foliage and pale mauve flowers. Stem: yellow green (RHS 

144C), with short internodes. Leaf: small, lanceolate, colour 

of emerging leaves yellow green (RHS 145A), and mature 

leaves green (RHS 144A). Flower: violet (RHS 84B), no 

fading on maturity, very floriferous and flowers are evenly 

spread over the whole bush. (Note: all RHS colour chart 

numbers refer to1995 edition). 


seedling selection: seed parent Cuphea ‘Golden Ruby’. The 

seed parent was selected for its strong yellow – green 

foliage colour. ‘Lemon Squash’ was selected, in a planned 

breeding program, from a batch of open-pollinated 

seedlings at Theo’s Discount Nursery, QLD in 1997. 

Selection criteria: compact growth habit and light yellowgreen 

foliage colour. Propagation: vegetative through many 

generations and were found to be uniform and stable. 

Commercially it will be propagated by cuttings. Breeder: 

Bruce Whitfield, Kallangur, QLD. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Shona’ A and ‘Golden Ruby’ 

were selected as the comparators for this trial as both are 

similar varieties of common knowledge. ‘Golden Ruby’ is 

also the maternal parent of the candidate variety. ‘Alba’ was 

initially considered but later was rejected because of its 

white flower colour. 

Comparative Trial Location: Carol’s Propagation, 

Capalaba, QLD. Jul – Nov 2000. Conditions: cuttings were 

struck under mist and then grown in the open. Ten plants of 

each variety were potted into 125mm pots in soiless media. 

Plants were not pruned during the trial. Nutrition was 

maintained with controlled release fertilizer. Pests and 

disease management applied as required. Trial design: 

randomized block of 10 plants of each variety. 

Measurements: taken from all plants at 4 months. 

Prior applications and Sales 

First sold in Australia in Mar 2000. No prior overseas sales. 

Description: Carolynn Milne, Carol’s Propagation, Capalaba, QLD. 

Table 22 Cuphea varieties 

‘Lemon *‘Golden *‘Shona’ A 

Squash’ Ruby’ 

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FOLIAGE COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

emerging yellow green yellow green yellow green 

145B 144C 150A 

mature yellow green yellow green yellow green 

145A 144A 144A 

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FLOWER COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

violet red purple purple violet 

84B 74A 81A 

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STEM COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

yellow green red purple red purple 

144C 60A 60A 

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Lovegrass 

‘Elvera’ 


Applicant: Todd Layt, Clarendon, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 23, Figure 55) Plant: dense, large, 

compact, attractive ornamental grass. Leaves: colour mid 

green, glabrous, flat, leaf to seed head ratio high so that the 

flowering culms are just above the main leaf mass or 

tussock. Inflorescence: long with many branches, individual 

side flowers short but with expanded ends creating a knoblike 

appearance where the florets are congested. Florets: 

mostly appressed to the culm, with sub-sessile spikelets, 

spikelets colour lavender. Seed: colour deep purple. 

Origin and Breeding Single plant selection: 5000 plants 

were grown from a seed batch of Eragrostis elongata 

collected from Sydney area. In the first cycle of selection, 

six plants were selected for their purple flower head colour. 

These were planted and monitored for a year. In the second 

selection cycle, one plant was selected that had a taller leaf 

to seed head ratio but a shorter seed head than the parent 

and a shorter flower head. Seed was collected from this 

plant and 100 plants grown. Seed from these plants was 

grown and the resulting plants used in the trial as ‘Elvera’. 

Selection criteria: longer living, taller leaf, tiller growth, 

deep purple seed colour. Propagation: seed. Breeder: Todd 

Layt, Clarendon, NSW. 

Choice of Comparators The parental type and a similar 

Victorian ecotype were chosen as comparators. No other 

similar varieties of common knowledge have been 

identified. 

Comparative Trial Location: Abulk, Clarendon, NSW. 

Condition: trial conducted in 125mm pots, potting mix was 

ANL No. 2 mix. 4 to 5 month Osmocote® was used twice, 

irrigated. Trial design: 30 pots of each generation of the 

candidate and 45 pots of each comparators were arranged in 

a completely randomised design. All plants were treated 

equally and trimmed at 3 months after planting. 

Measurements: taken from 10 plants selected at random 

from each comparator and the candidate plant. 


No prior applications. ‘Elvera’ was first sold in Australia in 

spring 1997. 

Description: Brian Quinn, Newham, VIC. 

Table 23 Eragrostis varieties 

‘Elvera’ * E. elongata * E. elongata 

Parental Victorian 

Type Ecotype 

____________________________________________________ 

WIDTH OF FLAG LEAF – Taken at Widest Point (mm) 

mean 4.09 3.41 3.15 


LSD/sig 0.83 ns P≤0.01 

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FLAG LEAF LENGTH (mm) 

mean 108.10 216.20 127.20 

std deviation 26.73 58.94 29.31 

LSD/sig 58.80 P≤0.01 ns 

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LENGTH FROM FLAG LEAF TO END OF FLOWERING 

CULM 

mean 97.60 227.60 155.30 

std deviation 28.73 77.78 51.79 

LSD/sig 101.63 P≤0.01 ns 

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LENGTH OF LOWEST INFLORESCENCE – from Junction 

with Culm to End (mm) 

mean 9.80 15.60 29.20 


LSD/sig 11.24 ns P≤0.01 

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Tall Fescue 

‘Prosper’ 

Application No: 2000/039, Accepted 29 Mar 2000. 

Applicant: Barenbrug Research, Oosterhout, The 

Netherlands. 


Characteristics (Table 24, Figure 57) Ploidy: hexaploid. 

Plant: Mediterranean type forage tall fescue. Stem: long, 

with very long upper internode. Leaf: vegetative leaves long 

narrow, flag leaf very long. Flower: inflorescence very long, 

short awned spikelets (13.06mm), medium heading 

(56.1days). 

Origin and Breeding Mass selection: two cycles of mass 

selection from Festuca arundinacea plant collections in 

Manutauban, France. Selection criteria: rust resistance, 

winter vigour, rapid establishment. ‘Prosper’ is distinct for 

the original source material in heading date, lack of 

aftermath heading, flag leaf length (long), vegetative leaf 

width (narrow), upper internode length (long). Propagation: 

‘Prosper’ is maintained by open pollination through four 

generations. It will be commercially propagated by seed. 

Breeder: Barenbrug Research, Oosterhout, The 

Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators Tall fescue varieties, ‘Grasslands 

Advance’ A , ‘Bombina’ A , ‘Encore’, ‘Flecha’, ‘Fraydo’ A , 

‘Midwin’ A , ‘Resolute’ were considered as comparators as 

these are the similar varieties of common knowledge in 

Australia. In addition, New Zealand varieties ‘Au Triumph’, 

‘Dovey’, ‘Quantum’, ‘Torpedo’ and ‘Vulcan’ were also 

included in the trial. These varieties were found to be 

distinct from ‘Prosper’ in at least two or more 

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characteristics in the combined over year distinctness 

(COYD) analysis and therefore omitted from the 

comparative table. The parental plants were not considered 

for reasons stated above. 

Comparative Trial The description published here in is 

sourced from NZ PVRO Number FES008 dated June 2000. 

Location: trial conducted at Lincoln, New Zealand during 

1999-2000. Conditions: plants raised in the glasshouse, 

autumn transplanted, Trial design: randomised block of 100 

plants per variety. Measurements: from 60 plants taken at 

random. 



New Zealand 1999 Granted ‘Prosper’ 

Prior sale Nil. 

Description: F E Wilson, New Zealand Agriseeds Limited. 

Table 24 Festuca varieties 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

‘Prosper’ ‘Grasslands ‘Bombina’ A ‘Encore’ ‘Flecha’ ‘Fraydo’ A ‘Midwin’ A ‘Resolute’ 

Advance’ A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

DAYS TO HEADING 

mean 56.1 60.3 67.9 62.9 54.9 51.6 63.0 52.4 

std deviation 4.78 5.84 5.59 6.48 5.41 4.61 5.10 4.55 

LSD/sig 2.47 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 288 186 195 203 264 275 239 303 

std deviation 57.85 55.93 49.99 58.54 53.47 52.14 49.57 64.79 

LSD/sig 22.4 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLAG LEAF WIDTH (mm) 

mean 9.42 9.10 7.85 7.75 8.79 9.05 9.36 9.65 

std deviation 1.52 2.63 1.37 1.38 1.37 1.69 1.50 1.24 

LSD/sig 0.79 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns ns ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STEM LENGTH (mm) 

mean 1345 1142 898 881 1297 1260 1278 1180 

std deviation 167.3 160.1 104.6 122.5 174.0 137.4 110.5 142.88 

LSD/sig 68.7 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

VEGETATIVE LEAF LENGTH (mm) 

mean 325 302 256 265 318 365 345 356 

std deviation 5.52 4.29 4.98 4.87 5.42 4.13 6.73 4.99 

LSD/sig 29.1 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

VEGETATIVE LEAF WIDTH (mm) 

mean 9.51 11.17 8.85 8.75 9.57 10.33 9.97 10.18 

std deviation 1.07 1.43 1.04 1.03 1.14 1.54 1.39 1.26 

LSD/sig 0.75 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

UPPER INTERNODE LENGTH (mm) 

mean 604 409 341 337 583 558 545 525 

std deviation 104.03 80.30 65.59 75.73 130.25 110.29 85.09 104.34 

LSD/sig 43.3 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SPIKELET LENGTH (mm) 

mean 13.06 15.50 14.54 14.26 13.50 12.78 13.72 12.98 

std deviation 1.56 2.51 2.09 1.88 1.42 1.37 1.56 1.70 

LSD/sig 0.94 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns ns ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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India Rubber Tree 

‘Sylvie’ 


Applicant: Rene GMA Denis, Beervelde, Belgium. 

Agent: Yates Botanicals Pty Limited, Tuggerah, NSW. 

Characteristics (Figure 25) Plant: young plants erect with 

woody upright main stem, typical Ficus elastica shape, 

branching relatively rare. Leaf: elliptic to acuminate with 

distinct mucronate tip 10 to 15mm long, size approx. 180 to 

240cm long, 90 to 150cm wide, smooth margin, leaf surface 

slightly undulating. Petiole: about 20 to 35mm long, colour 

RHS 59A-B ageing to RHS 62B with a green tinge (RHS 

62B to 73B), midrib very prominent, finer parallel veins 

arising from midrib extending almost to the margin at about 

15 degree. Leaf colour: variegated with green irregular 

markings arising from the midrib covering approximately 

50% of the leaf, margins of variegations very distinct; older 

or mature leaves upper surface background colour RHS 

158A (156B), variegations colour RHS 139A changing 

with clear surroundings from greyed-green RHS 191A 

(189A) to RHS 190A-B; younger leaves have same 

markings which changes from RHS 191A (189A) to RHS 

190A-B with background colour RHS 162D (160C); lower 

surface has same colour RHS 162D (160C) as on the upper 

surface, dark marking absent on the lower surface; upper 

surface midrib initially colour ca. RHS 53B ageing to RHS 

62B with a green tinge (62B to 73B); lower surface midrib 

colour same as the upper surface midrib colour; opening 

leaf has background colour RHS 180C. Terminal bud: 

colour RHS 53B. (Note: the data in parenthesis is the RHS 

colour as described in the original US Plant Patent. All RHS 

colour chart number refers to 1995 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation: from Ficus 

elastica ‘Belga’ in applicant’s property in Belgium in 1989. 

The leaf colour of ‘Sylvie’ is white to light yellow, with 

dark green variegation of varying dimension from the 

midrib to both sides. The leaf colour can be compared with 

the parent ‘Belga’, which is also white, but the amount of 

white colour in ‘Sylvie’ is much larger compared to the 

green, which results in a totally different looking plant. 

Selection criteria: unique leaf colour. Propagation: 

asexually by cuttings and tissue culture. Breeder: Rene 

GMA Denis, Beervelde, Belgium. 

Choice of Comparators The parental variety ‘Belga’ (US 

Plant Patent 2220) is considered as the most similar variety 

of common knowledge. ‘Sylvie’ is identical in leaf colour to 

‘Belga’ except for area of variegation. However, where this 

marking comprises 90 to 95% of the leaf surface of the 

parent ‘Belga’, the marking of ‘Sylvie’ is restricted to 

approximately 50% of the leaf surface. Thus, where the 

white colour of ‘Belga’ is restricted to marginal variegation 

of the leaf, the white colour of ‘Sylvie’ comprises a 

dominating colour of the leaf. 

Comparative Trial Description is based on US patent Plant 

8,895, dated Sep 13, 1993. The detailed description 

published herein was verified based on plants grown at 

Yates Botanicals, Pacific Highway, Tuggerah, NSW 

(33º 17′S, 151º 24′E, elevation 25m), spring-summer 

1998-99, Conditions: fifteen plants grown in a fibreglass 

covered greenhouse, plants propagated by tissue culture, 

deflasked into cell trays and established plants transplanted 

into 200mm pots filled with soilless potting mix (peat/pine 

bark base), nutrition maintained with slow release and 

liquid fertilisers, pest and disease treatments applied as 

required. 



USA 1993 Granted ‘Sylvie’ 

Belgium 1994 Terminated ‘Sylvie’ 

EU 1995 Applied ‘Sylvie’ 

The Netherlands 1991 Terminated ‘Sylvie’ 

First sold in Australia in Mar 1997. 

Description: Ross Worrall, NSW Agriculture, Gosford, NSW. 

Hebe hybrid 

Hebe 

‘Southern Sunrise’ 

Application No. 1999/221 Accepted: 19 Oct 1999. 

Applicant: Bryan E. Jackson, Dromana, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 25, Figure 20) Plant: evergreen 

spreading shrub. Stem: glaucous, colour yellow green (RHS 

144C) when young, density of foliage dense. Leaf: sessile, 

glabrous, glossy, medium elliptic, apex obtuse, base 

attenuate, margin entire, colour yellow green (RHS 147A) 

on upper side and (RHS 147B) on lower side. Inflorescence: 

raceme, flowers in clusters developing from basal end first. 

Flower: number of sepals four, colour green, number of 

petals four colour red purple, white at base of raceme. Petal: 

colour at dehiscence red purple (RHS 65A-B). Stamen: 

number two, filament colour pale red purple, anther colour 

dark red purple. Ovary: inferior, style colour dark red 

purple, stigma dark red purple. (Note: all RHS numbers 

referred to were based on the 1986 edition.) 


seedling selection: ‘Southern Sunrise’ was originated from 

an open-pollination between Hebe ‘Oratia Beauty’ and 

‘Wiri Joy’ at applicant’s nursery. Selection criteria: from 

this open-pollination a seedling was chosen on the basis of 

flower colour, prolific flowering, and glossy foliage. 


generated from the original seedling by cuttings through 

several generations to confirm uniformity and stability. 

‘Southern Sunrise’ will be commercially propagated by 

cuttings. Breeder: Stephen Membery, Frankston, VIC. 

Choice of Comparators Both parents, ‘Oratia Beauty’ and 

‘Wiri Joy’ are considered as similar varieties of common 

knowledge and were included in the trial. 

Comparative Trial Location: Dromana, VIC between Jan 

2000 and Jan 2001. Conditions: outdoors under ambient 

southern Victorian (Latitude 38ºS) conditions; plants begun 

as cuttings Jan 2000, transplanted to 200 mm pots Mar 

2000; media soilless, fertiliser, controlled release. Trial 

design: randomised block. Measurements: ten to twenty 

specimens selected from ten plants. 

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Prior Applications Nil. 

First sold in Australia in Oct 1999. 


Table 25 Hebe varieties 

‘Southern *‘Oratia *‘Wiri Joy’ 

Sunrise’ Beauty’ 

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mean 29.9 43.3 39.7 


LSD/sig 5.0 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANT WIDTH (cm) 

mean 44.6 50.3 52.8 


LSD/sig 5.0 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

INTERNODE LENGTH (mm) fifth node down from terminal 

leaf pair on tallest stem. 

mean 8.7 12.0 18.9 



____________________________________________________ 


density of foliage 

dense dense medium 

anthocyanin absent slight medium to strong 

colour of young stem RHS (1986) 

144C 146D 147A-B, 146D 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (mm) two largest leaves 

mean 48.3 43.7 67.8 


LSD/sig 3.3 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (mm) two largest leaves 

mean 17.2 17.9 14.8 



____________________________________________________ 


shape of blade medium medium narrow 

elliptic elliptic elliptic 

shape of apex obtuse mucronulate mucronulate 

____________________________________________________ 

NUMBER OF STEMS PER PLANT WITH INFLORESCENCE 

mean 20.2 9.1 16.1 


LSD/sig 5.8 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE LENGTH (mm) 

mean 11.7 16.1 20.8 


LSD/sig 2.7 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

PEDUNCLE WIDTH (mm) 

mean 1.8 2.2 1.2 


LSD/sig 0.1 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER HEIGHT (mm) from base of ovary to top of petal 

mean 6.6 6.6 8.6 



____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER WIDTH (mm) across top of petals 

mean 5.9 5.8 8.1 



____________________________________________________ 


mean 3.2 2.2 2.3 


LSD/sig 0.4 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


petal colour at dehiscence (RHS,1986) 

65A-B 65A-B 65B, 70B 

anther colour dark red dark ped pale red 

purple purple purple 

filament colour 

pale red white pale red 

purple 

purple 

____________________________________________________ 


Barley 

‘Lofty Nijo’ 

Application No: 2000/167 Accepted 14 Jun 2000. 

Applicant: Sapporo Breweries Limited, Gumma, Japan. 

Agent: Luminis Pty Ltd, Adelaide, SA 


erect, semi-prostrate to semi-erect juvenile growth. Lowest 

leaves: hairiness of leaf sheaths absent. Flag leaf: 

anthocyanin colouration of auricles absent or very low, 

glaucosity of sheath medium. Time of ear emergence: early 

to medium. Awns: anthocyanin colouration of tips absent. 

Ear: glaucosity weak, attitude erect, number of rows two, 

shape parallel, density medium length short to medium. 

Rachis: length of first segment very short, curvature of first 

segment absent. Sterile spikelet: attitude (in mid to third 

ear) parallel to weakly divergent. Median spikelet: length of 

glume and its awn relative to the grain long. Grain: rachilla 

hair type long, anthocyanin colouration of lemma absent or 

very weak, husk present, colour white, size medium. 

Seasonal type: spring. Malt quality: extract high, diastatic 

power high, apparent attenuation limit very high, Hartong 

VZ 45 very high. Beta-amylase isoform: SD2H. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: the original 

cross seed parent ‘Kita A 66-1’ by pollen parent ‘Hokuiku 

19’ was made in Plant Bioengineering Research 

Laboratories (PBRL), Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Gumma, 

Japan in 1986. The seed parent is characterised by compact 

ear and the pollen parent is characterised by tall plant 

height. From this cross, a number of F 2 selections were 

made and single plant selection was made from F 3 to F 5 

generations. In 1993, one selected line (86C76) was 

designated “SA93013” and sent to South Australia. 

SA93013 passed yield trials run by the Adelaide University- 

Sapporo Breweries Collaborative Breeding Trials to SARDI 

to enter Stage 3 yield trials. In 1998 it was named “SBWI- 

1” and was tested in the SARDI Stage 4 trials at 20 

locations around SA. During the yield trials, malting quality 

of the line was evaluated in the Waite Barley Quality 

Evaluation Laboratory, Department of Plant Science, the 

Adelaide University and in the Cereal Chemistry 

Laboratory, PBRL, Sapporo Breweries. SBWI-1 showed 

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competitive yield to ‘Schooner’ in the statewide average. 

SBWI-1 was named as ‘Lofty Nijo’ in 2000 for commercial 

release. Selection criteria: yield in SA conditions, good 

malting performance. Propagation: by self-pollinated seed. 

Breeders: Mr. Kensuke Ogushi, Wataru Saito, Shoichi Arai, 

Kazuo Kibe, Shoei Miura, Takashi Asakura, Susumu 

Takahashi and Yoshiro Aida, PBRL, Sapporo Breweries 

Ltd., Gumma, Japan. 

Choice of Comparators the following comparators were 

chosen on the basis of seasonal types – ‘Franklin’ A , 

‘Gairdner’ A , ‘Schooner’ and ‘Sloop’ A . The parents were 

not included for reasons stated above. 

Comparative Trial Location: Turretfield Research Centre, 

Rosedale, SA in 1999. Conditions: sown in June, 1999 in 

plots 8 rows by 5 metres, seeding rate was 60 kg/ha, 

corresponding to approximately 150 seeds per square 

metre. Hence, each replicate contains approximately 850 

seeds. Trial design: randomised complete block. 

Measurements: qualitative traits (e.g. maturity) were 

measured on a whole plot basis whereas quantitative traits 

were measured on 10 plants per plot (ear length, awn 

length) or 100 plants per plot (uniformity of height). 


Description: Kensuke Ogushi, Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Gumma, Japan. 

Table 26 Hordeum varieties 

‘Lofty Nijo’ ‘Schooner’ ‘Sloop’ A ‘Gairdner’ A ‘Franklin’ A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLAG LEAF: ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF AURICLES 

absent absent absent very weak absent 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLAG LEAF: GLAUCOSITY OF SHEATH 

medium medium weak medium absent or 

very weak 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

AWNS: ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF TIPS 

absent absent absent absent weak 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

EAR: ATTITUDE 

erect semi-erect semi-erect erect erect 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

EAR: SHAPE 

parallel tapering parallel parallel parallel 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

RACHIS: CURVATURE OF FIRST SEGMENT 

absent absent or absent or absent absent 

very weak very weak 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STERILE SPIKELET: ATTITUDE 

parallel to parallel parallel divergent parallel to 

weakly 

weakly 

divergent 

divergent 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

GRAIN: RACHILLA HAIR 

long short short short long 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

GRAIN: ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF LEMMA 

absent or absent or medium to absent or absent or 

very weak very weak strong very weak very weak 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

MATURITY CLASS 

early early-mid early-mid mid-late late 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BETA-AMYLASE ISOFORM 

SD2H SD2L SD1 SD1 SD1 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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Fig 1 

Rose – flowers and plant parts of ‘Tanarua’. 

Fig 2 

Rose – flowers and plant parts of ‘Tanotika’. 

Fig 3 

Alstroemeria – flower of ‘Komolight’ syn Inca 

Moonlight. 

Fig 4 

Alstroemeria – flower of ‘Kodelight’ syn Inca 

Delight.


Fig 5 

Agapanthus – inflorescences of ‘Snow Cloud’ 

(left) with comparator A .orientalis ‘White 

Form’ (right) showing difference in diameter, 

flower number and size. 

Fig 6 

Agapanthus – inflorescences of ‘Regal Beauty’ 

(left) with comparator A .orientalis ‘Blue Form’ 

(right) showing difference in diameter, colour 

and flower number. 

Fig 7 

Agapanthus – inflorescences of ‘Glen Avon’ 

(left), ‘Blue Brush’ (2nd from left) and 

‘Lavender Haze’ (2nd from right) with 

comparator A.orientalis ‘Blue Form’ (right) 

showing difference in diameter, colour and 

flower number. 

Fig 8 

Abelia – ‘Short & Sweet’ (left) and Abelia 

xgrandiflora ‘compacta’ (right) showing 

difference of growth habits and flower size. 

Fig 9 

Clematis – flower and leaves of ‘Kugotia’ (left) 

with comparator C. serratifolia (right) showing 

differences in leaf serrations, tepal size and 

pedicel length.


Fig 10 Hydrangea – flower and 

inflorescence of ‘Hobella’. 


inflorescence of ‘Homigo’. 


inflorescence of 

‘Hopaline’. 

Fig 14 Serruria – flowering plant of ‘Carmen’ (centre) 

with comparators ‘Sugar N Spice’ (left) and 

S. florida x S. rosea hybrid (right). 

Fig 13 Anthurium – older plant of ‘Antinkeles’ syn 

Pink Champion showing growth habit and 

flower colour and form at different growth 

stages.


Fig 15 Tea Tree – 

‘Daydream’, ‘Love 

Affair’, ‘Pageant’, 

‘White Wave’ and 

‘Outrageous’ with 

comparators 

(parents) 

‘Rhiannon’ and 

‘Cardwell’ (top left) 

showing the 

differences in 

flower size and 

colour, bud shape 

and colour and leaf 

shape. 

Fig 16 Waxflower – 

flowers of ‘My 

Sweet Sixteen’ 

(right) with 

comparators 

‘Snowflake’ (left) 

and C. axillare 

(centre). 

Fig 17 Waxflower – flowers of ‘Denmark Pearl’ (right), 

‘Albany Pearl’ (2nd from right), ‘Esperance 

Pearl’ (centre) with comparators ‘Madonna’ A 

(left) and ‘Blondie’ A (2nd from left). 

Fig 18 Waxflower – flowers of ‘Jasper’ (right) with 

comparator ‘Eric John’ (left).


Fig 19 Coprosma – leaf of ‘Cappuccino’ (2nd from 

left) with comparators ‘Karo Red’ (left), 

‘Yvonne’ (2nd from right) and ‘Coppershine’ 

(right). 

Fig 20 Hebe – inflorescence and leaves of ‘Southern 

Sunrise’ (left) with comparators ‘Wiri Joy’ 

(centre) and ‘Oratia Beauty’ (right). 

Fig 21 Sutera – ‘Novasnow’ (left) with comparator 

‘Blizzard’ A (right) showing differences in leaf 

width and flower diameter. 

Fig 22 Cuphea – ‘Lemon Squash’ (left) with 

comparator ‘Golden Ruby’ (centre) and 

‘Shona’ A (right). 

Fig 23 Bower Wattle – ‘UY 3’ (left), ‘UY 2’ (centre) and ‘Green Mist’ (right) illustrating habit, 

density, leaf dimension and colour differences. ‘UY2’ is the only one exhibiting presence of 

anthocyanin.


Fig 26 Grape – berries of ‘BW41/5’ (top) showing 

differences in length and width from 

comparators ‘Italia’ (centre) and ‘Calmeria’ 

(bottom) 

Fig 24 Lavender – ‘Avice Hill’ (left) with comparator 

‘Munstead’ (right) showing differences in spike 

length. 

Fig 27 Grape – berries of ‘HBS 17-35’ (top) showing 

differences in width from comparators 

‘Menindee Seedless’ (centre) and ‘Centennial’ 

(bottom) 

Fig 28 Peach – fruits and leaves of ‘Snowbrite’. 

Fig 25 India Rubber Tree – leaves of ‘Sylvie’ showing 

details of leaf colour and pattern of variegation.


Fig 29 Canola – pods of ‘44C71’ with comparators 

‘Monty’ A and ‘Karoo’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 30 Canola – pods of ‘46C03’ with comparators 

‘Oscar’ A , ‘46C01’ A , ‘Rainbow’ A , ‘Ripper’ A 

and ‘AG Emblem’ (from left to right). 

Fig 31 Canola – pods of ‘AG Outback’ (left) with 

comparators ‘AG Emblem’, ‘Georgie’, 

‘Mystic’ A and ‘Monty’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 32 Canola – pods of ‘ATR Grace’ (left) with 

comparators ‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A and ‘Surpass 

600TT’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 33 Canola – pods of ‘ATR Hyden’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Bugle’, ‘Karoo’ A and ‘TI1 

Pinnacle’ A (from left to right).


Fig 34 Canola – pods of ‘Insignia’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Charlton’ A , ‘Oscar’ A and 

‘Ripper’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 35 Canola – pods of ‘Trooper’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Charlton’ A , ‘Oscar’ A and 

‘Ripper’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 36 Canola – pods of ‘TM8’ (left) with comparators 

‘TI1 Pinnacle’ A , ‘Drum’ A and ‘Karoo’ A (from 

left to right). 

Fig 37 Canola – pod and flowers of ‘ Pac N164’ (left) 

with comparators ‘Karoo’ A , ‘Hylite 200TT’ A 

and ‘Bugle’ (from left to right). 

Fig 38 Canola – pod and flowers of ‘Varola 50’ (left) 

with comparators ‘Mystic’ A , ‘Georgie’, ‘AG 

Emblem’, ‘Rainbow’ A and ‘Monty’ A (from left 

to right).


Fig 40 Oats – panicles of ‘MA5107’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Yarran’ (2nd from left), ‘Cooba’ 

(2nd from right) and ‘Mortlock’ (right). 

Fig 39 Barley – Ear of ‘Lofty Nijo’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Franklin’ A , ‘Schooner’ and 

‘Sloop’ A (from left to right). 

Fig 42 Oats – panicles of ‘TAMO 397’ (right) with 

comparator ‘Barcoo’ A showing differences in 

the orientation of the branches of the panicle. 

Fig 41 Oats – panicles of ‘Taipan’ (left) and ‘TAMO 

397’ (2nd from right) with comparators 

‘Enterprise’ A , ‘Warrego’ A , ‘Barcoo’ A and 

‘A.C. Assiniboia’ A syn Graza 68. 

Fig 43 Field Bean – ‘Deep Purple’ (centre) showing 

distinct mid to dark violet testa colour to 

comparator ‘Fiord’ (left) beige and comparator 

‘Ascot VF’ A (right) green to beige.


Fig 44 Wheat – seedling leaves of cultivars inoculated 

with Puccinia triticina (formerly P. recondita 

tritici) pathotype 104-1,2,3,(6),(7),11. 

a. ‘Morocco’ (infection type 3+), b. Lr13 control 

(X-), c. ‘Tatiara’(3+), d. ‘Bowie’(3+), e. 

‘Anlace’(0;). Not shown ‘Buckley’ (3+). 

Fig 45 Wheat – auricles of ‘Kukri’ (shown as RAC820 

top right) with the comparator varieties. A 

strong purple anthocyanin colouration is 

apparent in ‘Kukri’ while it is absent in 

comparator varieties. 

Fig 47 Wheat – ears of ‘Babbler’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Janz’ (centre) and ‘Lark’ (right). 

Fig 46 Wheat – ‘Mitre’ (2 generations, centre) showing 

distinct mature height difference to comparator 

‘Janz’ (right) and distinct time to maturity 

difference to comparator ‘Beulah’ (left). 

Fig 48 Wheat – ears of ‘M5631’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Rosella’ (centre) and ‘Sunsoft 98’ 

(right).


Fig 49 Wheat – ears of ‘Mulgara’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Hartog’ (centre) and ‘Sunco’ 

(right). 

Fig 50 Wheat – ears of ‘Thornbill’ (left) with 

comparators ‘Rosella’ (2nd from left), ‘M3087’ 

(2nd from right) and ‘Triller’ (right). 

Fig 51 Wheat – ears of ‘K3057’ (left) with comparators 

‘Diamondbird’ (2nd from left), ‘Dollarbird’ 

(2nd from right) and ‘Janz’ (right). 

Fig 52 Wheat – seedling leaves of ‘Strzelecki’ (left) and 

its comparators ‘Batavia’ (centre) ‘Vicam’ 

(right) and, showing differences in yellow spot 

infection. 

Fig 53 Wheat – ‘Clearfield WHT STL’ (left) showing its distinct characteristic of tolerance to MIDAS® an 

imidazolinone based herbicide at four different rates compared to ‘Stiletto’ (centre) its seed parent and 

‘Spear’ (right) part of its pollen parent. Rates of MIDAS ® were 3 x rec. rate closest to front then nil; then 

rec. rate; then nil; then 75% rec. rate; then nil.


Fig 54 Wheat – ‘Clearfield WHT 

JNZ’ (left) showing its 

distinct characteristic of 

tolerance to MIDAS® an 

imidazolinone based 

herbicide at four different 

rates compared to ‘Janz’ its 

seed parent. Rates of 

MIDAS ® were 3 x rec. rate 

closest to front then nil; 

then rec. rate; then nil; then 

75% rec. rate; then nil. 

Fig 55 Lovegrass – inflorescence of ‘Elvera’ 

(2 generations – left) with comparators 

Victorian ecotype (centre) and Parental Type 

(right). 

Fig 56 

Sand Couch – ‘Ozlawn’ (top left) showing 

differences in leaf width from comparators 

‘Nathus Green’ (top right), ‘WA-2’ (bottom left), 

AB1 (bottom centre) and ‘69’ (bottom right). 

Fig 57 Tall Fescue – plot showing fine-leaved nature of 

‘Prosper’, surrounding plots are continental 

types. 

Fig 58 Red Clover – comparative growth habit of 

‘Broadway’ (centre right, second from front), 

‘Renegade’ (centre foreground right), ‘Redwest’ 

(centre right 3rd from front), ‘Grasslands 

Colenso’ (centre foreground left), ‘Grasslands 

Hamua’ (centre left 2nd from front).




Hydrangea 

‘Hobella’ 

Application No: 1995/254 Accepted: 8 Jan 1996. 

Applicant: JG Hofstede and WJG Hofstede, Huissen, The 

Netherlands. 

Agent: Plants Management Australia Pty Ltd, Wonga 

Park, VIC. 


upright, branching, medium height. Leaf: main blade colour 

green, variegation absent, blade shape elliptic to ovate, apex 

acute, base obtuse, lobbing absent, incisions medium. 

Inflorescence: diameter medium, flowers with small calyx 

conspicuous, flattened shape. Flower: Calyx diameter large, 

weak colouration (RHS 65A to D). Number of sepals 4 or 

5, strong degree of overlapping of sepals, incisions of 

margins present and crenate on some sepals, sepal apex 

obtuse to retuse, time of flowering beginning early. (Note: 

all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 edition.). 


K731 x pollen parent W734. The seed parent is 

characterised by pale pink flowers. The parents are hybrids 

within the breeding program with no commercial 

significance. Hybridisation took place in Huissen, The 

Netherlands, 1987. Selection criteria: from this cross the 

seedling KW892 was selected on the bases of plant and 

flower habit, flower colour and general hardiness. 

Propagation: original propagation was via asexual means 

(cuttings) to develop stock plants. After a further 5 to 6 

years of trials all original and subsequent generations were 

found to be uniform and stable. It will continue to be 

commercially propagated via cuttings. Breeder: JG 

Hofstede and WJG Hofstede, Huissen, The Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Messaline’ is the most similar 

variety of common knowledge, however ‘Messaline’ is 

characterised by finer leaf incisions and smaller calyx 

diameter. Sepals also vary in having a weaker degree of 

overlapping, an obtuse to acute apex and different flower 

colour (RHS 64C, 66C and D, 1995). 

Comparative Trial The description is based on overseas 

data sourced from the RAAD VOOR HET 

KWEKERSRECHT, The Netherlands (Ref: NL 419). The 

comparative trial was conducted at Angers, France by 

CPVO following the UPOV technical guidelines for 

Hydrangeas, during the period between 1994 – 1995. 

Overseas data was further verified under Australian 

conditions at Park Orchards, VIC. 



The Netherlands 1993 Granted ‘Hobella’ 

Germany 1994 Surrendered ‘Hobella’ 

Denmark 1994 Withdrawn ‘Hobella’ 

UK 1994 Withdrawn ‘Hobella’ 

USA 1995 Granted ‘Hobella’ 

EU 1997 Granted ‘Hobella’ 

Japan 1998 Granted ‘Hobella’ 

New Zealand 1998 Applied ‘Hobella’ 

First sold in The Netherlands in March 1994. 


Table 27 Hydrangea varieties 

‘Hobella’ *‘Messaline’ 

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incisions medium fine 

____________________________________________________ 


calyx diameter large medium 

sepal overlapping strong medium 

sepal apex obtuse to retuse obtuse to acute 

sepal colour RHS 65A to D RHS 64C, 66C 

and D 

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‘Homigo’ 



Netherlands. 


Park, VIC. 


upright, branching, short to medium height. Leaf: main 

blade colour green, variegation absent, blade shape ovate, 

apex acuminate, base acute, lobing absent, incisions 

medium. Inflorescence: diameter medium to large, flowers 

with small calyx inconspicuous, globular shape. Flower: 

calyx diameter medium, medium colouration (RHS 68B to 

65B,C and D). Number of sepals 4, medium to strong 

degree of overlapping of sepals, incisions of sepal margins 

present and crenate (mean depth 2mm), sepal apex acute, 

time of flowering beginning medium. (Note: all RHS colour 

chart numbers refer to 1995 edition.) 


H747 x pollen parent K731. The seed parent is 

characterised by white flowers, the pollen parent by pink 

flowers. The parents are hybrids within the breeding 

program with no commercial significance. Hybridisation 

took place in Huissen, The Netherlands, 1990. Selection 

criteria: from this cross the seedling HK 901 was selected 

on the basis of plant and flower habit, flower colour and 

general hardiness. Propagation: original propagation was 

via asexual means (cuttings) to develop stock plants. After 

a further four years building numbers up to 100 plants, all 

subsequent generations were found to be uniform and 

stable. ‘Homigo’ will continue to be commercially 

propagated via cuttings. Breeder: JG Hofstede and WJG 

Hofstede, Huissen, The Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Bodensee’ and ‘Hopaline’ are the 

most similar varieties of common knowledge, however, 

‘Bodensee’ is characterised by irregular sepal incisions and 

an obtuse sepal apex. ‘Hopaline’, which shares the same 

seed and pollen parents is characterised by an elliptic blade 

shape, different flower colour (RHS 62B,C and D, 1995), 

more deeply crenate sepal incisions (3.3mm mean) and a 

weaker degree of overlapping sepals. 






Hydrangeas, during the period between 1995/96 – 1996/97. 

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The Netherlands1995 Granted ‘Homigo’ 

Japan 1996 Applied ‘Homigo’ 

EU 1996 Granted ‘Homigo’ 

Switzerland 1998 Granted ‘Homigo’ 

First sold in Germany in Jan 1996. 



‘Homigo’ *‘Hopaline’ *‘Bodensee’ 

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speal apex acute obtuse obtuse 

speal overlapping 

strong medium strong 

speal incisions medium deeply irregularly 

crenate crenate crenate 

____________________________________________________ 

NUMBER OF INCISIONS PER SEPAL 

(largest sepal on inflorescence) 

mean 11.4 9.1 2.6 

std deviation 1.8 1.5 2 

LSD/sig 2.1 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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DEPTH OF INCISIONS (mm) 

mean 2 3.3 0.6 


LSD/sig 0.2 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Hopaline’ 



Netherlands. 


Park, VIC. 


upright, branching, medium height. Leaf: main blade colour 

green, variegation absent, blade shape elliptic, apex 

acuminate, base acute, lobbing absent, incisions medium. 

Inflorescence: diameter medium, flowers with small calyx 

inconspicuous, globular shape. Flower: calyx diameter 

medium, weak colouration (RHS 62B, C and D). Number 

of sepals 4, medium degree of overlapping of sepals, 

incisions of sepal margins present and crenate (mean depth 

3.3mm), sepal apex obtuse, time of flowering beginning 

medium. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1995 

edition.) 


H747 x pollen parent K731. The seed parent is 

characterised by white flowers, the pollen parent by pink 

flowers. The parents are hybrids within the breeding 

program with no commercial significance. Hybridisation 

took place in Huissen, The Netherlands, 1990. Selection 

criteria: from this cross the seedling HK 909 was selected 

on the basis of plant and flower habit, flower colour and 

general hardiness. Propagation: original propagation was 

via asexual means (cuttings) to develop stock plants. After 

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a further four years building numbers up to 100 plants, all 

subsequent generations were found to be uniform and 

stable. ‘Hopaline’ will continue to be commercially 

propagated via cuttings. Breeder: JG Hofstede and WJG 

Hofstede, Huissen, The Netherlands. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Homigo’ and H. macrophylla are 

the most similar varieties/forms of common knowledge, 

however H. macrophylla is characterised by no sepal 

incisions and an acute sepal apex. ‘Homigo’, who shares the 

same seed and pollen parents, is characterized by a different 

flower colour (RHS 68B, 65B,C and D, 1995), less deeply 

crenate sepal incisions (2mm mean) and stronger 

overlapping of sepals. 






Hydrangeas, during the period between 1997 – 1998. 





The Netherlands 1996 Granted ‘Hopaline’ 

Japan 1997 Applied ‘Hopaline’ 

EU 1997 Granted ‘Hopaline’ 

Switzerland 1999 Granted ‘Hopaline’ 

First sold in Germany in Feb 1997. 



‘Hopaline’ *‘Homigo’ *H. macrophylla 

____________________________________________________ 


sepal incisions deeply medium absent 

crenate crenate 

sepal apex obtuse acute acute 

sepal overlapping 

medium strong strong 

____________________________________________________ 

NUMBER OF INCISIONS PER SEPAL (largest sepal on 

inflorescence) 

mean 9.1 11.4 absent 

std deviation 1.5 1.8 n/a 

LSD/sig 1.7 P≤0.01 n/a 

____________________________________________________ 

DEPTH OF INCISIONS 

mean 3.3 2 absent 

std deviation 0.5 0.6 n/a 

LSD/ sig 0.6 P≤0.01 n/a 

____________________________________________________ 


Lavender 

‘Avice Hill’ syn Impression 


Applicant: Lavenite Enterprises, Christchurch, New 

Zealand. 

Agent: Wyvee Horticultural Services, Lilydale, VIC.



Characteristics (Table 30, Figure 24). Plant: small to 

medium, shape bushy, colour of mature foliage medium 

green, habit upright to spreading, density dense. Leaf: shape 

linear, margin entire. Flowering Stem: branching above 

foliage weakly expressed, length short to medium (range 

160-220mm), length of lowest lateral with spike short, 

thickness thin to medium (approx 2mm), intensity of green 

colour medium, rigidity medium. Spike: width medium 

(range 14-22mm), length medium to long (range 64- 

86mm), length from second whorl medium, shape cylindric, 

distance between whorls medium, number of whorls 

medium, ratio length/number of whorls medium, distance 

between first and second whorl medium to long, total 

number of flowers medium, number of flowers on terminal 

whorl medium, width of fertile bracts broad, colour of 

fertile bracts green, presence of bracteole when flowering 

sometimes present, length of bracteole short, infertile bracts 

absent. Flower: colour of calyx greenish, colour of corolla 

medium blue (at opening violet blue RHS 90BC, aged 

violet blue RHS 92A), calyx pubescence medium, time of 

beginning of flowering medium to late. 


seedling selection: arose as the result of a single cycle of 

seedling selection from open pollinated plants of Lavandula 

angustifolia at applicant’s property at Christchurch, New 

Zealand. Selection criteria: flower colour, timing and shape. 

Propagation: vegetative through at least 5 generations. 

Breeder: Virginia McNaughton, Christchurch, New 

Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Munstead’ was chosen because it 

is the closest variety of common knowledge. The parental 

plants of Lavandula angustifolia were not considered 

because the candidate variety is smaller, more compact and 

has a darker flower colour compared to the parental plants. 

Comparative Trial Description published herein is based 

on data sourced from New Zealand PVRO (LAV009, Grant 

No.1254). Location: comparative trial done in Canterbury, 

New Zealand using the variety ‘Munstead’ as comparator. 

The New Zealand data was confirmed by local observations 

and measurements. 

Prior Applications and Sales. 


New Zealand 1996 Granted ‘Avice Hill’ 

First sold in New Zealand in 1997. First Australian sale in 

Jan 1998. 

Description: Mark Lunghusen, Croydon, VIC. 

Table 30 Lavandula varieties 

‘Avice Hill’ *‘Munstead’ 

____________________________________________________ 

SPIKE: LENGTH 

medium to long short to medium 

____________________________________________________ 

FLOWER: COLOUR OF COROLLA 

medium blue dark blue 

____________________________________________________ 

TIME OF BEGINNING OF FLOWERING 

medium to late medium 

____________________________________________________ 


Tea Tree 

‘Daydream’ 


Applicant: Peter James Ollerenshaw, Bywong, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 31, Figure 15) Plant habit: upright, 

short, medium, open perennial shrub. Branches: erect. 

Stem: fibrous, grey-purple (RHS 184B) when young. Leaf: 

size 11.54mm x 2.54mm, linear, flat, acute, yellow green 

(RHS 146B), glossiness very weak, hairs absent. 

Inflorescence: on spurs, solitary with occasional clusters. 

Buds: broader than long, pointed, pink, slightly hairy. 

Petals: size 8.90mm x 8.32mm, single, free, red-purple 

(RHS 61B), reflexing absent, undulation absent. Sepals: 

less than one-third size of petals, pink, rounded, hairs 

absent. Disk: diameter 8.38mm, yellow-green (RHS 146B). 

Stamens: greater than half the length of petals, filaments 

white. Fruit: woody, medium size. Flowering time: early to 

medium. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 

edition.) 


Leptospermum ‘Cardwell’ x pollen parent Leptospermum 

‘Rhiannon’ A . Seed from the controlled cross was 

germinated and the seedlings grown to maturity. The seed 

parent was an early flowering bushy shrub with erect 

branches and white flowers. The pollen parent was a late 

flowering upright plant with erect branches and red-purple 

(RHS 70A) flowers. The seedlings were evaluated for 

flower density, size and colour and the selected lines were 

propagated by cuttings. The final selection was made by 

evaluating clonal blocks. Hybridisation was carried out in 

1995 at Bywong, NSW. The new variety is distinguished 

from the seed parent by the size and colour of flowers and 

from the pollen parent by flower colour and density. 

Propagation: vegetative. Breeder Peter James Ollerenshaw, 

Bywong, NSW. 

Choice of Comparators The parental varieties were 

chosen as comparators because they are both varieties of 

common knowledge and each contributed identifiable 

characters of habit, flower colour and flower size to the 

variety. The sibling varieties ‘White Wave’, ‘Outrageous’, 

‘Pageant’, and ‘Love Affair’ were also included in the trial. 

Comparative Trial Location: The trial was carried out at 

Bywong Nursery, NSW, from Dec 1999 – Nov 2000. 

Conditions: trial conducted in a polyhouse, plants 


200mm pots filed with soilless potting mix (pine bark base), 




Measurements: from ten plants at random. One sample per 

plant. 


Description: Robert L. Dunstone, Curtin, ACT. 

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‘Love Affair’ 



Characteristics (Table 31, Figure 15) Plant habit: bushy, 

short, narrow, medium density perennial shrub. Branches: 

erect. Stem: fibrous, greyed-red (RHS 178B) when young. 

Leaf: size 12.18mm x 2.77mm, linear, flat, acute, yellow 

green (RHS 152C), glossiness absent, hairs absent. 

Inflorescence: terminal on spurs, solitary. Buds: longer than 

broad, pointed, white, hairs absent. Petals: size 8.42mm x 

8.51mm, single, free, red-purple (RHS 64B), reflexing 

absent, undulation absent. Sepals: one-third to two-thirds 

size of petals, white, rounded, hairs absent. Disk: diameter 

7.97mm, yellow-green (RHS 144A). Stamens: greater than 

half the length of petals, filaments white. Fruit: woody, 

medium size. Flowering time: early. (Note: all RHS colour 

chart numbers refer to 1986 edition.) 












1995 at Bywong, NSW, The new variety is distinguished 




Bywong, NSW. 






‘Pageant’, and ‘Daydream’ were also included in the trial. 










plant. 


First sold in Australia in Jan 2001. 


‘Outrageous’ 



Characteristics (Table 31, Figure 15) Plant habit: upright, 

medium height, narrow, open perennial shrub. Branches: 

erect. Stem: fibrous, grey-purple (RHS 184B) when young. 

Leaf: size 11.93mm x 2.58mm, linear, flat, acute, yellow 

green (RHS 146C), glossiness absent, hairs absent. 

Inflorescence: on spurs, solitary with occasional clusters. 

Buds: longer than broad, pointed, pink, slightly hairy. 

Petals: size 9.27mm x 9.63mm, single, free, red-purple 

(RHS 60A), reflexing absent, undulation present. Sepals: 

less than one-third size of petals, pink, pointed, hairs absent 

or slightly hairy. Disk: diameter 8.97mm yellow-green 

(RHS 146B). Stamens: greater than half the length of petals, 

filaments white. Fruit: woody, medium size. Flowering 

time: medium. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 

















Bywong, NSW. 





variety. The sibling varieties ‘White Wave’, ‘Love Affair’, 











plant. 



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‘Pageant’ 



Characteristics (Table 31, Figure 15) Plant habit: bushy, 

short, narrow, dense perennial shrub. Branches: arching. 

Stem: fibrous, greyed-red (RHS 178B) when young. Leaf: 

size 13.42mm x 2.76mm, linear, flat, acute, yellow green 

(RHS 146C), glossiness absent, hairs absent. Inflorescence: 

on spurs, occasional clusters. Buds: broader than long, 

pointed, pink, slightly hairy. Petals: size 9.10mm x 8.28mm, 

single, free, purple (RHS 78A), reflexing absent, occasional 

undulation. Sepals: less than one-third size of petals, white, 

pointed, slightly hairy. Disk: diameter 8.16mm yellowgreen 

(RHS 146C). Stamens: up to half the length of petals, 

filaments white. Fruit: woody, medium size. Flowering 

time: medium. (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 


‘White Wave’ 



Characteristics (Table 31, Figure 15) Plant habit: 

spreading, very short, dense perennial shrub. Branches: 

horizontal. Stem: fibrous, grey-purple (RHS 184C) when 

young. Leaf: size 11.40mm x 2.58mm, linear, flat, acute, 

yellow green (RHS 144A, aging to RHS 146A), glossiness 

very weak, hairs absent. Inflorescence: on spurs, solitary. 

Buds: longer than broad, pointed, green/pink, hairs present. 

Petals: size 8.76 x 8.42mm, single, free, white, reflexing 

absent, undulation present. Sepals: one third to two thirds 

size of petals, pink, rounded, hairs absent or slightly hairy. 

Disk: diameter 7.76 mm yellow-green (RHS 146A). 

Stamens: less than half the length of petals, filaments white. 

Fruit: woody, medium size. Flowering time: medium. 

(Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 edition.) 












1995 at Bywong, NSW. The new variety is distinguished 




Bywong, NSW. 






‘Day Dream’, and ‘Love Affair’ were also included in the 

trial. 










plant. 


















Bywong, NSW. 





variety. The sibling varieties ‘Love Affair’, ‘Outrageous’, 











plant. 


First sold in Australia in Dec 1999. 


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Table 31 Leptospermum varieties 

‘Pageant’ ‘Love Affair’ ‘Daydream’ ‘Outrageous’ ‘White Wave’ *‘Cardwell’ *‘Rhiannon’ A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT: HABIT bushy bushy upright upright spreading bushy upright 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT: ATTITUDE OF BRANCHES 

arching erect erect erect horizontal erect erect 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PLANT: DENSITY dense medium medium open dense open open 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

YOUNG STEM: COLOUR (RHS, 1995) 

greyed-red greyed-red greyed-purple greyed-purple greyed-purple greyed-orange greyed-purple 

178B 178B 184B 184B 184C 164B 184A 

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LEAF: LENGTH (mm) (LSD P≤0.01 = 1.65) 

mean 13.42 bc 12.18 bc 11.54 b 11.93 bc 11.4 b 8.46 a 12.0 bc 

std deviation 1.55 1.4 1.06 1.35 1.61 0.42 1.31 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: WIDTH (mm) (LSD P≤0.01 = 0.19) 

mean 2.76 b 2.77 b 2.54 b 2.58 b 2.58 b 1.30 a 5.96 c 

std deviation 0.26 0.13 0.47 0.25 0.49 0.22 0.80 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: SHAPE linear linear linear linear linear linear lanceolate 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: PROFILE IN CROSS SECTION 

flat flat flat flat flat flat incurved 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF: MAIN COLOUR OF UPPER SIDE (EXCLUDING HAIRINESS) 

yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green 

146C 152C 146B 146C 144A 153A 146C 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

INFLORESCENCE: ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS 

solitary, solitary solitary, solitary, solitary solitary solitary 

occ. clusters occ. clusters occ. clusters 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BUD: RATIO LENGTH/WIDTH 

broader longer broader longer longer broader longer 

than long than broad than long than broad than broad than long than broad 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BUD: PREDOMINANT COLOUR 

red purple white pink pink green/pink pale pink white 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BUD: HAIRINESS slightly hairy absent slightly hairy slightly hairy hairy absent strongly hairy 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

FLOWER SIZE large medium large large medium small large 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SEPAL: LENGTH IN RELATION TO LENGTH OF PETAL 

less than 1/3 1/3 to 2/3 less than 1/3 less than 1/3 1/3 to 2/3 less than 1/3 1/3 to 2/3 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SEPAL: PREDOMINANT COLOUR 

white white pink pink pink white white 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SEPAL: SHAPE OF TIP 

pointed rounded rounded pointed rounded rounded pointed 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SEPAL: HAIRINESS slightly hairy absent very weak weakly hairy weakly hairy absent strongly hairy 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL: MAIN COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING 

purple red-purple red-purple red-purple white white red-purple 

78A 64B 61B 60A 70A 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL: MAIN COLOUR WHEN AGED 

purple red-purple red-purple red-purple white white red-purple 

78A 64B 61B 60A 70A 

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PETAL: REFLEXING OF MARGIN 

absent absent absent absent absent absent present 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PETAL: UNDULATION OF MARGIN 

occasional absent absent present present present absent 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

DISC: DIAMETER (mm) (LSD P≤0.01 = 0.56) 

mean 8.16 b 7.97 b 8.38 b 8.97 bc 7.76 b 5.08 a 9.29 c 

std deviation 0.90 0.50 0.50 0.88 0.61 0.30 0.80 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

DISC: COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING 

yellow green yellow green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green 

146C 144A 146B 146B 146A 144A 146B 

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DISC: COLOUR WHEN AGED 

yellow green yellow green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green yellow-green 

146C 144A 146C 146B 146A 144A 146B 

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STAMENS: LENGTH RELATIVE TO LENGTH OF PETALS 

to half as long >halfhalfhalf


Table 32 Lolium varieties 

‘Crusader’ *‘Dargle’ *‘Eclipse’ A *‘Noble’ A *‘Dargo’ A *‘Flanker’ A *‘Surrey’ *‘Progrow’ A *‘Corvette’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 283.71 263.79 260.89 256.69 228.97 273.44 247.50 270.30 269.55 

std deviation 51.09 41.72 51.41 41.62 54.09 64.37 55.76 66.13 56.64 

LSD/sig 23.86 ns ns ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


mean 11.66 11.05 10.72 10.71 9.61 9.94 10.97 11.00 10.32 

std deviation 1.80 1.42 1.79 1.47 1.61 1.26 1.73 1.78 1.51 

LSD/sig 0.71 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns ns P≤0.01 

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PULLED STEM LENGTH (cm) 

mean 97.91 106.45 95.98 105.28 107.77 103.72 103.48 101.60 103.03 

std deviation 12.05 11.36 17.19 13.56 16.66 11.01 15.03 14.60 12.36 

LSD/sig 6.01 P≤0.01 ns ns P≤0.01 ns ns ns ns 

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DAYS TO HEADING (from 30/09/99) 

mean 64.81 53.51 57.36 51.84 34.47 50.05 38.98 48.83 47.99 

std deviation 8.51 9.78 7.54 9.92 8.04 10.59 10.79 9.14 8.84 

LSD/sig 4.02 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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SPIKELET DENSITY (per 100mm) 

mean 14.36 13.91 12.61 15.70 12.72 12.37 12.20 12.49 12.88 

std deviation 3.24 3.12 2.74 3.55 3.30 2.59 2.80 2.71 2.86 

LSD/sig 1.33 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

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‘Arena 1’ 

Application No: 1999/188, Accepted: 3 Aug 1999. 

Applicant: Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd, Christchurch, NZ. 

Agent: Ian Aberdeen, Kilmore, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 33) Ploidy: diploid. Plant: habit 

turfgrass, maturity medium, height of fertile tillers at 

maturity medium (mean 734mm – pulled). Flag leaf: length 

medium (mean 166mm), width: medium (mean 4.1mm). 

Inflorescence: spike length medium (mean 225mm), 

spikelet length medium (12.2mm), density medium, 

medium heading (13 th Nov). 


‘Endurance’ and pollen parent ‘Nine-O-One’ in 1992. F 1 

plants were inter-pollinated and selected F 2 plants were 

polycrossed to form ‘Arena 1’. Selection criteria: a series of 

reselections for fine dark leaves to suit a turf variety. 

Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Dr. Alan Stewart, 

Christchurch, New Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Checkmate’, ‘SR4100’, 

‘SR4200’, ‘Edge’, ‘Cutter’, ‘Calypso’ and ‘Greenland’ were 

chosen as the turf ryegrass varieties of common knowledge 

with the most similar heading dates. The seed parent 

‘Endurance’ was not included because it heads 23 days 

earlier, and the pollen parent ‘Nine-O-One’ was excluded as 

comparator because it was already known to be 

significantly different in flag leaf length and width, in spike 

length, in spikelet number and in stem length. 

Comparative Trial Location: Whittlesea, VIC, springsummer, 

1999. Conditions: planted as spaced plants in open 

beds, managed for even and uniform growth. Trial design: 

60 plants of each variety arranged in randomised complete 

blocks with 6 replicates. Measurement: from all trial plants. 

Prior Applications and Sales No prior applications. 

First sold in New Zealand in Feb1999, first Australian sale 

in Apr 1999. 

Description: Ian Aberdeen, Aberdeen Consulting Pty Ltd., Kilmore, VIC. 

‘Checkmate’ 


Applicant: Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd, Christchurch, NZ. 

Agent: Ian Aberdeen, Kilmore, VIC. 


turfgrass, maturity medium, height of fertile tillers at 

maturity medium (mean 718mm – pulled). Flag leaf: length 

long (mean 174 mm), width medium (mean 3.9mm). 

Inflorescence: spike length medium (mean 214mm), 

spikelet length long (13.7mm), density low, medium 

heading (13th Nov). 

Origin and Breeding Polycross: surviving turf ryegrasses 

from an old turf in Barcelona, Spain were polycrossed at 

Ceres Farm, Christchurch, New Zealand. Selection criteria: 

further selection was made fine leaf, dark colour and crown 

rust resistance. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Dr. Alan 

Stewart, Christchurch, New Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Arena 1’, ‘SR4100’, ‘SR4200’, 

‘Edge’, ‘Cutter’, ‘Calypso’ and ‘Greenland’ were chosen as 

the turf ryegrass varieties of common knowledge with the 

most similar heading dates. The original parental type was 

not included because of high susceptibility to crown rust. 

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Prior Applications and Sales No prior applications. 

First sold in New Zealand in May 1999. 



‘Arena 1’ ‘Checkmate’ *‘SR4100’ *‘SR4200’ *‘Edge’ *‘Cutter’ *‘Calypso’ *‘Greenland’ 

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FLAG LEAF LENGTH (mm) (LSD at P≤0.01 = 15.38) 

mean 165.81 b 174.25 b 171.22 b 162.49 b 173.07 b 160.31 b 158.22 b 140.39 a 

std deviation 42.72 35.21 36.30 32.99 35.62 31.67 35.96 36.44 

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FLAG LEAF WIDTH (mm) (LSD at P≤0.01 = 0.35) 

mean 4.11 d 3.90 cd 3.59 bc 3.58 bc 4.54 e 3.29 ab 3.63 bc 3.16 a 

std deviation 0.78 0.72 0.89 0.83 1.10 0.72 0.66 0.80 

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PULLED STEM LENGTH (cm) (LSD at P≤0.01 = 46.64) 

mean 734.07 b 717.79 b 786.00 c 650.72 a 729.94 b 724.36 b 663.63 a 630.71 a 

std deviation 110.50 101.53 90.96 104.82 125.55 98.26 167.73 84.17 

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SPIKE LENGTH (mm) (LSD at P≤0.01 = 14.89) 

mean 225.43 c 214.47 bc 224.30 c 199.34 b 223.80 c 216.63 bc 200.83 b 176.78 a 

std deviation 38.09 33.85 37.40 32.78 30.66 35.32 37.39 31.33 

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SPIKELET LENGTH (mm) (LSD at P≤0.01 = 0.94) 

mean 12.16 ab 13.69 c 11.69 ab 11.81 ab 12.90 bc 12.21 ab 12.54 b 11.04 a 

std deviation 2.26 2.58 2.08 2.03 2.47 1.79 2.49 1.58 

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Note: mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test at P≤0.01. 

‘Ceres Kingston’ 


Applicant: Pyne Gould Guinness, East Doncaster,VIC. 


upright, maturity early, height of fertile tillers at maturity 

medium (mean 79cm – pulled). Flag leaf: length short 

(mean 196mm), width narrow (mean 4mm). Inflorescence: 

spike length short (mean 302.37mm), spikelet length short 

(235mm), density medium, early heading (24th Oct). Other: 

tolerates aluminium in acid soils. 

Origin and Breeding Polycross: ‘Yatsyn’ A , ‘Marathon’ 

and a persistent Spanish line were placed in isolated 

polycross block in Christchurch, New Zealand. Selection 

criteria: from this polycross, progeny plants were selected 

for productivity, persistence, disease resistance, uniformity, 

tiller density, drought tolerance and seed yield. Propagation: 

by seed. Breeder: Dr. Alan Stewart, Christchurch, New 

Zealand. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Yatsyn’ A , ‘Samson’, ‘Nui’, and 

‘Bronsyn’ A were chosen as the diploid varieties of common 

knowledge with the most similar heading dates. ‘Yatsyn’ A 

is one of the original parental varieties. The other parental 

variety ‘Marathon’ was excluded because it has a later 

heading date. The Spanish line was excluded because it has 

an earlier heading date. 








Argentina 1999 Granted ‘Kingston’ 

First sold in New Zealand in Mar 1998, first Australian sale 

in Apr 1999. 



‘Ceres *‘Yatsyn’ A *‘Samson’ *‘Nui’ *‘Bronsyn’ A 

Kingston’ 

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mean 195.93 215.64 233.47 222.25 223.03 

std deviation 44.08 66.73 45.68 50.06 44.65 

LSD/sig 22.11 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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mean 4.02 5.92 4.42 5.28 5.67 

std deviation 0.93 1.27 0.96 0.95 1.33 

LSD/sig 0.48 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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PULLED STEM LENGTH (cm) 

mean 791.46 795.13 785.06 865.68 876.04 

std deviation 120.61 117.54 115.80 123.81 121.36 

LSD/sig 52.30 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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SPIKE LENGTH (mm) 

mean 235.25 253.58 237.14 263.04 252.90 

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std deviation 41.24 34.28 32.98 40.00 36.90 

LSD/sig 16.36 ns ns P≤0.01 ns 

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SPIKELET LENGTH (mm) 

mean 13.66 14.15 14.79 15.46 15.42 

std deviation 2.31 2.33 2.53 2.23 2.23 

LSD/Sig 1.02 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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Peach 

‘Snowbrite’ 


Applicant: Zaiger’s Inc. Genetics, Modesto, California, 

USA. 

Agent: Fleming’s Nurseries & Associates Pty Ltd, 

Monbulk, VIC. 

Characteristics (Figure 28) Tree: size large, vigorous, 

growth upright, density medium, bearer regular, productive, 

trunk size medium – stocky, texture medium shaggy, colour 

RHS 197B, branch size medium, branch texture smooth to 

medium rough, lenticels; medium size, medium number. 

Leaf: size large mean length 165mm, mean width 41.3mm, 

form lanceolate acutely pointed, thickness medium, margin 

crenate, petiole medium length medium thickness, nectaries 

reniform, number of nectaries varying from 1 to 4 mean 

number is 2, nectary size large, nectary position on the base 

of the leaf blade and upper portion of the petiole, leaf colour 

upper surface green to dark green RHS 138A, lower surface 

light green to jade green RHS 137B. Flower: bud size large, 

bud form plump, pubescence pubescent, flower size large, 

form rosaceous, pollen present, petal colour pink. Fruit: size 

large, mean axial diameter 70mm, mean diameter 

transversely in suture plane 70mm, form globose nearly 

symmetrical slightly retuse at stem end, suture shallow 

extending from base to apex, ventral surface usually 

rounded, some fruit very slightly lipped, apex varies from 

rounded to slight pistil point, base slightly retuse, cavity 

rounded to slightly elongated in suture plane mean depth 

12.7mm mean breadth 22mm. Skin: thickness medium, 

texture medium tenacious to the flesh, down moderate 

medium length, tendency to crack none, colour yellowish 

white RHS 9D to light yellow RHS 12B ground colour with 

a red overcolour RHS 40A to RHS 41A. Flesh: ripens 

evenly, texture very firm, fibers few small tender, amygdalin 

undetected, eating quality excellent, flavour excellent 

subacid mild, juice moderate, aroma moderate, colour white 

RHS 155A, pit cavity greyish yellow to yellowish grey RHS 

8D. Stone: type freestone, size large mean length 35mm 

mean width 24mm, form obovoid, apex acuminate, base 

straight to slightly oblique, sides equal to unequal, usually 

unequal, surface furrowed towards apex pitted toward base, 

ridges rounded, tendency to split very slight, colour light 

brown to brown RHS 165C. Keeping quality good. (Note: 

all RHS colour chart number refer to 1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: selected 

seedling (‘O’Henry’ peach x ‘Giant Babcock’ peach) x 

selected seedling (‘May Grand’ nectarine x ‘Sam Houston’ 

peach). A large number of seedlings of this parentage were 

grown under close observation and one such seedling which 

is the new variety having especially desirable fruit 

characteristics and as a result was selected for reproduction 

and commercialisation. Selection criteria: white flesh, early 

maturity. Propagation: ‘Snowbrite’ will be commercially 

propagated in Australia by budding onto peach root stock 

budwood is obtained from the original quarantine mother 

trees. Breeder: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Zaiger’s Inc. Genetics, 

Modesto, California, USA. 

Choice of Comparators Prunus persica ‘White Lady’ and 

Prunus persica ‘Sugar May’ are selected as comparators as 

they are both varieties of common knowledge in Australia. 

‘White Lady’ differs from ‘Snowbrite’ as it matures 

approximately 13 days later. ‘Sugar May’ differs from 

‘Snowbrite’ as ‘Sugar May’ has a semi-clingstone type 

stone and a low acid flavour; fruit matures 8 days before 

‘Snowbrite’ which has a freestone type stone and subacid 

flavour. The parents of ‘Snowbrite’ were not considered as 

comparators as they are non-commercial breeding lines 

developed by the applicant. 

Comparative Trial The information contained herein is 

based on overseas data sourced from the US Plant Patent 

Number Plant 8,195 dated April 6, 1993, with data 

confirmed by local observations where possible. Local 

location: Monbulk, VIC (Latitude 38º S, elevation 200m). 



USA 1991 Granted ‘Snowbrite’ 

First sold overseas 1993. First sold in Australia Aug 1998. 

Description: Zoee Maddox, Fleming’s Nurseries Pty. Ltd. Monbulk, VIC. 

Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Tanarua’ 


Applicant: Rosen Tantau, Mathias Tantau Nachfolger, 

Uetersen, Germany. 

Agent: Sovereign Nurseries Pty Ltd, Catherine Field, 

NSW. 

Characteristics (Figure 1) Plant: narrow, bushy, medium 

height and width. Young shoot: anthocyanin colouration 

weak to medium (medium), bronze to reddish brown. Stem: 

prickles present, flat lower side, many short prickles, few 

long. Leaf: size medium (large), dark, medium glossiness, 

leaflet; cross section slightly concave, strong undulation 

(medium), terminal leaflet; blade medium length (mean 

75.7mm) and width (mean 45.4mm), (petiole length mean 

12.2mm), shape of base rounded (obtuse). Flowering shoot: 

number of shoots medium. Flower: pedicel very few hairs 

(absent); bud ovate; type double, number of petals few to 

medium, diameter medium (mean 82.2mm), irregularly 

rounded, upper profile convex (flattened convex), lower 

profile concave, medium fragrance. Sepals extensions 

medium sometimes strong. Petal: medium size (width mean 

41.2mm), inner side; colour of middle zone of between ca. 

RHS 22A and RHS 24C (24 C-D), more mature flowers and 

outer petals more pink, between ca. RHS 29C and RHS 

38C, marginal zone between ca. RHS 24C and RHS 29C, 

orange-pink, outer petals more pink, between ca. RHS 29C 

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and RHS 38C, spot at base present, large (medium), yellow 

ca. RHS 12A (12 B), sometimes with a flush of orange, 

outer side; middle zone between ca. RHS 16C and RHS 

17D, yellow-orange with a flush of pink, marginal zone 

between ca. RHS 16C, RHS 17D and RHS23D, yelloworange 

with a flush of pink, basal spot present, large, ca. 

RHS 4C, yellow-greenish, ca. RHS 4C, laterally with a 

flush of orange, reflexing of margin medium to strong 

(medium), undulation weak, stamens yellow (orangeyellow), 

flowering continuous. (Data in parenthesis based 

on local observation, all RHS colour chart number used in 

local observation is from 1986 edition.) 


‘Parero’ x pollen parent ‘Ruirovingt’ A syn Prophyta A in 

planned breeding program. The main difference to pollen 

parent is in the colour of the middle zone of the inner side 

of the petal (RHS 22A-RHS 24C Vis a Vis RHS 36C-RHS 

50D), dark leaf colour and reflexing of petal margins. 

Selection criteria: flower colour. Propagation: vegetative 

over several generations. Breeder: Hans Jurgen Evers, 



that ‘Tennessee’ A is the most similar variety of common 

knowledge on the basis of flower colour. However, the main 

difference is it has slightly darker (RHS 28B-C) petal colour 

compared to the candidate variety. ‘Interpeach’ syn Peachy 

was initially considered but later rejected because of its 

lighter petal colour. 


herein is based on CPVO Report ROO 2554 dated 21 Jan 

1999 and local observations made in Catherine Field, NSW 

in Mar 2001. The data from local observation is given in 

parenthesis. 



EU 1997 Granted ‘Tanarua’ 

Canada 1998 Applied ‘Tanarua’ 

Japan 1998 Applied ‘Tanarua’ 

Norway 1998 Granted ‘Tanarua’ 

Poland 1998 Applied ‘Tanarua’ 

Israel 1998 Granted ‘Tanarua’ 

First sold in Germany in Sep 1997. 


‘Tanotika’ 

Application No: 2000/296 Accepted: 14 Nov 2000. 

Applicant: Rosen Tantau, Mathias Tantau Nachfolger, 


Agent: Sovereign Nurseries Pty Ltd, Catherine Field, 

NSW. 

Characteristics (Figure 2) Plant: habit narrow, bushy, 

height low, width medium. Young shoot: anthocyanin 

colouration very weak to weak, hue bronze to reddish 

brown. Stem: prickles present, shape of lower side concave, 

short prickles absent or very few, long prickles number 

medium. Leaf: size (medium), green colour, glossiness of 

upper side medium, leaflet; cross section flat, undulation of 

margin weak, terminal leaflet; length of blade medium 

(mean 51.1mm), width medium (mean 33.7mm), (petiole 

length mean 15.8mm), shape of base wedge-shaped. 

Flowering shoot: number of flowers medium. Flower 

pedicel: number of hairs very few. Flower bud: shape of 

longitudinal section ovate. Flower: type double, number of 

petals medium to many, diameter medium to large (medium 

mean 74.0mm), view from above irregularly rounded, side 

view of upper part flat, side view of lower part concave. 

Fragrance weak. Sepals extensions medium. Petal size 

medium (width 33.7mm), colour inner and outer side 

greenish-white, (ca. RHS 155C), basal spot inner side 

present, small, colour yellow-green (ca. RHS 1D), basal 

spot outer side absent, reflexing of margin strong, 

undulation of margin weak. Stamen: filament yellow; 

flowering habit almost continuous. (Data in parenthesis 

based on local observation, all RHS colour chart number 

used in local observation is from 1986 edition.) 


RT 81 426X x pollen parent RT 83 126 in a planned 

breeding program. Both parents are breeding stock plants 

within the breeding program. The main difference to the 

parent plants is smaller flower diameter and intermediate 

greenish-white colouration of petals. Selection criteria: 

uniform greenish-white petal colour. Propagation: 

vegetative over several generations. Breeder: Hans Jurgen 

Evers, Uetersen, Germany. 


that ‘Prebian’ A syn Bianca A is the most similar variety of 

common knowledge on the basis of flower colour. However, 

the main difference is the comparator has no basal spots on 

either side of petal. 


herein is based on CPVO Report ROO 2548 dated 21 Jan 

1999 and local observations made in Catherine Field, NSW 

in Mar 2001. The data from local observation is given in 

parenthesis. 



EU 1997 Granted ‘Tanotika’ 

Canada 1998 Applied ‘Tanotika’ 

Colombia 1998 Applied ‘Tanotika’ 

Japan 1997 Applied ‘Tanotika’ 

Poland 1998 Granted ‘Tanotika’ 

Israel 1997 Applied ‘Tanotika’ 

First sold in Germany in Oct 1997. First Australian sale 

May 2000. 



Serruria 

‘Carmen’ 


Applicant: Agricultural Research Council, Elsenburg, 

South Africa. 

Agent: Proteaflora Enterprises Pty Ltd, Monbulk, VIC. 

Characteristics (Table 35, Figure 14) Plant: dense, upright, 

compact Spring flowering shrub with numerous small deep 

pink inflorescences. Stem: moderate anthocyanin 

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colouration present. Leaf: alternate arrangement, much 

divided dark green rhomboid leaves, averaging 44mm long, 

with an average of 16 terete segments. Inflorescence: small 

inflorescences with deep pink bracts and florets, average 

diameter 30mm, ovate involucral bracts with sessile bases 

and acuminate apices. The dense cluster of florets hirsute at 

their apices, and grey (RHS 201B). In aged inflorescences, 

the strongly red-purple coloured perianth (RHS 59B) 

collapse over the involucral bracts and darkens the overall 

appearance of the inflorescence. Flowering season: 

commences in Monbulk in early Oct, with peak flowering 

in Nov. (All RHS colour chart numbers refer to 1986 

edition.) 


seedling selection: three generations of open pollination and 

selection. In 1976, a natural hybrid between S. florida and 

S. rosea was observed in a plantation. Seed originating from 

open pollination of this hybrid, was collected and seedlings 

raised. Seed was collected and seedlings raised from open 

pollinated plants of this generation, and from two 

subsequent generations. ‘Carmen’ was selected from the 3 rd 

generation of open-pollination. Breeding took place in 

Elsenburg, South Africa between 1976-1992. Selection 

criteria: numerous small dark pink flower heads, compact 

plant habit. Propagation: from cuttings. Breeder: 

Agricultural Research Council- Fynbos, Elsinburg, South 

Africa. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Sugar N Spice’ A is chosen 

because it is the most similar variety of common 

knowledge. The other comparator, S. florida X S. rosea 

unnamed hybrid of South African origin, was chosen for its 

similar inflorescence and leaf characteristics. 

Comparative Trial Location: Monbulk, VIC, Autumn 

1999-Spring 2000. Conditions: trial conducted outdoors, in 

a sunny position, plants propagated from cutting in Autumn 

1999, rooted cuttings planted into 140mm pots filled with 

soilless potting mix (pine bark base), nutrition maintained 

with slow release fertilisers, plants pinched in Dec 1999, 

and Jan 2000. Assessment in Oct-Nov 2000. Trial design: 

fifteen pots of each variety arranged in a randomised design 

with 3 replicates. Measurements: from all 15 plants. One 

sample per plant. 


No prior application and overseas sale. First Australian sale 

Aug 2000. 

Description: Paul Armitage, Proteaflora Nursery Pty Ltd, Monkulk, VIC. 

Table 35 Serruria varieties 

‘Carmen’ *‘Sugar N * S. florida X S. 

Spice’ A rosea 

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ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF STEM 

medium very weak weak 

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LEAF GREEN COLOUR 

dark green yellow-green medium – 

dark green 

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INFLORESCENCE NUMBER/ PLANT 

mean 51.13 21.26 64.13 


LSD/sig 12.19 P≤0.01 ns 

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BRACTS: SHAPE OF APICES 

acuminate acuminate narrow 

acuminate 

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BRACTS: ATTITUDE TO TUFT OF FLOWERS 

oblique adpressed deflexed 

to 

perpendicular 

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BRACTS: LENGTH TO WIDTH RATIO 

mean 1.88 2.41 2.64 


LSD/sig 0.11 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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BRACTS: COLOUR AT ANTHESIS (RHS, 1986) 

midrib red-purple red-purple red-purple 

RHS 59A RHS 60A RHS 60B 

venation RHS 60C RHS 63B RHS 59D 

margins RHS 65C RHS 62D RHS 65C 

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Sand Couch 

‘Ozlawn’ 

Application No: 1999/284 Accepted: 22 Oct 1999. 

Applicant: Todd Layt, Clarendon, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 36, Figure 56) Plant: long 

rhizomatous perennial, ground–hugging habit, thickly 

matted turf, height low. Stem: short, sheath pale. Stolons: 

relatively long and thick, highly branched, internode colour 

pale, little red tone. Leaf: angle of leaves to stem usually 45 

degrees, leaves relatively long and wide, bluish dark green 

in colour, open rather than folded leaf, few ligule hairs. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: ‘Nathus 

Green’ A x experimental line AB1. The two parents were 

grown in a hot house, protected from other pollen. The 

flower heads were regularly rubbed together to ensure 

pollination. After maturation the seed was collected from 

each plant and sown into open trays. The germinated seed 

was pricked out into tube trays, 43 from the, ‘Nathus 

Green’, and 18 from AB1. These plants were monitored and 

‘Ozlawn’ selected from the 43 plants that had the ‘Nathus 

Green’ A as female parent and AB1 as the male. Selection 

criteria: ‘Ozlawn’ was selected for its branching stolons like 

‘Nathus Green’ A and its broader leaf like AB1. 

Propagation: one plant of ‘Ozlawn’ was multiplied from 

stolon cuttings and grown in a sample plot and found to 

show the desirable characteristics in the field situation and 

found to be uniform and stable. Breeder: Todd Layt, 

Clarendon, NSW. 

Choice of Comparators Both parents, ‘Nathus Green’ A 

and AB1 were chosen as comparators. In addition two 

similar ecotypes which are known 69 and WA-2 were also 

included. Other experimental lines (AB2, AB3 and AB4) 

were initially considered but later were rejected because of 

their less branching habit. No other similar varities of 

common knowledge have been identified. 

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Comparative Trial Location: Windsor, NSW, spring 1999 

– autumn 2000. Conditions: trial conducted in 140mm pots, 

plants produced by stolon division. The pots were fertilised 

with Osmocote® and watered daily. Each pot was trimmed 

once, all at the same time. The potting mix was ANL No.2 

mix. Trial design: 50 of each of the trial plants arranged in 

random rows. Measurements: taken from 20 plants of each 

type in the trial, selected at random from the 50 trial plants, 

one sample from each plant for the measured 

characteristics. 


No prior applications. ‘Ozlawn’ was first sold in Australia in 

Nov 1998. 

Description: Brian Quinn, Newham, VIC. 

Table 36 Sporobolus varieties 

‘Ozlawn’ *‘Nathus *AB1 *WA-2 *69 

Green’ A 

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ANGLE OF LEAF TO STEM- 4th or 5th leaf down (degree) 

mean 46.50 49.00 71.75 46.00 46.75 

std deviation 16.2 17.1 17.2 16.4 12.4 

LSD/sig 11.4 ns P≤0.01 ns ns 

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ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF INTERNODE (RHS, 

1995) 

183B 183B 183B 178A absent 

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INTERNODE LENGTH -1st nearest tiller towards roots (mm) 

Mean 23.40 25.24 22.97 31.27 9.76 

std deviation 3.9 3.22 4.7 4.4 3.8 

LSD/sig 2.66 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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INTERNODE WIDTH -1st nearest tiller towards roots (mm) 

mean 2.29 1.33 1.15 1.25 1.45 

std deviation 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 

LSD/sig 0.27 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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146A 146A 146B 146B 144A 

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LEAF LENGTH – 4th or 5th down on tiller (mm) 

mean 74.70 68.15 56.60 57.15 46.95 

std deviation 23.1 23.6 25.3 17.6 14.8 

LSD/sig 16.50 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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LEAF WIDTH – 4th or 5th down on tiller (mm) 

mean 3.62 2.19 2.13 2.55 2.41 

std deviation 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 

LSD/sig 0.32 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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LEAF CROSS-SECTION (1= folded, 4= flat) 

mean 3.50 1.45 2.15 2.40 1.95 

std deviation 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 

LSD/sig 0.39 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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TILLER WIDTH NEAR BASE (mm) 

mean 1.43 0.90 0.96 1.00 0.93 

std deviation 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.19 

LSD/sig 0.13 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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TILLER NUMBER 

very very few few few 

many many 

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Sutera, Bacopa 

‘Novasnow’ 


Applicant: RW Rother, Emerald, VIC. 

Agent: Tony Kebblewhite t/a Florabundance Wholesale 

Nursery, Verrierdale, QLD. 

Characteristics (Table 37, Figure 21) Plant: perennial, 

habit prostrate (mean width 322.10mm), height very short 

(mean 30.33mm). Stem: pubescent, internode short (mean 

18.23mm at 3rd internode). Leaf: opposite, small, leaf 

length (mean 25.45mm), leaf width (mean 20.30mm), 

shape ovate, mature upper leaf colour green (RHS 137B), 

mature lower leaf colour (RHS 137C). Flower: round, 5 

lobed, fused at base, diameter small (mean width 

11.71mm), colour white (RHS 155D), flower throat colour 

(RHS 14A) (Note: all RHS colour chart numbers refer to 

the 1986 edition.) 

Origin and Breeding Spontaneous mutation: arose as a 

sport in a bed of Sutera ‘Blizzard’ A in Gensingen, 

Germany. The mutant was selected due to its more vigorous 

growth habit and its much larger flowers. The parental 

variety has a similar growth habit but with shorter 

internodal spacing. Selection criteria: superior flowering 

into warmer weather, better resistance to fungal diseases. 

Propagation: several plants were vegetatively propagated 

from the original plant and found to be uniform and stable. 

Breeder: L. Kientzler, Innova Plant BV. Gensingen, 

Germany. 

Choice of Comparator ‘Blizzard’ A was selected as the 

sole comparator because it is the parental variety and the 

most similar variety of common knowledge. No other 

similar varieties have been identified. 

Comparative Trial Location: Verrierdale, QLD, spring 

2000. Conditions: trial conducted under full sun. Plants 

propagated vegetatively with rooted cuttings grown in 

140mm pots with soilless potting media. Osmocote Plus 

being the only fertilizer used with pest and disease 

treatment applied as needed. Trial design: 30 pots of each 

variety in a random design. Measurements: taken from all 

trial plants. 



EU 2000 Applied ‘Novasnow’ 

Canada 2000 Applied ‘Novasnow’ 

USA 2001 Applied ‘Novasnow’ 

Japan 2001 Applied ‘Novasnow’ 

First sold in EU and USA in Jan 2000. First sold in 

Australia in Sep 2000. 

Description: Tony Kebblewhite, Florabundance, QLD. 

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Table 37 Sutera varieties 

‘Novasnow’ ‘Blizzard’ A 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (mm) 

mean 20.30 15.99 


LSD/sig 1.61 P≤0.01 

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immature upper 143B 143B 

immature, lower 143C 143C 

mature, upper 137B 137B 

mature, lower 137C 137D 

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FLOWER DIAMETER (mm) 

mean 11.71 10.47 


LSD/sig 0.82 P≤0.01 

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COROLLA LOBE WIDTH (mm) 

mean 3.89 2.91 


LSD/sig 0.29 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 


Red Clover 

‘Broadway’ 

Application No: 2001/060 Accepted: 16 March 2001. 

Applicant: AgResearch Limited, Palmerston North, New 

Zealand. 

Agent: AgResearch (Australia) Limited, Drumcondra, 

VIC. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Grasslands Hamua’, ‘Grasslands 

Colenso’, ‘Grasslands Turoa’ and ‘Astred’ were chosen as 

comparators. ‘Redwest’ was also included because of it’s 

close association with ‘Grasslands Hamua’. ‘Redquin’ and 

‘Quinequeli’ were chosen because of their close association 

to each other and similarities to ‘Grasslands Hamua’. In 

addition, ‘Renegade’ and ‘PAC 19’ were also included. 

‘Grasslands G27’ was not included as it is a tetraploid 

variety. The original source materials were not used for 

reasons stated above. 

Comparative Trial Location: AgResearch Grasslands 

Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Latitude 

40º23′S, elevation 33m), autumn-summer 2000/2001. 

Conditions: plants raised from seed sown on 22/3/00 in seed 

flats in controlled glasshouse conditions. Plants trimmed on 

28/4/00 to enhance establishment and placed in the open for 

hardening. Plants transplanted into open field site on 8/7/00 

at 60cm between plants and 120cm between plots. Trial 

design: randomised block 10 plots of 10 plants of each 

variety arranged in a completely randomised design in each 

block. Measurements: from all available plants. 



New Zealand 2001 Applied ‘Grasslands 

No prior sale. 

Broadway’ 

Description: Jeff E. Miller, AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, 

NZ 

Characteristics (Table 38, Figure 58) Plant: diploid, habit 

prostrate, height low, spread wide, mid season maturing. 

Stem: density high, length medium (65cm), thin (3.2mm), 

anthocyanin moderate, pubescence high, internode length 

medium, number per stem medium (mean 12). Leaf: length 

short (26.3mm), width narrow (10.2mm), mark present in 

93%, colour medium light green. Flower: (50% 43 days 

from 1st Nov), colour medium 53% (RHS 77C/D) to 47% 

dark (RHS 77B). 

Origin and Breeding Recurrent Phenotypic selection: 

seven cycles of selection within and between 27 variable 

populations originating from Spain and Portugal collected 

by Grasslands staff in 1986. The original population was 

characterised by less prostrate/non spreading plant habit, 

smaller and more variable leaf and moderately high 

formononetin levels. Repeated selection for spreading 

growth habit, leaf size and formononetin levels produced 

breeding lines, which were then evaluated for seed 

production potential. From these lines, a uniform single line 

known as GF68 was selected to become ‘Broadway’. 

Selection criteria: growth habit, larger leaf size, uniformity 

and seed production. ‘Broadway’ differs from original 

source material in characters used for selection criteria. 

Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Dr W. (Bill) Rumball, 

Palmerston North, New Zealand. 

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Table 38 Trifolium varieties 

‘Broadway’* ‘G. Hamua’ *‘G. Colenso’*‘G. Turoa’ *‘Astred’ *‘Redwest’ *‘Redquin’ *‘Quinqueli’ *‘Renegade’ *‘PAC19’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

DAYS TO MEAN FLOWERING (Days from 1st flower on 1/11/2000) 

mean 42.6 46.2 46.0 74.5 42.7 34.5 49.0 53.6 34.7 61.9 

std deviation 9.5 16.2 13.8 7.0 12.7 12.2 7.4 5.8 15.1 14.8 

LSD/sig 4.9 ns ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STEM LENGTH (cm) 

mean 64.7 66.6 60.7 79.0 80.7 56.6 72.5 95.5 64.5 75.5 

std deviation 11.9 18.0 15.6 10.0 18.5 15.2 13.6 17.3 16.2 16.9 

LSD/sig 6.5 ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

STEM THICKNESS (mm) 

mean 3.15 3.79 3.60 3.75 3.57 3.76 3.87 3.84 4.30 4.51 

std deviation 0.44 0.60 0.51 0.45 0.49 0.62 0.57 0.45 0.69 0.70 

LSD/sig 0.33 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P0.5cm) 

mean 12.0 10.6 9.8 13.4 12.3 8.7 11.8 22.9 8.6 11.7 

std deviation 2.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.6 2.8 

LSD/sig 3.2 ns ns ns ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF LENGTH (mm) – Central terminal leaflet 

mean 26.3 31.2 28.2 24.3 28.5 32.0 34.7 30.9 36.2 31.6 

std deviation 4.8 5.3 5.2 3.9 5.0 5.5 7.2 4.8 6.0 5.9 

LSD/sig 2.5 P≤0.01 ns ns ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

LEAF WIDTH (mm) – Central terminal leaflet 

mean 10.2 12.1 11.9 7.9 11.1 13.3 13.8 12.2 14.7 13.2 

std deviation 2.2 2.7 2.8 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.1 3.0 

LSD/sig 1.1 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 P



Wheat 

‘Anlace’ 


Applicant: Luminis Pty Ltd, Adelaide, SA and 


ACT. 

Characteristics (Table 39, Figure 44) Plant: spring wheat, 

habit intermediate during tillering, height medium, maturity 

medium to late. Glaucosity: flag leaf sheath medium strong, 

leaf blade medium, culm strong, ear strong. Stem: pith thin. 

Ear: colour white, shape tapering, density medium, awns 

absent, scurs present on tip only, scurs short, rachis 

hairiness medium, lower glume broad shouldered elevated 

with a short moderately curved beak, internal hairs medium, 

lemma beak moderately curved. Grain: colour white, 

texture soft, shape ovoid to elongate, brush short. Seasonal 

type: spring. Disease resistance: Stem rust resistant, stripe 

rust resistant, leaf rust Lr24, flag smut moderately resistant, 

cereal cyst nematode moderately resistant and tolerant, bunt 

very susceptible. Glutenin alleles: a,c,a,c,b,c alleles at the 

Glu-A1, Glu-B1, Glu-D1, Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-D3 loci 

respectively. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: backcrossing 

program using ‘Amigo’ as a donor of rust resistance to the 

recurrent parent ‘Tatiara’. Full pedigree: Amigo/4*Tatiara. 

Except for different rust resistance ‘Anlace’ is very similar 

to ‘Tatiara’ and another derivative ‘Bowie’. Backcrossing 

was performed by the National Cereal Rust Control 

Program, Sydney University during 1984 to 1986, further 

selection occurred at Roseworthy and then testing for yield 

and quality was carried out across sites in SA during 1993 

to 1999. Propagation: seed produced by self-pollination. 

Breeder: Gil Hollamby, Roseworthy Campus, The 

University of Adelaide, SA, with the help from the National 

Cereal Rust Control Program. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Tatiara’, ‘Bowie’ and ‘Buckley’ 

were chosen as comparators because they are closely 

related to ‘Anlace’ and very much similar in phenotype. 

‘Tatiara’ is the recurrent parent. No other varieties similar 


Comparative Trial Location: Roseworthy Campus, 

Roseworthy South Australia winters 1998, 1999 and 2000. 

Conditions: trials conducted in the field, sown at optimal 

time in a loamy mallee soil under normal farm practice of 

seeding rate and fertilisation, 1998 average, 1999 a dry year, 

2000 above average but dry during ear emergence. Trial 

design: randomised block design of 3 blocks, plots were 6 

rows wide and 3.2m long, approximately 1000 plants per 

plot. Measurements: 5 plants per plot randomly selected, 

other measurements, including plant height and ear 

emergence, were measured at other sites in SA. 


No prior applications. First sold in Australia in May 1999. 

Description: Gil Hollamby, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy 

Campus, Roseworthy, SA. 

Table 39 Triticum varieties 

‘Anlace’ *‘Tatiara’ *‘Bowie’ *‘Buckley’ 

____________________________________________________ 

TIME TO EAR EMERGENCE 1999 (days from 31 Aug) 

mean 17.3 16.0 16.0 16.3 

std deviation 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 

LSD/sig 1.2 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

STEM RUST GENES 

Sr24+ none Sr38 Sr30 

effective 

____________________________________________________ 

LEAF RUST GENES (Plate) 

Lr24 Lr1Lr20 Lr1Lr37 none 

effective 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Babbler’ 

Application No: 2000/143 Accepted: 6 Nov 2000. 




ACT. 


semi-erect, height medium, straw pith thin. Flag leaf: 

glaucosity medium. Ear: emergence early, glaucosity 

medium, shape tapering, density medium to dense, colour 

white, awns at tip medium. Lower glume: shoulder width 

narrow to medium, shoulder shape slightly sloping, beak 

shape straight, beak length medium. Lowest lemma: beak 

shape straight. Grain: colour white. Seasonal type: spring. 


‘Janz’/‘Lark’. Initial cross was made in 1986. F 1 plants were 

grown in 1987 and F 2 populations in 1988. Single head 

selections were taken from the F 2 and grown as single rows 

in the F 3 . Pedigree selection was conducted in the F 3 ,F 4 ,F 5 

and F 6 generations, with selections being made on the basis 

of stem rust, leaf rust, stripe rust and Septoria tritici blotch 

resistance, height and straw strength. F 5 derived bulks were 

harvested from the F 6 generation. These were evaluated for 

yield and quality, in unreplicated experiments, in the F 7 and 

F 8 generations during 1993 and 1994. Detailed disease 

resistance assessment was conducted in the period 1993 to 

1997. Replicated trials have been conducted from 1996 to 

1999, to establish merits of the line. ‘Babbler’ was 

identified as possessing the most desirable combination of 

yield, disease resistance and grain quality. Selection 

criteria: high yield, resistance to stem rust, leaf rust, stripe 

rust, grain quality. Propagation: seed. Breeder: NSW 

Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Janz’ and ‘Lark’ were the parents 

of ‘Babbler’ and as such were chosen as comparators. 

‘Diamondbird’ is used as a commonly used variety in the 

same agro-ecological region . ‘Wylah’ and ‘Whistler’ were 

rejected for their winter habit as opposed to spring habit of 

‘Babbler’. ‘Cunningham’, ‘H45’ and ‘Silverstar’ have 

maturity differences that exclude them from the trial. 




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moisture at 40kg/Ha seeding rate with 100kg/ha of MAP. 


Data collection: 10 specimens per replicate randomly 


Prior Applications and Sale 

No prior application. First sold in Australia in May 2000. 



‘Babbler’ *‘Janz’ *‘Lark’ *‘Diamondbird’ 

____________________________________________________ 


mean 86.62 85.50 82.85 95.65 

std deviation 4.05 4.74 4.00 2.68 


____________________________________________________ 

EAR EMERGENCE 

early early medium – early – 

early medium 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR DENSITY 

medium – medium – medium – lax – 

dense dense dense medium 

____________________________________________________ 

AWNS OR SCURS AT TIP OF EAR 

medium long – medium – medium – 

medium long long 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME SHOULDER WIDTH 

narrow- narrow narrow narrow 

medium 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME SHOULDER SHAPE 

slightly elevated slightly slightly 

sloping sloping sloping 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME BEAK LENGTH 

short long short long 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME BEAK SHAPE 

straight slight straight slight 

curve 

curve 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME EXTENT OF EXTERNAL HAIRS 

medium- weak weak weak 

strong 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Clearfield WHT JNZ’ 






habit semi-erect, height short (mean 66.68cm), maturity 

medium. Stem: pith thick. Flag leaf: tendency to be 

recurved absent, sheath glaucosity strong. Ear: density 

dense (node length 3.80cm), length short (mean 7.46cm), 

shape in profile parallel sided, colour white, glaucosity 

medium to strong, awns present and medium (mean 

5.69cm). Lower glume: shoulder width narrow, shoulder 

shape sloping, internal hairs medium, glume beak length 

short (mean 5.03mm), glume beak shape straight. Lemma: 

beak shape straight. Grain: colour white, hard, shape oval, 

germ face steep, width narrow, brush length medium, brushend 

profile medium. Herbicide Resistance: tolerant to 

imidazolinone based, MIDAS herbicide. 


‘Janz’*4 x pollen parent ‘Fidel’ selection 3 in a planned 

breeding program. The seed parent is susceptible to the 

imidazolinone herbicide group. ‘Clearfield WHT JNZ’ is 

tolerant to the imidazolinone herbicide group. The final 

backcross was made in 1995 at Agriculture Western 

Australia, South Perth, WA. The breeding method used 

strategic backcrosses in conjunction with the F 2 progeny 

method. This variety was backcrossed three times and 

individual plants selected at each back cross for herbicide 

tolerance to imidazolinone. Selection criteria: tolerance to 

imidazolinone herbicide group. Propagation: by seed 

through selection and testing in small scale breeders trials 

and performance testing by Agriculture Western Australia’s 

Crop Variety Testing Program in various regional locations 

in WA. Breeder: Dr. Iain Barclay, Agriculture Western 


Choice of Comparators ‘Janz’ was chosen as a comparator 

because it is the recurrent seed parent of ‘Clearfield WHT 

JNZ’ ‘Fidel’ was initially considered but was later excluded 

because it is a red grained, long season variety. 

Comparative Trial Location: Paddock 1EB, Wongan Hills 

Research Station, Agriculture Western Australia, Wongan 

Hills WA. Sown 6/7/00. Conditions: plants raised in sandy 

loam pH 4.65 in CaCl 2 in open beds. Two blocks were 

sown, block A was a measurement block and block B was a 

chemical treatment block. Both blocks were treated with 

Sprayseed 250 ® at 2 l/ha on 6/7/99 for weed control and 

Tilt 50Ec ® was sprayed at 0.5 l/ha for rust on 1/9/00. Block 

A was sprayed with Yield ® at 2l/ha as a pre-emergent for 

rye grass on 6/7/00, Achieve ® at 380gm/ha as a postemergent 

for rye-grass on 31/7/00 and Jaguar ® at 0.75 l/ha 

for broadleaf control on 11/8/00. Block B was sprayed with 

MIDAS ® an imidazolinone based herbicide at various 

rates (3x recommended rate; recommended rate; 75% 

recommended rate & Nil) on 14/8/00 to show the distinct 

character for ‘Clearfield WHT JNZ’ of tolerance to 

imidazolinone compared to the comparator ‘Janz’ which is 

not tolerant to imidazolinone. Agyield at 80kg/ha was 

drilled with the seed and both blocks were top-dressed with 

Urea at 50kg/ha on 4/8/00. Trial design: plants were sown 

in randomized blocks, block A was a measurement block of 

1.8m x 33m and block B was a chemical treatment block of 

1.8m x 21.5m. Both blocks had two replications. Both 

blocks included two generations of ‘Clearfield WHT JNZ’. 

Measurements: taken from 10 specimens per replicate 

selected randomly from approximately 2000 plants. One 

sample per plant. 


Description: Natalie Dyer, Agriculture Western Australia, Wongan Hills, 

WA. 

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‘Clearfield *‘Janz’ 

WHT JNZ’ 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR GLAUCOSITY 

medium-strong medium 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR: shape in profile 

parallel-sided tapering 

____________________________________________________ 

AWN LENGTH (mm) 

mean 56.94 48.66 


LSD/sig 6.135 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME – from mid third of ear 

shoulder shape sloping elevated 

beak length medium short – medium 

internal hairs medium weak 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER LEMMA- from mid third of ear 

beak shape straight slightly curved 

____________________________________________________ 

TOLERANCE TO IMIDAZOLINONE BASED HERBICIDE 

tolerant 

susceptible 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Clearfield WHT STL’ 






habit erect, height short (mean 71.03cm), maturity medium. 

Stem: pith thin. Flag leaf: tendency to be recurved absent, 

sheath glaucosity strong. Ear: density medium (node length 

4.36cm), length medium (mean 8.88cm), shape in profile 

tapering, colour white, glaucosity medium to strong, awns 

present and medium (mean 5.6cm). Lower glume: shoulder 

width narrow to medium, shoulder shape elevated, internal 

hairs weak, glume beak length medium (mean 6.21mm), 

glume beak shape straight. Lemma: beak shape straight. 

Grain: colour white, hard, shape oval, germ face steep, 

width narrow, brush length medium, brush-end profile 

pointed. Herbicide Resistance: tolerant to imidazolinone 

based, MIDAS herbicide. 


‘Stiletto’*3 x pollen parent ‘Spear’/‘Fidel’ selection 2 in a 

planned breeding program. The seed parent is susceptible to 

the imidazolinone herbicide group. ‘Clearfield WHT STL’ 

is tolerant to the imidazolinone herbicide group. The final 

backcross was made in 1995 at Agriculture Western 

Australia, South Perth, WA. The breeding method used 

strategic backcrosses in conjunction with the F 2 progeny 

method. This variety was backcrossed three times and 

individual plants selected at each back cross for herbicide 

tolerance to imidazolinone. Selection criteria: tolerance to 

imidazolinone herbicide group. Propagation: by seed 

through selection and testing in small scale breeders trials 

and performance testing by Agriculture Western Australia’s 

Crop Variety Testing Program in various regional locations 

in WA. Breeder: Dr. Iain Barclay, Agriculture Western 


Choice of Comparators ‘Stiletto’ was chosen as a 

comparator because it is the recurrent seed parent of 

‘Clearfield WHT STL’. ‘Spear’ was chosen as a comparator 

because it constitutes part of the pedigree of the pollen 

parent ‘Spear’/‘Fidel’ Selection 2. ‘Fidel’ was initially 

considered but was later excluded because it is red grained, 

long season variety. 

Comparative Trial Location: Paddock 1EB, Wongan Hills 

Research Station, Agriculture Western Australia, Wongan 

Hills WA. Sown 6/7/00. Conditions: plants raised in sandy 

loam pH 4.65 in CaCl 2 in open beds. Two blocks were 

sown, block A was a measurement block and block B was a 

chemical treatment block. Both blocks were treated with 

Sprayseed 250 ® at 2L/ha on 6/7/99 for weed control and 

Tilt 50Ec ® was sprayed at 0.5 l/ha for rust on 1/9/00. Block 

A was sprayed with Yield ® at 2l/ha as a pre-emergent for 

rye grass on 6/7/00, Achieve ® at 380gm/ha as a postemergent 

for rye-grass on 31/7/00 and Jaguar ® at 0.75 l/ha 

for broadleaf control on 11/8/00. Block B was sprayed with 

MIDAS ® an imidazolinone based herbicide at various 

rates (3x recommended rate; recommended rate; 75% 

recommended rate & Nil) on 14/8/00 to show the distinct 

character for ‘Clearfield WHT STL’ of tolerance to 

imidazolinone compared to the comparators ‘Stiletto’ and 

‘Spear’ which are not tolerant to imidazolinone. Agyield at 

80kg/ha was drilled with the seed and both blocks were topdressed 

with Urea at 50kg/ha on 4/8/00. Trial design: plants 

were sown in randomized blocks, block A was a 

measurement block of 1.8m x 33m and block B was a 

chemical treatment block of 1.8m x 21.5m. Both blocks had 

two replications. Both blocks included two generations of 

‘Clearfield WHT STL’. Measurements: taken from 10 

specimens per replicate selected randomly from 

approximately 2000 plants. 


First sold in Australia in Mar 2000. 

Description: Natalie Dyer, Agriculture Western Australia, Wongan Hills, 

WA. 


‘Clearfield *‘Stiletto’ *‘Spear’ 

WHT STL’ 

____________________________________________________ 

PLANT GROWTH HABIT 

erect semi-erect erect 

____________________________________________________ 


medium – strong medium – 

strong 

strong 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR SHAPE IN PROFILE 

tapering parallel- tapering 

sided 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR LENGTH – excluding awns and scurs (mm) 

mean 88.09 81.47 84.23 


LSD/sig 3.94 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME – from mid third of ear 

shoulder width narrow to narrow to broad 

medium medium 

____________________________________________________ 

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GRAIN – from mid third of ear 

shape oval oval to oval to 

truncated truncated 

____________________________________________________ 

TOLERANCE TO IMIDAZOLINONE BASED HERBICIDE 

tolerant susceptible susceptible 

____________________________________________________ 

‘K3057’ 





ACT. 


semi-erect to erect, height medium, straw pith thin. Flag 

leaf: glaucosity medium to-weak. Ear: emergence early to 

medium, glaucosity medium to strong, shape tapering, 

density lax to medium, colour white, awns at tip medium to 

long. Lower glume: shoulder width narrow to medium, 

shoulder shape elevated, beak shape slight curve, beak 

length long. Lowest lemma: beak shape straight. Grain 

colour: white. Seasonal type: spring. 


K1056/M3348//‘Cook’///‘Dollarbird’. F 1 seed was sown in 

1987 and single head selections from the F 2 population 

were sown into single rows in 1990. F 4 observation plots 

were sown in 1991 and preliminary yield assessment was 

conducted in unreplicated trial plots in 1992. Stage 2 

replicated trials were conducted in 1993 where the line 

showed good yield potential with acid soil tolerance. K3057 

progressed through NSW Agriculture’s advanced trials and 

was entered into stage 4 state wide evaluation trials in 1996. 

Grain samples from these trials were evaluated for grain 

quality where this lines weaker dough strength was 

identified as desirable. ‘K3057’ was tested at the Sydney 

University disease progress nursery in 1996 where 

resistance to the 3 rusts was identified. Large scale 

evaluation of grain quality was concluded in 1998 by the 

Uniform Quality Testing committee after which approval 

for release was granted. Selection criteria: high yield, 

resistance to stem rust, leaf rust, stripe rust, grain quality, 

acid soil tolerance. Propagation: seed. Breeder: Akram 

Khan, NSW Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Dollarbird’ as the pollen parent 

for the cross. ‘Diamondbird’ and ‘Janz’ were selected as 

commonly used varieties in the same agro-ecological 

region. ‘ ‘Tailorbird’ was not used as a comparator as there 

are significant yield and grain quality differences. ‘Wylah’, 

‘Sunbrook’ and ‘Whistler’ were rejected for their winter 

habit as opposed to spring habit of K3057. ‘Cunningham’, 

‘H45’ and ‘Silverstar’ have significant maturity and acid 

soil tolerance differences that exclude them from the 

comparator trial. The seed parent is an experimental 

breeding line and therefore was excluded. 








Prior Applications and Sale Nil. 



‘K3057’ *‘Dollar- *‘Diamond- *‘Janz’ 

bird’ bird’ 

____________________________________________________ 

GROWTH HABIT 

semi erect semi erect semi erect semi erect 

– erect – erect 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR EMERGENCE 

early – medium – medium – early 

medium early early 

____________________________________________________ 

FLAG LEAF GLAUCOSITY 

medium – weak – medium medium 

weak medium 

____________________________________________________ 


medium – medium medium mediumstrong 

strong 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR DENSITY 

lax – lax – lax – medium – 

medium medium medium dense 

____________________________________________________ 


medium – medium medium long – 

long -long medium 

____________________________________________________ 


narrow – narrow – narrow narrow 

medium medium 

____________________________________________________ 


elevated slightly slightly elevated 

sloping sloping 

____________________________________________________ 

‘Kukri’ 


Applicant: Luminis Pty Ltd, Adelaide, SA and Grains 



intermediate, height medium. Time of ear emergence: very 

early to early. Flag leaf: anthocyanin colouration of auricles 

strong, glaucosity weak. Ear: glaucosity weak, shape 

tapering, density lax, colour white, fully awned. Straw: pith 

thin. Apical rachis: hairiness medium. Lower glume: 

shoulder width medium, shoulder shape slightly elevated, 

beak length long, beak shape moderately curved. Grain: 

colour white, shape somewhat elongated, brush short. 

Coleoptile: short. Seasonal type: spring. Disease resistance: 

stem rust resistant (Sr2), leaf rust resistant, stripe rust 

moderately resistant, yellow leaf spot moderately resistant, 

crown rot moderately resistant, bunt very susceptible. 

Quality: glutenin bands a,b,d,d,h,b for Glu-A1, Glu-B1, 

Glu-D1, Glu-A3, Glu-B3 and Glu-D3 loci respectively, 

polyphenol oxidase activity low. 


breeding line CO1213 x pollen parent breeding line 

RAC549 in a planned breeding program. The original cross 

was made in 1977 between lines in the Australian Elite 

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Crossing Nursery. The full pedigree is: DRP((FN- 

K58xN10B/Gb55)NAI60)/(TOB-CNO’S’xTOB- 

8156/CALxBb-CNO)/2/MDN/6*RAC177. Selection 

occurred at Roseworthy Agricultural College and further 

crosses were made, the last in 1987. Rust resistant F 2 plants 

were selected in the field at Castle Hill in 1988 and further 

single plant selection was carried out at Roseworthy in 1989 

and 1990. A preliminary yield trial at Roseworthy in 1991 

identified a line designated DT68570-117 as having 

potential and this was entered into replicated widescale 

yield trials across SA from 1994 to 2000 as RAC820, which 

was later released as ‘Kukri’. Selection criteria: yield and 

adaptation, disease resistance and particularly potential 

Prime Hard quality. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: Gil 

Hollamby, Roseworthy Campus, The University of 

Adelaide, SA. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Barunga’, ‘Janz’, ‘Frame’, 

‘Excalibur’ and ‘Krichauff’ were chosen for the 

comparative trial, as these are similar fully awned varieties. 

‘Yitpi’ was added as a comparator in the 2000 trial as this 

new release is also of similar phenotype. The parents were 

not included because these are non-commercial breeding 

lines. 

Comparative Trials Location: Roseworthy Campus, 

Roseworthy, SA winter 1999 and again in winter 2000. 

Conditions: trials conducted in the field, sown at optimal 

time in a loamy mallee soil under normal farm practice of 

seeding rate and fertilisation, 1999 a dry season, 2000 above 

average but dry at heading. Trial design: randomised block 

design of 3 blocks, plots were 6 rows wide and 3.2m long, 

approximately 1000 plants per plot. Measurements: 5 plants 

per plot randomly selected, other measurements were taken 

from comparative yield trials sown at other sites. 


No prior applications. First sold in Australia in May 2000. 

Description: Gil Hollamby, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy 

Campus, Roseworthy, SA. 


‘Kukri’ *‘Barunga’ *‘Janz’ ‘Excalibur’ ‘Frame’ ‘Krichauff’ ‘Yitpi’ 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

TIME OF EAR EMERGENCE (Days from 31st Aug) 

mean 20.8 19.5 23.0 20.5 29.0 20.0 25.8 

std deviation 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.4 0.7 

LSD/sig 2.6 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

SPIKELET NUMBER PER EAR (Including Sterile Basal Spikelets 2000) 

mean 22.9 19.8 22.3 20.7 21.9 19.8 21.3 

std deviation 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 

LSD/sig 1.1 P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 ns P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

BASAL STERILE SPIKELETS PER EAR (2000) 

mean 3.2 3.4 3.2 2.6 4.5 2.7 4.6 

std deviation 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.3 

LSD/sig 1.3 ns ns ns P



and plant type was conducted for F 3 to F 6 generations by 

NSW Agriculture. Yield and small scale quality evaluation 

trials were conducted from 1991 to 1994 by NSW 

Agriculture. Wide scale regional yield experiments, by 

NSW Agriculture, were conducted from 1995-1998 to 

establish the yield and quality merits of the line. Selection 

criteria: disease resistance, growth habit, grain yield and 

quality. Propagation: seed. Breeder: NSW Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Rosella’ was chosen as the pollen 

parent for the cross. ‘Sunsoft 98’ is a commonly used 

Australian Soft White variety of similar growth habit. The 

winter habit biscuit wheats ‘Bowie’, ‘Triller’, ‘Snipe’ and 

‘Tatiara’ were rejected because of significant differences in 

flour quality and rust resistances. 












‘M5631’ *‘Rosella’ *‘Sunsoft 98’ 

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GROWTH HABIT 

intermediate semi erect- semi erectintermediate 

intermediate 

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FLAG LEAF ANTHOCYANIN COLOURATION OF 

AURICLES 

weak absent absent 

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EAR EMERGENCE 

early – medium – medium – 

medium early late 

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medium strong – medium – 

medium strong 

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weak- medium – medium – 

medium strong weak 

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EAR DENSITY 

medium – medium – medium 

dense dense 

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AWNS AT TIP OF EAR LENGTH 

medium medium medium – long 

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EAR COLOUR 

white – white white 

brown 

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narrow – absent – medium 

medium very narrow 

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slightly sloping straight 

sloping 

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medium medium medium – 

short 

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straight straight slight curve 

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medium weak weak 

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‘Mitre’ 



Attwood, VIC and Grains Research and Development 


Characteristics (Table 46, Figure 46) Plant: semi-dwarf, 

spring wheat, habit erect, height medium to tall, maturity 

medium. Foliage: colour dark green (RHS 146A, 1995). 

Flag leaf: length medium, width wide, tendency to be 

recurved weak, auricle anthocyanin colouration absent, 

sheath glaucosity strong. Stem: straw pith thin to medium. 

Ear: glaucosity medium to weak, erect, parallel to slightly 

tapering, white, lax, fully awned. Lower glume: shoulder 

width narrow, shoulder shape elevated, internal hairs absent 

to weak; glume beak length long, slightly curved. Lemma: 

moderately curved. Grain: white, hard, ovate, germ face 

steep, width narrow, brush length short, end profile medium 

to pointed, Australian Hard (AH) or Australian Premium 

White (APW) grade. Disease Resistance: resistant to stem 

(Sr24) and moderately resistant to leaf (Lr24) and stripe 

rust. Resistant and moderately intolerant to Cereal Cyst 

Nematode (CCN), susceptible to Root Lesion Nematode P. 

thornei and P.neglectus. Moderately susceptible to 

susceptible to Septoria tritici. Moderately resistant to Flag 

smut. Susceptible to yellow leaf spot. 


‘Janz’ (3Ag3/4*Condor//Cook) x pollen parent ‘Beulah’ 

(Cook*2/Millewa//TM56). The original cross was made in 

1990 at VIDA, Horsham, VIC, single plants selected in the 

F 2 and F 2 derived F 3 lines were evaluated for disease 

resistance and agronomic type. Single plant selections were 

taken in F 4 , the F 5 multiplied in summer and the F 6 -F 10 lines 

evaluated on the following selection criteria: grain yield, 

grain quality, stem, leaf & stripe rust resistance, resistance 

to CCN and agronomic adaptation to the wheat belt of 

south-eastern Australia. In F 9 , 100 single spike selections 

were taken to ensure uniformity for disease resistance and 

agronomic characteristics, these were multiplied in summer 

and evaluated in 1998 for uniformity based on rust reaction, 

CCN resistance, high and low molecular weight glutenins 

and visual type. Of these, 47 lines were reconstituted as 

VK237R, which was released as ‘Mitre’. ‘Mitre’ was tested 

in F 12 -F 13 in various regional locations in southern NSW, SA 

and VIC from 1999 to 2000. Propagation: by seed. Breeder: 

Dr Peter Martin, Mr Tony O’Connor, Mr Robert Christie, 

Dr Russell Eastwood and staff of the wheat breeding 

program, Agriculture Victoria, Horsham, VIC. 

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Choice of Comparators The seed parent ‘Janz’ and the 

pollen parent ‘Beulah’ both were included in the trial as 

comparators. ‘Janz’ was chosen as a comparator because it 

is a semi-dwarf, white chaffed, fully awned spring wheat of 

medium maturity similar to the candidate. ‘Beulah’ was 

chosen as a comparator because it is also a semi dwarf, 

spring wheat of similar mature height to the candidate. 

Comparative Trial Location: Wongamine, Avon Valley, 

sown on 26/6/00. Conditions: plants were in red loam pH 

5.3 in CaCl 2 in open plots. The plots were treated with 

glyphosate on 24/06/00, Brodal at 150ml/ha on 22/07/99 

was applied for radish control, no treatment for disease or 

insect control was required. Agras No 1 at 100 kg/ha was 

drilled with the seed and Urea at 80 kg/ha was topdressed at 

early tillering. Trial design: plants sown in randomised 

complete blocks, plot size 10m x 1.42m (8 rows) in 2 

replications. Measurements: taken from 10 specimens per 

replicate selected randomly from approximately 2000 

plants. One sample per plant. 



Description: David Collins, David Collins Consulting, Northam, WA. 


‘Mitre’ *‘Beulah’ *‘Janz’ 

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FLAG LEAF WIDTH -at ear emergence (mm) 

mean 18.75 14.87 15.17 


LSD/sig 2.71 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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DAYS TO EAR EMERGENCE 

mean 101.00 95.05 97.6 


LSD/sig 2.64 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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MATURE HEIGHT – stem, ear & awns (mm) 

mean 770.35 737.35 724.05 


LSD/sig 42.3 ns P≤0.01 

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medium medium strong 

to weak to weak 

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PRIMARY EAR LENGTH (mm) 

mean 75.82 71.91 67.86 


LSD/sig 5.91 ns P≤0.01 

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AWN LENGTH – at tip of primary ear (mm) 

mean 70.89 60.97 58.70 


LSD/sig 5.64 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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STEM PITH 

thin to thin thin 

medium 

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LOWER GLUME: 

shoulder shape elevated elevated elevated 

shoulder width narrow wide narrow to 

medium 

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GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS 

shape ovate truncated ovate 

brush end profile 

medium to blunt medium 

pointed 

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‘Mulgara’ 



of the State of New South Wales, Orange, NSW 


semi-erect, height medium, straw pith thin. Flag leaf: 

glaucosity medium to strong. Ear: emergence early to 

medium, glaucosity medium to strong, shape tapering, 

density medium to dense, awns at tip long to medium, 

colour white. Lower glume: shoulder width medium, 

shoulder shape strongly elevated, beak shape straight, 

extent of internal hairs weak to medium. Grain: colour 

white. Seasonal type: spring. 


‘Hartog’/‘Sunco’//3*‘Sunco’. First controlled pollination in 

1992. ‘Hartog’ was used as the donor parent (high 

osmoregulation) and ‘Sunco’ as the recurrent parent (low 

osmoregulation). Three backcrosses were performed in the 

glasshouse to the cultivar ‘Sunco’ using high 

osmoregulation as a selection criterion. After the last 

backcross, lines were self pollinated to produce an F 2 

population containing homozygous individuals. This line is 

derived from one of these individual plants which was 

selected for high osmoregulation in 1995. It has been 

propagated by self pollination over three generations. 

Selection criteria: agronomic characteristics, disease 

resistance and quality traits. Propagation: seed. Breeder: Dr 

J. M. Morgan, NSW Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Sunco’ and ‘Hartog’ were the 

parents of ‘Mulgara’ and as such were chosen as 

comparators. ‘Janz’ was selected as a commonly used 

variety in the same agro-ecological region. 












‘Mulgara’ *‘Sunco’ *‘Hartog’ *‘Janz’ 

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AURICLES 

weak- absent absent absent 

medium 

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medium- medium medium medium 

strong 

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medium- medium medium medium 

strong 

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EAR DENSITY 

medium medium medium lax-medium 

to dense to dense to dense 

____________________________________________________ 


long – long – medium – long – 

medium medium long medium 

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medium narrow- narrow- narrow 

medium medium 

____________________________________________________ 


strongly strongly slightly elevated 

elevated elevated sloping 

____________________________________________________ 


long long short long 

____________________________________________________ 


straight straight straight slight curve 

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weak – medium weak weak 

medium 

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‘Strzelecki’ 





ACT. 


habit semi-erect to intermediate during tillering, height 

medium, maturity medium. Stem: pith thin. Leaf: flag leaf 

strongly recurved, flag leaf ligule anthocyanin strong, flag 

leaf sheath glaucosity medium. Ear: density medium, length 

medium, shape in profile parallel, colour white, glaucosity 

weak to medium, awns present and medium. Floret: lower 

glume beak length short. Grain: white and hard. Disease 

resistance: resistance to yellow spot (Pyrenophora triticirepentis). 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed (nonrecurrent) 

parent ‘Vicam’x 4* pollen (recurrent) parent 

‘Batavia’ in a planned breeding program with the final 

backcross in 1991. The selected BC 3 F 4 line designated as 

QT7709, grown in 1995, comprised the progeny of a single 

BC 2 F 3 plant. Five years of selection and/or evaluation, 

including field performance testing, milling, baking quality 

and disease resistance evaluation, and removal of off-types 

from QT7709 have occurred since 1995. QT7709 was 

renamed ‘Strzelecki’ in 2000. ‘Strzelecki’ was developed as 

a typically slow maturing winter-sown wheat well adapted 

to the northern wheat-growing region of Australia. 

Selection criteria: high yield, good agronomic 

characteristics and high disease resistance with particular 

reference to yellow spot resistance, and desirable export 

quality. Propagation: seed produced by self-pollination 

through at least two generations. Breeder: P M Banks and R 

G Rees, Department of Primary Industries, Toowoomba, 

QLD. 

Choice of Comparators The parents, ‘Vicam’ and 

‘Batavia’ were chosen as comparators as these are the most 

similar varieties of common knowledge. 

Comparative Trial Location: Wellcamp Farm, Wellcamp, 

Jondaryan shire, QLD, Jul – Nov 1999 and Jul – Nov 2000. 

Conditions: plants were raised in well fertilised, irrigated 

soil in open beds. Trial design: three-row plots of 

approximately 200 plants each variety, with two different 

seed sources (representing different generations) of 

‘Strzelecki’, arranged in a randomised block with 5 (1999) 

or 10 (2000) replications. Metric measurements: taken from 

5 specimens selected at random from each of five plots in 

the 2000 trial. 


Description: Tony Done, Leslie Research Centre, Department of Primary 

Industries, Toowoomba, QLD. 


‘Strzelecki’ *‘Vicam’ *‘Batavia’ 

____________________________________________________ 

AURICLE ANTHOCYANIN (30/9/1999) 

strong absent or very weak 

strong 

____________________________________________________ 

GROWTH STAGE (30/9/1999, 3/10/2000) 

50, 53 65, >69 50, 56 

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mean 76 48 80 



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EAR INTERNODE LENGTH – mean of six central internodes 

of ear (mm) 

mean 4.4 4.1 4.8 


LSD/sig 0.22 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR LENGTH -excluding awns (mm) 

mean 101 84 109 


LSD/sig 5.7 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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EAR MATURITY COLOUR 

white coloured white 

____________________________________________________ 

LOWER GLUME BEAK LENGTH (mm) 

mean 4 13 4 



____________________________________________________ 

YELLOW SPOT RESISTANCE (seedling test) 

moderately resistant susceptible 

resistant 

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‘Thornbill’ 

Application No: 2000/142 Accepted: 6 Nov 2000. 




ACT. 


intermediate, height medium, straw pith thin, anthocyanin 

colouration of auricles weak. Flag leaf glaucosity medium 

to weak. Ear: emergence medium, glaucosity weak to 

medium, shape tapering, density medium to dense, awns at 

tip medium to long, colour dark brown. Lower glume: 

shoulder width very narrow, shoulder shape sloping, beak 

shape straight, extent of internal hairs medium. Grain 

colour: white, Seasonal type: winter. 


Lr21,Sr X/ M3087. Initial cross was made by National 

Cereal Rust Control Program under direction from NSW 

Agriculture. The seed parent is a breeding line used to 

impart a high level of stem and leaf rust in M3087. 

Selection for rust resistance was made at the Plant Breeding 

Institute, The University of Sydney, Cobbitty. Pedigree 

selection for habit and plant type was conducted for F 3 to F 6 

generations by NSW Agriculture. Yield and small scale 

quality evaluation trials were conducted from 1991 to 1994 

by NSW Agriculture. Wide scale regional yield 

experiments, by NSW Agriculture, were conducted from 

1995-1998 to establish the yield and quality merits of the 

line. Selection criteria: disease resistance, growth habit, 

grain yield and quality. Propagation: seed. Breeder: NSW 

Agriculture. 

Choice of Comparators ‘M3087’ was included as it is the 

pollen parent. ‘Rosella’ was included as it is a sister line to 

the pollen parent and is commonly grown within the 

industry. ‘Triller’ is another commonly used variety for the 

production of biscuit wheat and was also included. ‘Snipe’ 

another commonly used biscuit wheat was not used because 

it is awnless as opposed to ‘Thornbill’ which is awned. The 

seed parent is an experimental breeding line and therefore 

was excluded. 











‘Thornbill’ *‘M3087’ *‘Rosella’ *‘Triller’ 

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GROWTH HABIT 

interm- semi – semi – intermediate 

erect- erect- ediate 

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AURICLES 

weak absent absent strong – 

very strong 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR EMERGENCE 

medium – medium – medium – medium – 

late early late late 

____________________________________________________ 


medium – medium – strong – medium – 

weak weak medium weak 

____________________________________________________ 


weak – medium medium medium – 

medium 

weak 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR DENSITY 

medium – medium – medium – lax-medium 

dense dense dense 

____________________________________________________ 

AWNS AT TIP OF EAR LENGTH 

medium – long – medium – short – 

long medium short medium 

____________________________________________________ 

EAR COLOUR 

dark white white white 

brown 

____________________________________________________ 


very absent – narrow narrow 

narrow very 

narrow 

____________________________________________________ 


sloping slightly slightly straight 

sloping sloping 

____________________________________________________ 


medium medium – medium – n/a 

short short 

____________________________________________________ 


straight slight straight slight 

curve 

curve 

____________________________________________________ 


medium weak weak n/a 

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Waxflower hybrid 

‘Jasper’ 

Application No. 1997/137 Accepted: 19 Jun 1997. 




Characteristics (Table 50, Figure 18) Plant: short-medium, 

erect, bushy. Stem: thickness medium, branch angle small, 

internode length short. Leaf: length small-medium, 

thickness small-medium, angle small, apex acute. 

Flowering time: late. Flower: arrangement narrow distal, 

density dense, diameter small. Bud: main colour with cap 

red (RHS 47B), without cap deep purple (RHS 75A). Petal: 

colour first opened deep purple (RHS 75A), at mid-maturity 

purple (RHS 75B). Flower nectary: colour first opened 

greyed orange (RHS 170B), at mid-maturity greyed purple 

(RHS 186A). Staminodia: outline very narrow triangular, 

numerous, very long, curve inwards to style. Calyx lobe: 

colour purple (RHS 75D). Calyx tube: longitudinal 

furrowing absent, outline conical-flared, mid-point colour 

greyed red (RHS 180A), diameter small. (Note: all RHS 



open pollination of Verticordia plumosa and Chamelaucium 

uncinatum at Halls Head, Western Australia. Selected at 

Halls Head in Jun 1994. After a series of propagation trials, 

plants were produced from the seedling in 1995 and 1996. 

All plants were found to be uniform and stable. Subsequent 

cutting propagated generations were produced in 1997. The 

parentage was confirmed by DNA fingerprinting in 2000 ✝ . 

Selection criteria: small purple flowers, dense terminal 

flowering heads, erect growth. Propagation: cutting. 

Breeder: Agriculture Western Australia. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Eric John’ A was considered as 

the most similar variety of common knowledge on the basis 

of flower colour. DNA fingerprinting has also shown ‘Eric 

John’ A to be a hybrid between V. plumosa and 

C. uncinatum. The parents were not considered for the trial 

because ‘Jasper’ is clearly distinguishable from V. plumosa 

because it lacks the blue-grey leaf colour, has no feathered 

petals, has more purple flowers and is more vigorous. 

‘Jasper’ is clearly distinguishable from C. uncinatum as it is 

erect, has terminal flowers and has numerous long 

staminodia giving a ciliated appearance. 







plants. 




✝ Additional Information Previously one of the putative 

parents was thought to be C. floriferum. However, DNA 

fingerprinting identified the parentage as Verticordia 

plumosa x Chamelaucium uncinatum. 

Table 50 Verticordia x Chamelaucium varieties 

‘Jasper’ *‘Eric John’ A 

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BRANCH ANGLE (degree) 

mean 24.7 41.1 


LSD/sig 1.04 P≤0.01 

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INTERNODE LENGTH (mm) Main stem 100mm from 

terminal 

mean 10.75 19.20 


LSD/sig 1.21 P≤0.01 

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LEAF LENGTH (mm) 

mean 12.6 9.00 


LSD/sig 0.57 P≤0.01 

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LEAF ANGLE (degree) 

mean 12.9 7.15 


LSD/sig 0.80 P≤0.01 

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FIRST FLOWERING (date) 

8-Sep 

20-Aug 

Late 

Mid 

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FLOWER DENSITY 

dense 

sparse-medium 

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BUD COLOUR WITHOUT CAP (RHS, 1986) 

75A 

81D 

deep purple purple violet 

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PETAL COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

75A 

75C 

deep purple purple 

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PETAL COLOUR AT MID-MATURITY (RHS, 1986) 

75B 

75D 

purple 

pale purple 

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NECTARY COLOUR AT FIRST OPENING (RHS, 1986) 

170B 

168B 

greyed 

greyed 

orange 

orange 

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NECTARY COLOUR AT MID-MATURITY (RHS, 1986) 

186A 

179A 

greyed 

greyed 

purple 

red 

____________________________________________________ 

STAMINODIA OUTLINE 

very narrow narrow 

triangular, triangular 

numerous, very 

long & curve 

inwards to style 

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CALYX LOBE COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

75D 

82D 

purple 

purple violet 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE OUTLINE 

conical-flared conical 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE MID-POINT COLOUR (RHS, 1986) 

180A 

59A 

greyed red red purple 

____________________________________________________ 

CALYX TUBE DIAMETER (mm) 

mean 4.27 3.58 


LSD/sig 0.072 P≤0.01 

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Vicia faba 

Field Bean 

‘Deep Purple’ 

Application No: 1998/198 Accepted: 14 Oct 1998. 

Applicant: Mannalea Nominees Pty Ltd, Grass Valley, 

WA. 


height medium, maturity early. Stem: anthocyanin 

colouration absent. Foliage: colour bluish green, intensity 

medium, length short to medium, width narrow to medium, 

folding weak. Raceme: number of flowers at 2 nd fertile 

node medium (mean 4.98). Flower: length short to medium, 

wing; melanin spot present, standard; melanin spot absent, 

anthocyanin colouration present, intensity slight. Truss: 

number of pods few (mean at 2nd fertile node 1.3). Pod: 

attitude erect, length short to medium, width medium, 

degree of curvature absent or slight, thickness of pod wall 

thin. Seed: shape of median longitudinal section square, 

shape of cross section elliptic, testa colour mid to dark 

violet, hilum colour black. Disease resistance: susceptible 

to Ascocyhta and chocolate spot. 

Origin and Breeding Recurrent phenotypic selection: 

seven seeds were selected from the variety ‘Fiord’ in 1994 

for purple testa colour. Further selections were made from 

1995 to 1997 for testa colour and plant type. In each 

selection cycle, removing approximately 2% of seeds with 

green seed colour. ‘Deep Purple’ was included in variety 

evaluation trials conducted by Agriculture Western 

Australia from 1996 to 1999 where it consistently 

outyielded its parent, ‘Fiord’. ‘Deep Purple has also been 

evaluated in trials in SA and VIC. The variety was bulkedup 

in isolation in the Avon Valley, WA. Selection criteria: 

seed yield, seed testa colour, disease resistance and 

adaptation to the agricultural regions of WA. Propagation: 

by seed. Breeder: Angie Roe, Northam, WA. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Fiord’ was chosen as a 

comparator because it has similar maturity to the candidate. 

‘Fiord’ is the seed parent of the candidate. ‘Ascot VF’ A was 

chosen as a comparator because it is a recent selection from 

‘Fiord’ with similar maturity. 

Comparative Trial Location: Wongamine, Avon Valley, 

sown 26 Jun 2000. Conditions: plants were in red loam pH 

5.3 in CaCl 2 in open plots. The plots were treated with 

glyphosate on 24 Jun 2000, Fusilade at 150 ml/ha on 22 Jul 

1999 was applied for wild oat control, no treatment for 

disease or insect control was required. Agras No 1 at 100 

kg/ha was drilled with the seed. Due to the lack of finishing 

rains the trial was irrigated in Oct to ensure seed set. Trial 

design: plants sown in randomised complete blocks, plot 

size 10m x 1.42m (8 rows) in 2 replications. Measurements: 

taken from 10 specimens per replicate selected randomly 

from approximately 2000 plants. One sample per plant. 


Description: David Collins, David Collins Consulting, Northam, WA . 

Table 51 Vicia varieties 

‘Deep *‘Fiord’ *‘Ascot VF’ A 

Purple’ 

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LEAFLET LENGTH – basal pair of leaflets (mm) 

mean 42.87 51.94 42.76 


LSD/sig 5.14 P≤0.01 ns 

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LEAFLET WIDTH – basal pair of leaflets (mm) 

mean 24.29 28.38 24.93 


LSD/sig 3.95 P≤0.01 ns 

____________________________________________________ 

MATURE HEIGHT (mm) 

mean 341.38 373.25 262.25 

std deviation 37.94 44.52 22.15 

LSD/sig 28.71 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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HEIGHT OF FIRST POD – at maturity (mm) 

mean 180.50 192.00 133.75 

std deviation 17.79 24.03 21.27 

LSD/sig 17.4 ns P≤0.01 

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POD LENGTH – at 2nd fertile node (mm) 

mean 51.75 50.27 43.78 


LSD/sig 5.25 ns P≤0.01 

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SEED TESTA COLOUR 

mid to dark beige green to 

violet 

beige 

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Grape 

‘BW 41/5’ 


Applicant: Andriske Table Grapes Pty Ltd, Paringi, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 52, Figure 26) Shoot: medium to 

strong vigour, half opened to opened tip, overall distribution 

of anthocyanin colouration of tip, strong in intensity, no 

prostrate or erect hairs on tip, shoot attitude erect during 

flowering. Tendrils: long and continuous along shoot. 

Flower: hermaphrodite. Mature leaf: large, pentagonal, five 

lobes, dark green in colour, weak blistering on upper 

surface of blade, teeth rectilinear and medium in size, sinus 

very open, V shaped, no anthocyanin colour on main veins, 

no prostrate or erect hairs on or between the veins on the 

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lower side, no hairs on petiole. Bunches: very large, loose, 

peduncle long with weak lignification. Berry: very large, 

obtuse ovate to short elliptic with circular cross section, 

green yellow skin, medium bloom, berry skin thick, flesh 

not coloured, slight muscat flavour, seeded berry, separation 

from pedicel medium to difficult. 

Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: Seed parent 

‘Red Globe’ x pollen parent ‘Menindee Seedless’. The seed 

parent is characterised by large firm seeded fruit, mid to late 

maturing. The pollen parent is a white variety. Mature seeds 

were recovered and propagated to seedling stage by a 

commercial nursery and transplanted to field plots for ongrowing 

and evaluation. Propagation: multiplication by 

cuttings. Breeder: Stanley Andriske (now deceased) carried 

out breeding on Farm 3 Paringi NSW 2738 prior to his 

death in December 1991. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Italia’ and ‘Calmeria’ were 

chosen as comparators. ‘Italia’ is a white seeded grape with 

a muscat flavour. ‘Calmeria’ is also a white seeded grape 

that matures late in the season. These white seeded varieties 

were considered to be closest varieties of common 

knowledge. The seed parent ‘Red Globe’ was not chosen as 

a comparator as it is a red variety. The pollen parent 

‘Menindee Seedless’ was not chosen as a comparator as it is 

a seedless variety. 

Comparative Trial Location: Farm 3 Paringi, NSW 

(Latitude 34º South), trial planted in winter 1996. 

Conditions: trial conducted in the field within existing 

vineyard plantings, vines propagated from cutting in a 

nursery, planted into trial site, irrigation, nutrition and pest 

and disease treatments in-line with standard vineyard 

practices, no bunch trimming or thinning carried out, no GA 

applied. Vines trained onto large V trellis. Trial design: 

three-vine panels of each variety, arranged in a randomised 

block design replicated five times. Measurements: from five 

vines of each variety, taken over 3 seasons, 1998/99, 

1999/2000, 2000/01. 


Description: Garth Swinburn, Scholefield Robinson Horticultural 

Services Pty Ltd, Mildura, VIC. 

Table 52 Vitis varieties 

‘BW 41/5’ *‘Italia’ *‘Calmeria’ 

____________________________________________________ 

BUNCH WIDTH (cm) 

mean 13.5 12.4 11.6 



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BERRY LENGTH (mm) 

mean 31 27 24 

std deviation 3 3 2 

LSD/sig 2.0 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

BERRY WIDTH (mm) 

mean 26 21 16 


LSD/sig 1.0 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

____________________________________________________ 

YOUNG SHOOT CHARACTERISTICS 

Distribution of anthocyanin 

overall piping overall 

Intensity of anthocyanin 

strong very weak weak 

Prostrate hairs on tip 

none none medium 

Erect hairs on tip 

none none sparse 

____________________________________________________ 

MATURE LEAF CHARACTERISTICS 

Blistering on upper side 

weak medium weak 

Shape of petiole sinus 

very open open open 

Shape of petiole sinus base 

V-shaped U-shaped V-shaped 

Anthocyanin on veins (upper) 

absent weak absent 

Prostrate hairs between veins 

none dense none 

Prostrate hairs on veins 

none medium none 

____________________________________________________ 

BUNCH CHARACTERISTICS 

Size very large medium medium 

Density loose medium medium 

loose loose 

Length of peduncle 

long long medium 

____________________________________________________ 

BERRY CHARACTERISTICS 

Size very large medium-large medium 

Shape obtuse ovate short elliptic elliptic to 

to short to cylindrical cylindrical 

elliptic 

Bloom medium medium – strong 

strong 

Skin thickness thick medium very thick 

Flavour slight muscat muscat none 

Separation from pedicel 

medium- difficult difficult 

difficult 

____________________________________________________ 

‘HBS 17-35’ 


Applicant: Andriske Table Grapes Pty Ltd, Paringi, NSW. 

Characteristics (Table 53, Figure 27) Shoot: medium to 

strong vigour, half opened to opened tip, overall distribution 

of anthocyanin colouration of tip, weak in intensity, no 

prostrate or erect hairs on tip, shoot attitude erect during 

flowering. Tendrils: long and continuous along shoot. 

Flower: hermaphrodite. Mature leaf: large, pentagonal, five 

lobes, dark green in colour, weak blistering on upper 

surface of blade, teeth rectilinear and medium in size, sinus 

very open, U shaped, no anthocyanin colour on main veins, 

no prostrate or erect hairs on or between the veins on the 

lower side, no hairs on petiole. Bunches: large, loose, 

peduncle medium length and medium lignification. Berry: 

large, roundish with circular cross section, green yellow 

skin, medium to strong bloom, berry skin thin, flesh not 

coloured, no particular flavour, seedless berry, separation 

from pedicel medium to difficult. 

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Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: Seed parent 

‘Red Globe’ x pollen parent ‘Menindee Seedless’. The seed 

parent is characterised by large firm fruit, mid to late 

maturing. The pollen parent is white and seedless. Mature 

seeds were recovered and propagated to seedling stage by a 

commercial nursery and transplanted to field plots for ongrowing 

and evaluation. Propagation: multiplication by 

cuttings. Breeder: Stanley Andriske (now deceased) carried 

out breeding on Farm 3 Paringi, NSW prior to his death in 

Dec 1991. 

Choice of Comparators ‘Centennial’ and ‘Menindee 

Seedless’ were chosen as comparators. ‘Menindee 

Seedless’ is a white seedless grape and the pollen parent of 

the candidate. ‘Centennial’ is also a white seedless grape. 

These white seedless varieties were considered to be closest 

varieties of common knowledge. The seed parent ‘Red 

Globe’ was not chosen as a comparator as it is a red seeded 

variety. 

Comparative Trial Location: Farm 3 Paringi, NSW 

(Latitude 34º South), trial planted in winter 1996. 

Conditions: trial conducted in the field within existing 

vineyard plantings, vines propagated from cutting in a 

nursery, planted into trial site, irrigation, nutrition and pest 

and disease treatments in-line with standard vineyard 

practices, no bunch trimming or thinning carried out, no GA 

applied. Vines trained onto large V trellis. Trial design: 

three-vine panels of each variety, arranged in a randomised 

block design replicated five times. Measurements: from five 

vines of each variety, taken over 3 seasons, 1998/99, 

1999/2000, 2000/01. 

Shape of petiole sinus 

very open very open slightly open 

Shape of petiole sinus base 

U-shaped U-shaped V-shaped 

Anthocyanin on veins (upper) 

absent weak absent 

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BUNCH CHARACTERISTICS 

Size medium – medium medium 

large 

Density loose very loose medium 

Length of peduncle 

medium short medium 

Lignification of peduncle 

medium strong weak 

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BERRY CHARACTERISTICS 

Size large small medium 

Shape roundish long elliptic short elliptic 

Bloom medium – medium – medium 

strong strong 

Skin thickness thin medium medium 

Separation from pedicel 

difficult easy easy-medium 

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Description: Garth Swinburn, Scholefield Robinson Horticultural 

Services Pty Ltd, Mildura, VIC. 

Table 53 Vitis varieties 

‘HBS 17-35’ *‘Centennial’ *‘Menindee 

Seedless’ 

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BUNCH LENGTH (cm) 

mean 16.7 19.8 17.7 



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BERRY LENGTH (mm) 

mean 23 26 24 



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BERRY WIDTH (mm) 

mean 22 15 18 


LSD/sig 1.0 P≤0.01 P≤0.01 

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YOUNG SHOOT CHARACTERISTICS 

Intensity of anthocyanin 

weak strong medium 

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MATURE LEAF CHARACTERISTICS 

Size of blade large very large medium – large 

Length of leaf medium medium short – medium 

Length of teeth medium medium short 

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GRANTS 


GRANTS 

Agapanthus praecox subsp orientalis 

Agapanthus 

‘Silver Sword’ A 

Application No: 1999/214 Grantee: Janet and Mark 

Lamble, Berry, NSW. 

Certificate No: 1655 Expiry Date: 7 February, 2021. 



‘Summer Melody’ A 

Application No: 1997/190 Grantee: The University of 

Sydney, Camperdown, NSW and Protected Plant 

Promotions Australia Pty Ltd, Macquarie Fields, NSW. 

Certificate No: 1709 Expiry Date: 19 March, 2021. 

‘Summer Stars’ A 





Avena sativa 

Oats 

‘Targa’ A 

Application No: 1999/218 Grantee: University of 

Tasmania, Hobart, TAS and The Crown in Right of the 

State of Tasmania through the Department of Primary 

Industries, Water and Environment, Kings Meadows, 

TAS. 



Philippine Violet 

‘Jetstreak’ A 

Application No: 2000/055 Grantee: Hilder’s Nursery, 

Upper Stone via Ingham, QLD. 


Bougainvillea hybrid 

Bougainvillea 

‘Jazzi’ A 

Application No: 1999/059 Grantee: Jan and Peter Iredell, 

Moggill, QLD. 


‘Jellibene’ A 


Moggill, QLD. 


‘Marlu’ A 


Moggill, QLD. 


‘Siggi’ A 


Moggill, QLD. 


‘Toffi’ A 


Moggill, QLD. 


‘Tosca’ A 


Moggill, QLD. 



Everlasting Daisy, Strawflower 

‘Coolgardie Gold’ A 

Application No: 1999/021 Grantee: Redlands Nursery Pty 

Ltd, Redland Bay, QLD. 



Canola 

‘47C02’ A 

Application No: 1998/229 Grantee: Pioneer Hi-Bred 

International Inc. 



QLD. 



‘Grubell’ A syn Bell A 

Application No: 1998/045 Grantee: Andre de Gruyter BV. 



QLD. 


False Feather 

‘Karissa’ A 

Application No: 1999/003 Grantee: Carolynn Milne, 

Alexandra Hills, QLD. 


‘Little Hatter’ A 

Application No: 1998/130 Grantee: H Eunice Nursery 

Inc.. 



QLD. 

‘Lois’ A 




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‘Shona’ A 




‘Victoria’ A 





Pink 

‘Codianki’ A 


Sydney, Camperdown, NSW. 



Twinspur 

‘Codiach’ A 




‘Codiape’ A 





Tall Fescue 

‘Fraydo’ A 

Application No: 1998/182 Grantee: Agriculture Victoria 

Services Pty Ltd, Attwood, VIC. 


‘Resolute’ A 

Application No: 1998/131 Grantee: Wrightson Seeds 

Limited. 


Agent: Wrightson Seeds (Aust) Pty Ltd, Ballarat, VIC. 


Weeping Fig 

‘Baft’ A syn Bushy Prince A 

Application No: 1999/342 Grantee: Gebr. W. van der 

Knaap. 



QLD. 

‘Vivian’ A syn Indigo A 

Application No: 1997/088 Grantee: Plantenkwekerij 

J. van Geest B.V.. 



QLD. 



‘Melany’ A 

Application No: 1999/149 Grantee: Plantenkwekerij J. 

van Geest B.V.. 



QLD. 


Impatiens 

‘Celdered’ A syn Celebration Deep Red A 

Application No: 1998/007 Grantee: Ball FloraPlant – A 

Division of Ball Horticultural Company. 


Agent: Oasis Horticulture Pty Ltd, Winmalee, NSW. 


Busy Lizzie 

‘Codimpca’ A 





Lavender 

‘Silver Feather’ A 






Leucodendron 

‘Corringle Gold’ A 

Application No: 1999/072 Grantee: Corringle Proteas Pty 

Ltd. 


Agent: Proteaflora Nursery Pty Ltd, Monbulk, VIC. 


Italian Ryegrass 

‘Dargle’ A 

Application No: 1997/032 Grantee: Range and Forage 

Institute. 


Agent: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd, Towoomba, QLD. 



‘Quartet’ A 

Application No: 1998/136 Grantee: Wrightson Seeds 

Limited. 


Agent: Wrightson Seeds (Aust) Pty Ltd, Ballarat, VIC. 

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GRANTS 



Apple 

‘Lochbuie Red Braeburn’ A 

Application No: 1997/114 Grantee: William Turner. 


Agent: Spruson and Ferguson, Sydney, NSW. 


Lucerne 

‘Rapide’ A 

Application No: 1997/294 Grantee: Seedco Australia Cooperative 

Limited, Hilton, SA. 


‘Salado’ A 

Application No: 1998/112 Grantee: AgriPro Seeds, Inc. 

USA. 


Agent: SGB Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, VIC. 

‘UQL-1’ A 


Queensland, Brisbane, QLD. 


Medicago truncatula 

Barrel Medic 

‘Jester’ A 

Application No: 1998/201 Grantee: Minister for Primary 

Industries and Resources, Adelaide, SA. 



Olearia 

‘Little Smokie’ A 

Application No: 1999/069 Grantee: George A Lullfitz, 

Wanneroo, WA. 


Pelargonium peltatum 

Ivy Pelargonium 

‘Pentom’ A syn Tomboy2 A 

Application No: 1997/322 Grantee: Elsner pac 

Jungpflanzen. 


Agent: Geranium Cottage Nursery, Round Corner, NSW. 

‘Penvel’ A syn Velvet2 A 

Application No: 1997/323 Grantee: Elsner pac 

Jungpflanzen. 


Agent: Geranium Cottage Nursery, Round Corner, NSW. 

Pisum sativum 

Field Pea 

‘Morgan PSE 23’ A 

Application No: 1999/191 Grantee: Department of 

Agriculture for and on behalf of the State of New South 

Wales and Grains Research and Development 

Corporation. 


Agent: Hart Bros Seeds Pty Ltd, Junee, NSW. 

‘Snowpeak’ A 


Services Pty Ltd, Attwood, VIC and Grains Research and 

Development Corporation, Barton, ACT. 



Apricot 

‘Huon Pride’ A 

Application No: 1995/197 Grantee: Laszlo Kocsis. 


Agent: Geoffrey Britton, Neerim East, VIC. 

Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Dorothea Howard’ A 

Application No: 1994/204 Grantee: Mrs HM Barclay. 

Certificate No: 1657 Expiry Date: 12 October, 2014. 

Agent: Floravision Pty Ltd, Salisbury, SA. 

‘Fryxotic’ A syn Warm Wishes A 

Application No: 1998/024 Grantee: Gareth Fryer. 


Agent: Floravision Pty Ltd, Salisbury, SA. 

‘JACirst’ A syn Artistry A 

Application No: 1998/074 Grantee: Bear Creek Gardens, 

Inc.. 


Agent: Swane’s Nurseries Australia Pty Limited, Dural, 

NSW. 


Fanflower 

‘Rhapsody’ A 

Application No: 1999/035 Grantee: RW Rother. 




‘Sweet Serenade’ A 

Application No: 1999/034 Grantee: RW Rother. 




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Sand Couch 

‘Nathus Green’ A 

Application No: 1997/101 Grantee: Todd Layt, Clarendon, 

NSW. 



Bacopa 

‘Bridal Showers’ A 

Application No: 1999/244 Grantee: Pixie Plants, Devon 

Meadows, VIC. 



Wheat 

‘Lang’ A 

Application No: 1999/325 Grantee: The State of 

Queensland through its Department of Primary 

Industries, Brisbane, QLD and Grains Research and 



‘Petrie’ A 

Application No: 1999/326 Grantee: The State of 

Queensland through its Department of Primary 

Industries, Brisbane, QLD and Grains Research and 



‘Wylah’ A 



Wales, Orange, NSW and Grains Research and 


Certificate No: 1663 Expiry Date: 14 February, 2021. 

Triticum turgidum ssp turgidum 

Durum Wheat 

‘Arrivato’ A 

Application No: 1999/324 Grantee: New Zealand Institute 

for Crop and Food Research Ltd. 



‘line 4210.23.6’ A 

Application No: 1999/290 Grantee: New Zealand Institute 

for Crop and Food Research Ltd. 



‘Tamaroi’ A 



Wales, Tamworth, NSW and Grains Research and 



Vicia faba 

Field Bean 

‘Ascot VF’ A 

Application No: 1995/295 Grantee: Luminis Pty Ltd, 

Adelaide, SA. 


‘Fiesta VF’ A 

Application No: 1997/327 Grantee: Luminis Pty Ltd, 

Adelaide, SA and Grains Research and Development 




Narbon Bean 

‘Tanami’ A 


Services Pty Ltd, Attwood, VIC and Grains Research and 




Xanthostemon 

‘Trailblazer’ A 

Application No: 2000/054 Grantee: Hilder’s Nursery, 

Upper Stone via Ingham, QLD. 


DENOMINATION CHANGED 

Acacia leprosa 

Cinnamon Wattle 

‘Scarlet Blaze’ 

Application No: 1998/148 

From: ‘RBGM9801’ 


Peruvian Lily 

‘Kodelight’ syn Inca Delight 

Application No: 1998/029 

From: ‘Inca Delight’ 

‘Kodream’ syn Inca Dream 


From: ‘Inca Dream’ 

‘Komolight’ syn Inca Moonlight 


From: ‘Inca Moonlight’ 

‘Mini Bell’ syn Inca Blaze 


From: ‘Inca Blaze’ 

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VARIATIONS 


Avena sativa 

Oats 

‘Taipan’ 


From: ‘Po 555’ 


Cotton 

‘DP 555 BG/RR’ 


From: ‘NuPEARL RR’ 


Magnolia 

‘STRGRA’ 


From: ‘Baby Grand’ 


Pittosporum 

‘Golden Sheen’ 


From: ‘PTSS2’ 

‘Ivory Pillar’ 


From: ‘PTGP1’ 

‘Ivory Sheen’ 


From: ‘PTSS1’ 

CHANGE OF AGENT 

From: Syngenta Seeds Pty Ltd 

To: D.M.A. Smit 

For the following variety : 


Marigold 

‘Polynema’ A 

Application No: 1997/150 Certificate Number: 1456 

From: Sunrise Seed Potatoes Pty Ltd 

To: Harvest Moon 



Potato 

‘Platina’ 


From: Kenny Lane Nurseries Pty Ltd 

To: Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick 

For the following variety: 

Lilium hybrid 

Lily 

‘Siberia’ A 

Application No: 1994/230 Certificate Number: 1382 

From: Wholesale Ornamental Nurserymen Pty Ltd 

To: Plants Management Australia Pty Ltd 

For the following varieties : 


Mandevilla 

‘Ruby Star’ A 


‘White Delite’ A 


From: Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd 

To: Wrightson Seeds (Australia) Pty Ltd 




‘Embassy’ A 


From: Grandiflora Nurseries Pty Ltd 

To: Yates Botanicals Pty Ltd 


Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Schovian’ A syn Viviane A 


From: Burbank Biotechnology Pty Ltd 

To: Yates Botanicals Pty Limited 

For the following varieties : 


Weeping Fig 

‘Francis’ A syn Francis Goldstar A 


‘Reginald’ A 




‘Sylvie’ 


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Gypsophila paniculata 

Baby’s Breath 

‘Dangyhappy’ A syn Happy Festival A 


‘Festival’ A syn Pink Festival A 


‘Magic Arbel’ A 


‘Magic Gilboa’ A syn Gilboa A 

Application No: 1995/063 Certificate Number: 1149 

‘Magic Golan’ A syn Golan A 


‘Magic Tavor’ A 


‘White Festival’ A 



Limonium 

‘Tall Emille’ A 



Limonium 

‘Daicean’ A syn Ocean Blue A 


‘Oceanic Blue’ A 


‘Oceanic White’ A 

Application No: 1992/059 Certificate Number: 1148 


Solidago 

‘Dansolgold’ 


‘Dansolmonte’ 

Application No: 2000/014 

‘Dansosolo’ 



Spathiphyllum 

‘Frederick’ A 



Syngonium 

‘Gold Allusion’ A 


‘Maria Allusion’ A syn Cherry Allusion A 


‘White Holly’ A 


Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd are no longer 

acting as Agent for the following varieties: 


Potato 

‘Smith’s Astra’ A 


‘Smith’s Aurora’ A 


‘Smith’s Comet’ A 


‘Smith’s Orion’ A 


CHANGE OF AGENT’S NAME 

From: Crop & Food Research 

To: Crop & Food Research Australia Pty Ltd 

For the following varieties: 

Pisum sativum 

Field Pea 

‘Trounce’ 



Potato 

‘Crop 4’ 


‘Driver’ syn Golden Delight 


‘Red Rascal’ A 


From: Homewood Asset Pty Ltd 

To: Floravision Pty Ltd 


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VARIATIONS 


Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Devilk’ A syn Sparkling Orange A 


‘Devnovia’ A syn Megan A 


‘Devrise’ A syn Cerise Dawn A 


‘Devtinta’ A syn Obsession A 


‘Dorothea Howard’ A 


‘Frystar’ A syn Liverpool Remembers A 


‘Frytranquil’ A syn Golden Moments A 


‘Frytrooper’ A syn Daily Post A 


‘Fryxotic’ A syn Warm Wishes A 


‘Smooth Melody’ A syn Hadmelody A 


From: Novartis Seeds Pty Ltd 

To: Syngenta Seeds Pty Ltd 



Bean 

‘Jade’ A 


CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT 

From: Anthony Philip Llanos and Cassandra Ann Llanos 

To: Cassandra Ann Llanos 



Avocado 

‘Llanos Hass’ A 


From: Iolanda Ralli 

To: G & I Ralli & Sons Pty Ltd as trustee for the Ralli 

Family Trust 



Grape 

‘Ralli Seedless’ A 


From: BV De ZPC 

To: HZPC Holland BV 



Potato 

‘Celeste’ A 


‘Redstar’ 


‘Victoria’ 


From: Coop “de ZPC” BA 




Potato 

From: AgriSeeds Research Ltd 

To: Heritage Seeds Pty Ltd 

For the following varieties 


Tall Fescue 

‘Prosper’ 



Italian Ryegrass 

‘Barberia’ 


‘Goldstar’ A 


‘Latona’ A 


‘Royal Blue’ A 


‘Symfonia’ A 


From: Hettema BV 



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Potato 

‘Platina’ 


From: Hettema Zonen Keewkbedrijf BV 




Potato 

‘Liseta’ A 


‘Mondial’ A 


‘Novita’ A 


‘Remarka’ A 


‘St. Johns’ A 


From: George Peter Ribarits 

To: Joyce Rita Ribarits 



Grape 

‘Ribarits Red Seedless’ 


From: CPRO-DLO 

To: Plant Research International B.V. 



Apple 

‘Red Elstar’ A 


From: Harkhill Agricultural Services Pty Ltd 

To: Simcoe Holdings Pty Ltd 



Sweet Orange 

‘Rohde Summer Navel’ A 


CHANGE OF APPLICANT’S NAME 

From: Novartis Seeds B.V. 

To: Syngenta Seeds B.V. 



Verbena 

‘Charmena’ 


‘Florena’ 


‘Luxena’ 


‘Morena’ 


‘Mylena’ 


‘Scarlena’ 


‘Vertis’ 


From: Novartis Seed, Inc 

To: Syngenta Seeds, Inc 



Bean 

‘Jade’ A 


From: New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute 

Limited 

To: AgResearch Limited 


Bromus stamineus 

Brome Grass 

‘Grasslands Gala’ A 


‘Grasslands Excel’ A 



Cocksfoot 

‘Grasslands Kara’ A 


‘Grasslands Vision’ A 


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VARIATIONS 



Tall Fescue 

‘Flecha’ syn Grasslands Flecha 


‘Grasslands Advance’ A 


Lolium hybrid 

Ryegrass 

‘Grasslands Impact’ A 




‘Grasslands Lincoln’ A 


‘Grasslands Samson’ A 


Lolium perenne x Lolium multiflorum 

Hybrid Ryegrass 

‘Grasslands Greenstone’ A 


Lotus corniculatus 

Birdsfoot Trefoil 

‘Grasslands Goldie’ A 



Lucerne 

‘Grasslands Torlesse’ A 


Neotyphodium lolii 

Endophyte – Ryegrass 

‘AR1’ 



Strawberry Clover 

‘Grasslands Onward’ A 



Red Clover 

‘Grasslands Colenso’ A 


‘Grasslands G27’ A 



White Clover 

‘Grasslands Bounty’ A 


‘Grasslands Challenge’ A 


‘Grasslands Demand’ A 


‘Grasslands Kopu’ A 


‘Grasslands Nusiral’ A 


‘Grasslands Prestige’ A 


‘Grasslands Sustain’ A 


‘Grasslands Tahora’ A 


‘PROP’ A Syn WEF A 


‘Tillman II’ A 


Neotyphodium sp 

Endophyte – Fescue 

‘AR501’ 



Plantain 

‘Grasslands Lancelot’ A 


From: New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute 

Limited and W-L Research Inc. 

To: AgResearch Limited and W-L Research Inc. 



Lucerne 

‘Grasslands Kaituna’ A 


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From: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd and The New 

Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute Limited 

To: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd and AgResearch 

Limited 




‘Fitzroy’ 


From: Hodder & Tolley Ltd 

To: Wrightson Seeds Limited 




‘Banks’ A 


‘Embassy’ A 


APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN 

The following varieties are no longer under provisional 

protection: 


Peruvian Lily 

‘Konona 90-2-2’ 



Canola 

‘AG Judge’ 



Native Couch 

‘Wirlga’ 



Lettuce 

‘Silverado’ 



Pentas 

‘Blushing Pearl’ 


Polygala myrtifolia var grandiflora 

Polygala 

‘White Flamingo’ 


Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Granddelta’ 


‘Grandepsilon’ 



Potato 

‘Pike’ 



Bacopa 

‘Gold’n Pearls’ 



Wheat 

‘QT7057’ 


‘QT7509’ 


‘QT7704’ 


GRANTS SURRENDERED 

The following varieties are no longer under PBR 

protection: 


Peruvian Lily 

‘583 JA’ 


‘587B’ 


‘Staprimil’ syn Emily 



Geraldton Wax 

‘Kismet’ 


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CORRIGENDA 



Tall Fescue 

‘Bombina’ 


Lupinus albus 

White Lupin 

‘Magna’ 



Rhododendron 

‘Australian Cameo’ 


Rosa hybrid 

Rose 

‘Korbolak’ syn Melody 


‘Korkunde’ syn Toscana 


‘Kormador’ syn Tamara 


‘Meicitrem’ syn Lemon Sunblaze 


‘Meipelta’ syn Fushia Meidiland 



Fanflower 

‘Blue Fandango’ 


CORRIGENDA 


Bower Wattle 

‘Limelight’ 




‘Eric John’ A 


Journal Reference: PVJ 3.1 page 17 

In the origin section, one of the putative parents was thought 

to be C. ciliatum. However, DNA fingerprinting recently 

identified the parentage as Verticordia plumosa x 

Chamelaucium uncinatum. 


Petunia 

‘Cobink’ 



First Australian sale should read August 1998. 


Pittosporum 

‘Ivory Sheen’ 


‘Golden Sheen’ 


Journal Reference: PVJ 13.2 

The photo and caption labels should read from left to right 

– ‘PTSS1’(‘Ivory Sheen’), ‘PTGP1’ (‘Ivory Pillar’), 

‘PTSS2’ (‘Golden Sheen’), ‘Sunburst’ and ‘Stirling Mist’. 


Azalea 

‘Princess Barbara’ A 



In the origin section, it has been published that the variety 

arose from controlled pollination of two unnamed varieties. 

Where in fact, the breeder’s code of this variety is 77-8-C1 

and it is a spontaneous mutation from ‘Princess Rosey’ 

(breeder’s code 77-8-C). 

Journal Reference: PVJ 14.1 page 15 

The comparator ‘Mop Top’ should correctly have been 

named ‘UY2’ (Application No. 1999/343). 


Peruvian Lily 

‘Savannah’ 



The location of the comparative trial should read 

Lenswood, SA. 

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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2001 VOL 14 14 NO. NO. 1 1 

APPENDIX 1 

FEES 

Two fee structures exist as a result of the transition from 

Plant Variety Rights to Plant Breeders Rights. 

For new applications (those lodged on or after 11 November 

1994) the PBR fees apply. For older applications lodged 

before 11 November 1994 and not finally disposed of 

(Granted, Withdrawn, Refused etc.) the PVR fees in force at 

the time apply. 

proceed with the examination or an extension of provisional 

protection has not been requested or not granted or a 

certificate fee has not been paid. Inactive applications will 

be examined and, should they not fully comply with Section 

44 of the PBR Act 1994, they will be refused. As a result 

provisional protection will lapse, priority claims on that 

variety will be lost and should the variety have been sold, it 

will be ineligible for plant breeders rights on reapplication. 

Continued use of labels or any other means to falsely imply 

that a variety is protected after the application has been 

refused is an offence under Section 75 of the Act. 

The Treasurer has determined that all statutory fees under 

PBR regulations will be exempted from GST. 

Payment of Fees 

All cheques for fees should be made payable and sent to: 

Collector of Public Monies 

C/-Plant Breeders Rights Office 

GPO Box 858 

Canberra, ACT 2601 

The application fee ($300) must accompany the 

application at the time of lodgement. 

Consequences of not paying fees when due 

Application fee 

Should an application not be accompanied by the prescribed 

application fee the application will be deemed to be ‘nonvalid’ 

and neither assigned an application number nor 

examined for acceptance pending the payment of the fee. 

Examination fee 

Non-payment of the examination fee of an application will 

automatically result, at the end of 12 months from the date 

of acceptance, in a refusal of the application. The 

consequences of refusal are the same as for applications 

deemed to be inactive (see ‘inactive applications’ below). 

Consideration of a request for an extension of the period of 

provisional protection from the initial 12 month period may 

require the prior payment of the examination fee. 

Certificate fee 

Following the successful completion of the examination, 

including the public notice period, the applicant will be 

required and invoiced to pay the certification fee. Payment 

of the certification fee is a prerequisite to granting PBR and 

issuing the official certificate by the PBR office. Failure to 

pay the fee may result in a refusal to grant PBR. 

Annual fee 

Should an annual renewal fee not be paid within 30 days 

after the due date, the grant of PBR will be revoked under 

Section 50 of the PBR Act. To assist grantees, the PBR 

office will invoice grantees or their Australian agents for 

renewal fees. 

Inactive applications 

An application will be deemed inactive if, after 24 months 

of provisional protection (or 12 months in the case of nonpayment 

of the examination fee) the PBR Office has not 

received a completed application or has not been advised to 

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FEES 

Basic Fees Schedule 

A B C D 

$ 

Application 300 300 400 300 

Examination – per application 1400 1200 1400 800 

Certificate 300 300 250 300 

Total Basic Fees 2000 1800 2050 1400 

Annual Renewal – all applications 300 

Schedule 

A Single applications and applications based on an official overseas test reports. 

B Applicable when two or more Part 2 Applications are lodged simultaneously and the varieties are of the same genus 

and the examinations can be completed at one location at the same time. 

C Applications lodged under PVR (prior to 10th Nov 1994) 

D Applicable to 5 or more applications examined at an Accredited Centralised Testing Centre 

Other Fees 

Variation to application(s) – per hour or part thereof 75 

Change of Assignment – per application 100 

Copy of an application (Part1 and/or Part2) , an objection 

or a detailed description 50 

Copy of an entry in the Register 50 

Lodging an objection 100 

Annual subscription to Plant Varieties Journal 40 

Back issues of Plant Varieties Journal 14 

Administration – Other work relevant to PBR – per hour or part thereof 75 

Application for declaration of 

essential derivation 800 

Application for 

(a) revocation of a PBR 500 

(b) revocation of a declaration of essential derivation 500 

Compulsory licence 500 

Request under subsection 19(11) for exemption from 

public access – varieties with no direct use as a consumer 

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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2001 VOL 14 14 NO. NO. 1 1 

APPENDIX 2 

Plant Breeders Rights Advisory Committee (PBRAC) 

(Members of the PBRAC hold office in accordance with 

Section 85 of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994.) 

Dr Paul Brennan 

PO Box 144 

LENNOX HEAD NSW 2478 

Representing Plant Breeders 

Ms Cheryl McCaffery 

Proprietor 

Eclipse IP Management 

PO Box 2221 Milton Business Centre 

MILTON QLD 4064 

Member with appropriate qualifications and experience 

Mr David Moore 

Consultant 

Applied Economic and Technology Services 

PO Box 193 

GAWLER, SA 5118 

Representing consumers 

Mr Peter Neilson 

Crop and Food Research 

Birrabee Park 

Bowna via 

ALBURY NSW 2640 

Representing Plant Breeders 

Mr Hugh Roberts 

Farmer 

‘Birralee’ 

COOTAMUNDRA NSW 2694 

Representing Users 

Ms Anna Sharpe 

Clayton Utz 

GPO Box 55 

BRISBANE QLD 4000 

Member with appropriate qualifications and experience 

Mr Doug Waterhouse (Chair) 

Registrar, Plant Breeders Rights 

GPO Box 858 

CANBERRA ACT 2601 

Comments on the technical operation of, or amendments to, 

the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994, particularly 

applications under section 17(2), should be directed through 

the Chairman. 

28th MEETING OF THE PLANT BREEDER’S 

RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PBRAC) 

The 28th meeting of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory 

Committee (PBRAC) was held in Canberra on 9 November 

2000. One PBRAC member was unable to attend. 

Key matters discussed were: 

The Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Bill 2000 

The PBRAC were opposed to the proposal to include 

‘Nothing in this Act shall be taken to limit the capacity of 

the States and Territories to regulate a person’s exercise of 

the rights set out in section 11 of this Act’ (at the end of 

section 11). 

The Committee was unclear whether the formulation 

(a) did not prevent other laws limiting a PBR owner’s rights 

or 

(b) did not limit the other laws regulating how a PBR owner 

exercised their rights 

The Committee was concerned that the breeder’s right 

should not be prohibited as opposed to regulated. In any 

case, it believed that the formulation was unnecessary, and 

that the sole organisation seeking its inclusion should be 

asked to provide reasons for including unnecessary 

wording. 

PBRAC recommended its views should be relayed to the 

meeting of the Without Prejudice Group, a group specially 

convened to advance solutions to the problems inherent in 

the current section 18 of the PBRA, which was scheduled to 

meet on 10 November 2000. 

Future Work Program 

PBRAC noted the changes in Departmental structure and 

the need to prioritise its own work program to achieve the 

following objectives:- 

• Acceptance of amendments/clarifications to the Plant 

Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 

• Demonstrated growth in the number of plant varieties 

submitted for registration under the PBR scheme 

• International acceptance of Australia’s plant protection 

standards 

• Public support for information provided on Australia’s 

PBR scheme 

Report on Access to Biological Resources in 

Commonwealth Areas 

PBRAC noted the recommendations of the report released 

by the Department of Environment and Heritage. The 

Committee discussed recommendation 41 of the report ‘that 

IP Australia consider amending patent law to require proof 

of source and, where appropriate, prior informed consent, 

as a prerequisite for granting a patent.’ The Committee 

considered that patent legislation was designed to meet a 

different purpose and that the amendment of patent 

legislation in the manner envisaged was an inappropriate 

way to achieve the desired result. 

Harmonisation of Stability Requirements between 

Australia and New Zealand and Use of Centralised 

Testing Systems. 

PBRAC recommended that the PBRO respond positively 

to an approach by the New Zealand Plant Breeding and 

Research Association proposing that stability 

requirements be moderated for seed propagated varieties 

on a case by case basis. Where testing for stability was 

waived, more weight would be placed on the assessment 

of uniformity. 

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PBRAC recommended that industry’s use of existing 

Centralised Testing Centres be explored further. In addition, 

the PBRO should investigate the extension of existing 

procedures to notify applicants of the advisability of local 

grow-outs for ‘problem taxa’ and the establishment of list 

on the PBR web site. 

Exemptions from the Section 17 (Farm Saved Seed) 

Provision and Extension of the Section 22 (Duration of 

Grant) Provision. 

PBRAC recommended the development of objective 

criteria to provide the basis against which recommendations 

might be made to establish precedents on these matters. 

PBRAC recalled its earlier deliberations to exempt 

mangoes acknowledging that earlier discussion had not 

encompassed all possible options, also noting that s18 and 

its interaction with the Farm Saved Seed s17 would have 

negated any benefit for an exemption from s17. PBRAC 

recommended that all available options be canvassed, 

including through public comment, before the matter is 

referred back to the Minister for his decision. 

US Patents Office Changes to Administrative Practice 

PBRAC noted that advice had been received that the US 

Patents Office had changed its administrative practice. 

Previously, 4-6 years of exploitation had been allowed 

before lodgement of a US plant patent application (in 

accordance with UPOV). This had been reduced to either (i) 

one year from the date of filing or (ii) the date of the first 

registration in a UPOV country for the same variety. 

The Committee noted that this may be inconsistent with US 

commitments under UPOV and that representations might 

need to be made if the advice proved correct. 

29th MEETING OF THE PLANT BREEDER’S 

RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PBRAC) 

The 29th meeting of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory 

Committee (PBRAC) was held in Canberra on 8 March 

2001. 

US Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) 

Administrative Change 

PBRAC noted that further advice had been received in 

relation to the USPTO’s changed practice regarding 

asexually-reproduced plant varieties. 

At the PBRAC’s November 2000 meeting, it had been 

noted that the USPTO was taking the position that a foreign 

grant of a plant variety protection certificate, under the 

UPOV Convention, constituted a ‘patent’ or ‘inventor’s 

certificate’ within the meaning of the relevant US code [35 

USC. 102(d)]. This meant that if: 

(c) an application for a plant variety certificate was filed in 

a foreign country more than 12 months before the filing 

of an application in the US to the same plant variety, 

AND 

(d) the application for plant variety protection was granted 

in the foreign country before the filing of the patent 

application in the US, 

such foreign grant would constitute a statutory bar against 

the patenting of the plant variety in the US. 

In January 2001 the US Deputy Commissioner for Patent 

Examination Policy reversed this changed practice 

determining, after review of the relevant legislative history, 

that such a rejection under 35 USC. 102(d), based on a PBR 

certificate, was not appropriate. 

However, it should be noted that the Deputy Commissioner 

has alluded to the possibility of the Office seeking 

legislative change to ‘further clarify the status of certificates 

of plant variety protection as prior art.’ 

PBR Advocacy 

PBRAC endorsed the need for a business plan as a 

framework for PBR advocacy activities. 

Key matters discussed were: 

The Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Bill 2001 

PBRAC recommended that proposed amendments to the 

PBR Act should proceed, given their near universal support. 

International Acceptance of Australia’s Plant Protection 

Standards 

PBRAC noted the importance of Australian attendance at 

UPOV meetings and expressed support for a number of 

Australian positions proposed to be put forward at the April 

2001 UPOV meeting in Geneva. Such threshold issues 

include the rules that selection of a new variety continue to 

be allowable from within an existing variety and that 

distinctness only need be demonstrated through one 

characteristic. 

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APPENDIX 3 

INDEX OF ACCREDITED CONSULTANT 

‘QUALIFIED PERSONS’ 

The following persons have been accredited by the PBR 

office based on information provided by these persons. 

From the information provided by the applicants, the PBR 

office believes that these people can fulfil the role of 

‘qualified person’ in the application for plant breeder’s 

rights. Neither accreditation nor publication of a name in 

the list of persons is an implicit recommendation of the 

person so listed. The PBR office cannot be held liable for 

damages that may arise from the omission or inclusion of a 

person’s name in the list nor does it assume any 

responsibility for losses or damages arising from 

agreements entered into between applicants and any person 

in the list of accredited persons. Qualified persons charge a 

fee for services rendered. 

A guide to the use of the index of consultants: 

• locate in the left column of Table 1 the plant group for 

which you are applying; 

• listed in the right column are the names of accredited 

qualified persons from which you can choose a 

consultant; 

• in Table 2 find that consultant’s name, telephone number 

and area in which they are willing to consult (they may 

consult outside the nominated area); 

• using the “Nomination of Qualified Person” form as a 

guide, agree provisionally on the scope and terms of the 

consultancy; complete the form and attach it to Part 1 of 

the application form; 

• when you are notified that your nomination of a 

consultant qualified person is acceptable in the letter of 

acceptance of your application for PBR you should 

again consult the qualified person when planning the 

rest of the application for PBR. 

TABLE 1 

PLANT CONSULTANT’S 

GROUP/ NAME 

SPECIES/ (TELEPHONE 

FAMILY AND AREA IN TABLE 2) 

Almonds 

Apple 

Swinburn, Garth 

Baxter, Leslie 

Darmody, Liz 

Fleming, Graham 

Langford, Garry 

Mackay, Alastair 

Maddox, Zoee 

Malone, Michael 

Mitchell, Leslie 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 

Scholefield, Peter 

Stearne, Peter 

Tancred, Stephen 

Valentine, Bruce 

Anigozanthos 

Paananen, Ian 

Kirby, Greg 

Aroid 

Avocado 

Azalea 

Harrison, Peter 


Barrett, Mike 

Hempel, Maciej 

Paananen, Ian 

Barley (Common) 

Boyd, Rodger 

Brouwer, Jan 

Collins, David 

Khan, Akram 

Platz, Greg 

Berry Fruit 

Darmody, Liz 


Maddox, Zoee 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Blueberry 

Pullar, David 

Bougainvillea 

Iredell, Janet Willa 

Brassica 

Buddleia 

Camellia 

Cassava 

Cereals 

Aberdeen, Ian 

Baker, Andrew 

Easton, Andrew 

Cross, Richard 

Fennell, John 

Kadkol, Gururaj 

McMichael, Prue 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 

Rudolph, Paul 


Tay, David 

Young, Heidi 

Zadow, Diane 

Robb, John 

Paananen, Ian 

Paananen, Ian 

Robb, John 

Tay, David 

Brouwer, Jan 

Bullen, Kenneth 


Cook, Bruce 

Cooper, Kath 


Davidson, James 

Cherry 

Chickpeas 

Citrus 

Derera, Nicholas AM 

Downes, Ross 

Fennell, John 

Hare, Raymond 


Henry, Robert J 

Khan, Akram 

Kidd, Charles 

Law, Mary Ann 


Oates, John 

Platz, Greg 

Poulsen, David 

Roake, Jeremy 

Rose, John 

Scattini, Walter John 


Stuart, Peter 

Vertigan, Wayne 

Wilson, Frances 

Darmody, Liz 



Maddox, Zoee 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Brouwer, Jan 


Goulden, David 

Fox, Primrose 

Gingis, Aron 

Lee, Slade 

Maddox, Zoee 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 



Sykes, Stephen 

Topp, Bruce 

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Clover 

Conifer 

Cotton 

Cucurbits 

Cydonia 

Dogwood 

Feijoa 

Lake, Andrew 

Miller, Jeff 


Nichols, Phillip 



Khan, Akram 

Leske, Richard 


Herrington, Mark 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 




Darmody, Liz 


Maddox, Zoee 


Robinson, Ben 


Fibre Crops 

Khan, Akram 

Fig 

Darmody, Liz 

FitzHenry, Daniel 


Maddox, Zoee 

Pullar, David 

Forage Brassicas 


Forage Grasses 

Fennell, John 


Kirby, Greg 


Slatter, John 

Smith, Kevin 

Forage Legumes 

Fennell, John 

Foster, Kevin 


Hill, Jeff 

Lake, Andrew 

Miller, Jeff 

Slatter, John 

Snowball, Richard 

Forest Trees 

Lubomski, Marek 

Fruit 

Beal, Peter 

Darmody, Liz 


Gingis, Aron 

Kennedy, Peter 

Lenoir, Roland 

Maddox, Zoee 

McCarthy, Alec 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Fungi, Basidiomycetes 

Cairney, John 

Fungi, Entomopathogenic 

Milner, Richard 

Grapes 

Grevillea 

Hydrangea 

Impatiens 

Jojoba 

Legumes 

Lentils 

Lucerne 

Lupin 

Magnolia 

Biggs, Eric 

Darmody, Liz 


Gingis, Aron 

Lee, Slade 

Maddox, Zoee 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 






Hanger, Brian 

Maddox, Zoee 

Paananen, Ian 

Dunstone, Bob 

Aberdeen, Ian 

Baker, Andrew 


Cook, Bruce 

Cruickshank, Alan 

Downes, Ross 

Foster, Kevin 


Imrie, Bruce 

Kirby, Greg 

Khan, Akram 

Knights, Edmund 

Lake, Andrew 

Law, Mary Ann 

Loch, Don 


Nutt, Bradley 

Rose, John 


Brouwer, Jan 



Khan, Akram 

Lake, Andrew 




Paananen, Ian 

Maize 

Myrtaceae 

Slatter, John 

Dunstone, Bob 

Native grasses 

Quinn, Patrick 

Waters, Cathy 

Oat 


Khan, Akram 

Platz, Greg 

Oilseed crops 

Downes, Ross 

Kidd, Charles 


Slatter, John 

Olives 

Onions 

Bazzani, Mr Luigi 

Gingis, Aron 

Pullar, David 


Fennell, John 

Gingis, Aron 

Khan, Akram 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Ornamentals – Exotic 

Abell, Peter 

Armitage, Paul 

Angus, Tim 

Barth, Gail 

Beal, Peter 

Collins, Ian 


Cunneen, Thomas 

Darmody, Liz 

Dawson, Iain 


Eggleton, Steve 

Fisk, Anne Marie 

Fitzhenry, Daniel 


Gingis, Aron 


Hempel, Maciej 

Johnston, Margaret 

Kirkham, Roger 

Kulkarni, Vinod 

Lamont, Greg 

Larkman, Clive 


Lowe, Greg 

Lubomski, Marek 

Lunghusen, Mark 

Maddox, Zoee 


Milne, Carolynn 


Nichols, David 

Oates, John 

Paananen, Ian 

Robb, John 

Robinson, Ben 


Singh, Deo 


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Stewart, Angus 

Tay, David 

Van der Ley, John 

Watkins, Phillip 

Ornamentals – Indigenous 

Abell, Peter 

Allen, Paul 

Angus, Tim 

Barrett, Mike 

Barth, Gail 

Beal, Peter 

Cunneen, Thomas 

Dawson, Iain 


Downes, Ross 

Eggleton, Steve 


Henry, Robert J 

Hockings, David 

Jack, Brian 

Johnston, Margaret 

Kirby, Greg 



Lowe, Greg 

Lullfitz, Robert 

Lunghusen, Mark 


Milne, Carolynn 

Molyneux, W M 


Oates, John 

Paananen, Ian 

Robinson, Ben 


Singh, Deo 


Tan, Beng 

Watkins, Phillip 

Worrall, Ross 

Ornithopus 

Foster, Kevin 


Nutt, Bradley 


Osmanthus 

Paananen, Ian 

Robb, John 

Pastures & Turf 

Aberdeen, Ian 

Anderson, Malcolm 

Avery, Angela 

Cameron, Stephen 

Cook, Bruce 

Downes, Ross 

Croft, Valerie 


Kaapro, Jyri 

Kirby, Greg 

Loch, Don 

Miller, Jeff 


Rose, John 

Smith, Raymond 

Scattini, Walter John 

Slatter, John 

Smith, Kevin 

Wilson, Frances 

Peanut 

Cruickshank, Alan 

George, Doug 

Tay, David 

Pear 


Darmody, Liz 


Langford, Garry 


Maddox, Zoee 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Tancred, Stephen 


Persimmon 


Petunia 

Photinia 

Pistacia 

Pisum 

Potatoes 

Proteaceae 

Prunus 

Paananen, Ian 


Robb, John 

Pullar, David 


Brouwer, Jan 



Baker, Andrew 


Fennell, John 



Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 



Tay, David 

Barth, Gail 

Kirby, Neil 

Robb, John 

Robinson, Ben 


Darmody, Liz 




Maddox, Zoee 


Porter, Gavin 

Pullar, David 

Topp, Bruce 

Witherspoon, Jennifer 

Pulse Crops 

Bestow Young, Sue 

Brouwer, Jan 



Kidd, Charles 

Oates, John 


Slatter, John 

Raspberry 

Darmody, Liz 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Rhododendron 

Barrett, Mike 

Paananen, Ian 

Roses 

Sesame 

Sorghum 

Soybean 

Barrett, Mike 


Darmody, Liz 

Fitzhenry, Daniel 


Fox, Primrose 

Gingis, Aron 

Hanger, Brian 

Lee, Peter 

Maddox, Zoee 

Prescott, Chris 

Robinson, Ben 



Swane, Geoff 

Syrus, A Kim 

Van der Ley, John 

Bennett, Malcolm 


Imrie, Bruce 

Khan, Akram 

Slatter, John 

Andrews, Judith 


James, Andrew 

Spices and Medicinal Plants 


Khan, Akram 

Pullar, David 

Stone Fruit 

Barrett, Mike 

Darmody, Liz 



Mackay, Alistair 

Maddox, Zoee 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 




Strawberry 

Sugarcane 

Gingis, Aron 



Morrison, Bruce 

Porter, Gavin 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Zorin, Clara 

Cox, Mike 

Morgan, Terence 

Tay, David 

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Sunflower 

Tomato 

George, Doug 


Gingis, Aron 


Khan, Akram 


Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Tree Crops 

McRae, Tony 

Triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) 


Tropical/Sub-Tropical Crops 


Kulkarni, Vinod 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Tay, David 

Winston, Ted 

Umbrella Tree 

Paananen, Ian 

Vegetables 

Verbena 

Baker, Andrew 

Beal, Peter 



Fennell, John 

Frkovic, Edward 

Gingis, Aron 



Khan, Akram 



Oates, John 

Pearson, Craig 

Pullar, David 

Robinson, Ben 


Tay, David 

Westra Van Holthe, Jan 

Paananen, Ian 

Wheat (Aestivum & Durum Groups) 

Brouwer, Jan 


Khan, Akram 

Platz, Greg 

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TABLE 2 

NAME TELEPHONE AREA OF OPERATION 

Abel, Peter 02 9351 8825 

02 9351 8875 fax New South Wales 

Aberdeen, Ian 03 5782 1029 

03 5782 2073 fax SE Australia 

Allen, Paul 07 3824 0263 ph/fax SE QLD, Northern NSW 

Anderson, Malcolm 03 5573 0900 

03 5571 1523 fax 

017 870 252 mobile Victoria 

Andrews, Judith 02 6951 2614 

02 6955 7580 fax Southern NSW, Northern VIC 

Angus, Tim 02 4751 5702 ph/fax Australia and New Zealand 

Armitage, Paul 03 9756 7233 

03 9756 6948 fax Victoria 

Avery, Angela 02 6030 4500 

02 6030 4600 fax South Eastern Australia 

Baker, Andrew 03 6427 8553 

03 6427 8554 fax Tasmania 

Barrett, Mike 02 9875 3087 

02 9980 1662 fax 

0407 062 494 mobile NSW/ACT 

Barth, Gail 08 8303 9580 

08 8303 9424 fax SA and Victoria 

Baxter, Leslie 03 6224 4481 

03 6224 4468 fax 

0181 21943 mobile Tasmania 

Bazzani, Luigi 08 9772 1207 

08 9772 1333 fax Western Australia 

Beal, Peter 07 3286 1488 

07 3286 3094 fax QLD & Northern NSW 

Bennett, Malcolm 08 8973 9733 

08 8973 9777 fax NT, QLD, NSW, WA 

Bestow Young, Sue 02 6795 4695 

02 6795 4358 fax 

0418 953 050 mobile Australia 

Biggs, Eric 03 5023 2400 

03 5023 3922 fax Mildura Area 

Boyd, Rodger 08 9380 2553 


Brouwer, Jan 03 5362 2159 

03 5362 2187 fax South Eastern Australia 

Cairney, John 02 9685 9903 Sydney 

j.cairney@nepean.uws.edu.au 

Collins, David 08 9622 6100 

08 9622 1902 fax Central Western Wheatbelt of 

0154 42694 mobile Western Australia 

Cooper, Katharine 08 8303 6563 

08 8303 7119 fax Australia 

Cox, Mike 07 4132 5200 

07 4132 5253 fax Queensland and NSW 

Croft, Valerie 03 5573 0900 


Cross, Richard 64 3 325 6400 

64 3 325 2074 fax New Zealand 

Cruickshank, Alan 07 4160 0722 

07 4162 3238 fax QLD 

Cunneen, Thomas 02 4889 8647 

02 4889 8657 fax Sydney Region 

Darmody, Liz 03 9756 6105 


Davidson, James 02 6246 5071 High rainfall zone of 

02 6246 5399 fax temperate Australia 

Dawson, Iain 02 6251 2293 ACT, South East NSW 

Derera, Nicholas AM 02 9639 3072 

02 9639 0345 fax 

0414 639 307 mobile Australia 

Downes, Ross 

02 6255 1461 ph 

02 6278 4676 fax 

0414 955258 mobile ACT, South East Australia 

Dunstone, Bob 02 6281 1754 ph/fax South East NSW 

Easton, Andrew 07 4690 2666 

07 4630 1063 fax QLD and NSW 

Eggleton, Steve 03 9876 1097 

03 9876 1696 fax Melbourne Region 

Fennell, John 03 5334 7871 

03 5334 7892 fax 

0419 881 887 Australia 

FitzHenry, Daniel 02 4862 2487 ph/fax Sydney and 

0417 891 651 mobile surrounding districts 

Fleming, Graham 03 9756 6105 


Foster, Kevin 08 9368 3670 Mediterranean areas of 


Frkovic, Edward 02 6962 7333 


George, Doug 07 5460 1308 


Gingis, Aron 03 9887 6120 

03 9769 1522 fax Victoria, South Australia 

0419 878658 mobile and Southern NSW 

Goulden, David 64 3 325 6400 

64 3 325 2074 fax New Zealand 

Hanger, Brian 03 9756 7532 

03 9756 6684 fax 

03 9752 0603 fax 

0418 598106 mobile Victoria 

Hare, Ray 02 6763 1232 

02 6763 1222 fax QLD, NSW VIC & SA 

Harrison, Peter 08 8948 1894 ph Tropical/Sub-tropical 

08 8948 3894 fax Australia, incl. NT and NW of 

0407 034 083 mobile WA and tropical arid areas 

Hempel, Maciej 02 4628 0376 

02 4625 2293 fax NSW, QLD, VIC, SA 

Henry, Robert J 02 6620 3010 


Herrington, Mark 07 5441 2211 

07 5441 2235 fax Southern Queensland 

Hill, Jeff 08 8303 9487 

08 8303 9607 fax South Australia 

Hockings, David 07 5494 3385 ph/fax Southern Queensland 

Imrie, Bruce 02 4474 0951 

02 4474 0952 

imriecsc@sci.net.au SE Australia 

Iredell, Janet Willa 07 3202 6351 ph/fax SE Queensland 

Jack, Brian 08 9952 5040 

08 9952 5053 fax South West WA 

James, Andrew 07 3214 2278 

07 3214 2410 fax Australia 

Johnston, Margaret 07 5460 1240 

07 5460 1455 fax SE Queensland 

Kaapro, Jyri 02 9637 8711 

02 9637 8599 fax Sydney and surrounding areas 

Kadkol, Gururaj 03 5381 2377 

03 5381 2977 fax North Western Victoria 

Kennedy, Peter 02 6382 7600 


Khan, Akram 02 9351 8821 


Kidd, Charles 08 8842 3591 

08 8842 3066 fax 

0417 336 458 mobile Southern Australia 

Kirby, Greg 08 8201 2176 

08 8201 3015 fax South Australia 

Kirby, Neil 02 4754 2637 


Kirkham, Roger 03 5957 1200 

03 5957 1210 fax 

0153 23713 mobile Victoria 

Knights, Edmund 02 6763 1100 

02 6763 1222 fax North Western NSW 

Kulkarni, Vinod 08 9992 2221 


Lake, Andrew 08 8177 0558 

0418 818 798 mobile 

lake@arcom.com.au SE Australia 

Lamont, Greg 02 9652 1285 

02 9652 1924 fax Sydney region 

Langford, Garry 03 6266 4344 

03 6266 4023 fax 


Larkman, Clive 03 9735 3831 

03 9739 6370 

larkman@tpgi.com.au Victoria 

Law, Mary Ann 07 4637 9960 

07 4637 9962 fax 

malaw@bigpond.com Toowoomba region 

Lee, Peter 03 6330 1147 


Lee, Slade 02 6620 3410 Queensland/Northern New 

02 6622 2080 fax South Wales 

Lenoir, Roland 02 6231 9063 ph/fax Australia 

Leske, Richard 07 4671 3136 Cotton growing regions of 

07 4671 3113 fax QLD & NSW 

Loch, Don 07 3286 1488 

07 3286 3094 fax Queensland 

Lowe, Greg 02 4389 8750 

02 4389 4958 fax 

0411 327390 mobile Sydney, Central Coast NSW 

Lubomski, Marek 07 5525 3023 ph/fax NSW & QLD 

Lullfitz, Robert 08 9447 6360 South West WA 

Lunghusen, Mark 03 9752 0477 

03 9752 0028 fax 

0407 050 133 mobile Melbourne & environs 

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Mackay, Alastair 08 9310 5342 ph/fax 

0159 87221 mobile Western Australia 

Maddox, Zoee 03 9756 6105 


Malone, Michael +64 6 877 8196 

+64 6 877 4761 fax New Zealand 

McCarthy, Alec 08 9780 6273 

08 9780 6136 fax South West WA 

McMichael, Prue 08 8373 2488 


McRae, Tony 08 8723 0688 

Miller, Jeff 


64 6 356 8019 extn 8027 Manawatu region, New 

64 3 351 8142 fax Zealand 

Milne, Carolynn 07 3206 3509 QLD 

Milner, Richard 02 6246 4169 

02 6246 4042 fax 

richardm@ento.csiro.au Australia 

Mitchell, Leslie 03 5821 2021 

03 5831 1592 fax VIC, Southern NSW 

Molyneux, William 03 5965 2011 


Morgan, Terence 07 4783 6000 


Morrison, Bruce 03 9210 9251 

03 9800 3521 fax East of Melbourne 

Nichols, David 03 5977 4755 SE Melbourne, Mornington 

03 5977 4921 fax Peninsula and Dandenong 

Ranges, Victoria 

Nichols, Phillip 08 9387 7442 


Nutt, Bradley 08 9387 7423/ 


Oates, John 02 4651 2601 Sydney region, Eastern 


Paananen, Ian 02 4381 0051 

02 4381 0071 fax 

0412 826589 mobile Sydney/Newcastle 

Platz, Greg 07 4639 8817 

07 4639 8800 fax QLD, Northern NSW 

Porter, Gavin 07 5460 1233 

07 5460 1455 fax SE QLD, Northern NSW 

Poulsen, David 07 4661 2944 

07 4661 5257 fax SE QLD, Northern NSW 

Prescott, Chris 03 5998 5100 

03 5998 5333 

0417 340 558 mobile Victoria 

Pullar, David 03 9415 1533 

03 9419 1317 fax 


Quinn, Patrick 03 5427 0485 SE Australia 

Roake, Jeremy 02 9351 8830 

02 9351 8875 fax Sydney Region 

Robb, John 02 4376 1330 

02 4376 1271 fax 

0199 19252 mobile Sydney, Central Coast NSW 

Robinson, Ben 08 8373 2488 


Rose, John 07 4661 2944 

07 4661 5257 fax SE Queensland 

Rudolph, Paul 03 5362 2175 

03 5381 1210 fax 

0419 145 764 mobile Victoria 

Scattini, Walter 

07 3356 0863 ph/fax 

Tropical and sub-tropical Australia 

Scholefield, Peter 08 8373 2488 

08 8373 2442 fax 

Singh, Deo 

018 082022 mobile SE Australia 

0418 880787 mobile 

07 3207 5998 fax Brisbane 

Slatter, John 07 4635 0726 

07 4635 2772 fax 

0155 88086 mobile Australia 

Smith, Kevin 03 5573 0900 


Smith, Stuart 03 6336 5234 


Snowball, Richard 08 9368 3517 Mediterranean areas of 


Stearne, Peter 02 9262 2611 

02 9262 1080 fax Sydney, ACT & NSW 

Stewart, Angus 

02 4385 9788ph/fax 

0419 632 123 mobile Sydney, Gosford 

Stuart, Peter 07 4690 2666 

07 4630 1063 fax SE Queensland 

Swane, Geoff 02 6889 1545 

02 6889 2533 fax 

0419 841580 mobile Central western NSW 

Swinburn, Garth 03 5023 4644 Murray Valley Region – from 

03 5021 3131 fax Swan Hill (Vic) to Waikere 

(SA) 

Sykes, Stephen 03 5051 3100 


Syrus, A Kim 03 8556 2555 

03 8556 2955 fax Adelaide 

Tan, Beng 08 9266 7168 

08 9266 2495 Perth & environs 

Tancred, Stephen 07 4681 2931 

07 4681 4274 fax 

0157 62888 mobile QLD, NSW 

Tay, David 07 5460 1313 


Topp, Bruce 07 4681 1255 

07 4681 1769 fax SE QLD, Northern NSW 

Valentine, Bruce 02 6361 3919 


Van Der Ley, John 02 6561 5047 

02 6561 5138 fax Sydney to Brisbane and New 

0417 423 768 mobile England area 

Vertigan, Wayne 03 6336 5221 

03 6334 4961 fax Tasmania 

Waters, Cathy 02 6888 7404 


Watkins, Phillip 08 9525 1800 

08 9525 1607 fax Perth Region 

Westra Van Holthe, Jan 03 9706 3033 


Wilson, Frances 64 3 318 8514 

64 3 318 8549 fax Canterbury, New Zealand 

Winston, Ted 

07 4068 8796 ph/fax 

0412 534 514 mobile QLD, Northern NSW and NT 

Witherspoon, Jennifer 0407 688 457 mobile South Australia 

Worrall, Ross 02 4348 1900 


Young, Heidi 07 4690 2666 

07 4630 1063 QLD, NSW 

Zadow, Diane 03 5382 1269 

03 5381 1210 fax 

0419 145 763 mobile Victoria 

Zorin, Clara 

07 3207 4306 ph/fax 

0418 984 555 Eastern Australia 

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APPENDIX 4 

INDEX OF ACCREDITED NON- 

CONSULTANT ‘QUALIFIED 

PERSONS’ 

Name 

Allen, Antony 

Ali, S 

Baelde, Arie 

Barr, Andrew 

Batta, Rohitas 

Beatson, Ron 

Bell, David 

Birmingham, Erika 

Brennan, Paul 

Breust, P 

Brewer, L 

Brindley, Tony 

Buchanan, Peter 

Bunker, John 

Bunker, Kerry 

Burton, Wayne 

Cameron, Nick 

Cant, Russell 

Chin, Robert 

Chivers, Ian 

Clayton- Greene, Kevin 

Constable, Greg 

Cook, Esther 

Cox, Michael 

Craig, Andrew 

Dale, Gary 

Dear, Brian 

de Betue, Remco 

Delaporte, Kate 

Done, Anthony 

Donnelly, Peter 

Downe, Graeme 

Draganovic, Oliver 

Dyer, Natalie 

Eastwood, Russell 

Eisemann, Robert 

Elliott, Philip 

Engel, Richard 

Gibson, Peter 

Gomme, Simon 

Granger, Andrew 

Green, Allan 

Guy, Graeme 

Hall, Nicola 

Harden, Patrick 

Hart, Ray 

Higgs, Robert 

Hill, Jeffrey 

Hollamby, Gil 

Hoppo, Sue 

Howie, Jake 

Irwin, John 

Jackson, B 

Jackson, Ken 

Jaeger, M 

Johnston, Christine 

Jupp, Noel 

Kaehne, Ian 

Katelaris, A 

Kebblewhite, Tony 

Kennedy, Chris 

Kimbeng, Collins 

Knights, Ted 

Knox, Graham 

Kobelt, Eric 

Langbein, Sueanne 

Leighton, Alan 

Leonforte, Tony 

Lewin, Laurence 

Lewis, Hartley 

Liu, Chunji 

Loi, Angelo 

Luckett, David 

Macleod, Nick 

Mann, Dorham 

Mason, Lloyd 

McCallum, Lesley 

Mcdonald, David 

Mcmaugh, P 

Mendham, Neville 

Menzies, Kim 

Moody, David 

Moore, Stephen 

Neilson, Peter 

Newman, Allen 

Norriss, Michael 

Oakes, John 

Offord, Cathy 

Patel, Narandra 

Paull, Jeff 

Pearce, Bob 

Peppe, Ivan 

Perrott, Neil 

Piperidis, George 

Reid, Peter 

Richardson, Thomas 

Rose, Ian 

Rowles, Cherie 

Salmon, Alexander 

Sammon, Noel 

Sandral, Graeme 

Sanewski, Garth 

Saperstein, Sylvia 

Schreuders, Harry 

Scott, Ralph 

Smith, Michael 

Smith, Raymond 

Smith, Sue 

Tonks, John 

Toyer, Christine 

Trimboli, Daniel 

Vaughan, Peter 

Weatherly, Lilia 

Whalley, R.D.B. 

Whiley, Tony 

Williams, Rex 

Wilson, Rob 

Wilson, Stephen 

Wirthensohn, Michelle 

Wright, Gary 

Yan, Guijun 

Zeppa, Aldo 

APPENDIX 5 

ADDRESSES OF UPOV AND 

MEMBER STATES 

International Union for the 

Protection of New Varieties of 

Plants (UPOV): 

International Union for the 

Protection of New Varieties of Plants 

(UPOV) 

34, Chemin des Colombettes 

CH-1211 

Geneva 20 

SWITZERLAND 

Phone: (41-22) 338 9111 

Fax: (41-22) 733 0336 

Web site: http://www.upov.int 

Plant Variety Protection Offices in 

individual UPOV Member States: 

ARGENTINA 

Instituto Nacional de Semillas 

Ministerio de Economia 

Secretaria de Agricultura 

Ganaderia y Pesca 

Avda. Paseo Colon 922-3. 

Piso, 1063 Buenos Aires 

Phone: (54 11) 4349 2497 

Fax: (54 11) 4349 2417 

e-mail: inase@sagyp.mecon.ar 

AUSTRALIA 

Registrar 

Plant Breeders Rights Office 

P O Box 858 

Canberra ACT 2601 

Phone: ( 61 2) 6272 3888 

Fax: (61 2) 6272 3650 

e-mail: pbr@affa.gov.au 

AUSTRIA 

Bundesamt und Forschungszentrum 

fur Landwirtschaft 

Sortenschutzamt 

Postfach 400 

Spargelfeldstrasse 191 

A- 1226 Wien 

Phone: (43 1) 73216 4000 

Fax: (43 1) 73216 4211 

BELGIUM 

Ministere de classes moyennes et de 

l’agriculture 

Service de la protection des 

obtentions 

vegetales et des catalogues 

nationaux 

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Tour WTC/3- 11eme etage 

Avenue Simon Bolivar 30 

B-1000 Bruxelles 

Phone: (32 2) 208 37 22 

Fax: (32 2) 208 37 16 

BOLIVIA 

Direccion Nacional de Semillas 

Secretaria Nacional De Agricultural 

y Ganaderia 

Avda. 6 de Agosto 2006, Edif. V. 

Centenario 

Casilla 4793 

La Paz 

Phone (591-2) 391 953 

Fax: (591-2) 391 608 

e-mail: semillas@mail.entelnet.bo 

BRAZIL 

Servico Nacional de Protecao de 

Cultivares-SNPC 

(National Plant Varieties Protection 

Service) 

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento 

Rural-SDR 

Ministerio da Agricultura e do 

Abastedimento 

Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco D, 

Anexo A 

Terreo, Sala 1-12 

CEP 70043-900, Brasilia, DF 

Phone: (55-61) 218-2433 

Fax: (55-61) 224 2842 

e-mail: snpc@agricultura.gov.br 

BULGARIA 

Patent Office of the Republic of 

Bulgaria 

52 B, Dr. G. M. Dimitrov Blvd. 

1113 Sofia 

Phone: (359-2) 710 152 

Fax: (359-2) 708 325 

CANADA 

The Commissioner 

Plant Breeders’ Rights Office 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency 

(CFIA) 

3rd Floor, East Court 

Camelot Court 

59 Camelot Drive 

Nepean, Ontario 

K1A OY9 

Phone: (1 613) 225 2342 

Fax: (1 613) 228 6629 

CHILE 

Ministerio de Agricultura 

Servicio Agricola y Ganadero 

Departamento de Semillas 

Casilla 1167-21 

Santiago de Chile 

Phone: (56 2) 696 29 96 

Fax: (56 2) 696 64 80 

CHINA 

The Office for the Protection of New 

Varieties of Plants 

Ministry of Agriculture 

11 Nong Zhan Guan Nan Li 

Beijing 100026 

Phone: (86-10) 6419 3029 

Fax: (86-10) 6419 3082 

e-mail: cnpvp@agri.gov.cn 

COLOMBIA 

Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario 

(I.C.A) 

Division de Semillas 

Calle 37 No. 8-43 

Santa Fe de Bogota 

Phone: (57 1) 232 4697 

Fax: (57 1) 232 4695 

e-mail: semilla@impsat.net.co 

CZECH REPUBLIC 


Department of European Integration 

Tesnov 17 

117 05 Prague 1 

Phone: (420) 2 2181 2474 

Fax: (420) 2 2181 2970 

DENMARK 

Plantenyhedsnaevnet 

(The Danish Institute of Plant and 

Soil Science) 

Teglvaerksvej 10, Tystofte 

DK-4230 Skaelskoer 

Phone: (45) 53 59 61 41 

Fax: (45) 53 59 01 66 

ECUADOR 

Institutu Esuatoriano de la Propiedad 

Intelectual 

Direccion Nacional de Obtenciones 

Vegetales 

Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas 

Edificio MAG, 3 er piso 

Quito 

Phone: (593-2) 566 686 

Fax: (593-2) 562 258 

e-mail: sectagro@impsat.net.ec 

ESTONIA 

Variety Control Department 

Estonian Plant Production 

Inspectorate 

EE-71024 Viljandi 

Phone: (372 4) 334 650 

Fax: (372 4) 334 650 

e-mail: plant@plant.agri.ee 

FINLAND 

Plant Variety Board 

Plant Variety Rights Office 

PO Box 232 

SF-00171 Helsinki 

Phone: (358) 9 160 3316 

Fax: (358) 9 160 2443 

FRANCE 

Comite de la protection des 

obtentions vegetales 

11, rue Jean Nicot 

F-75007 Paris 

Phone: (331) 42 75 93 14 

Fax: (331) 42 75 94 25 

GERMANY 

Bundessortenamt 

Postfach 61 04 40 

D-30604 Hannover 

Phone: (49 511) 95 66 5 

Fax: (49 511) 56 33 62 

e-mail: bsa@bundessortenamt.de 

HUNGARY 

Hungarian Patent Office 

Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal 

Garibaldi-u.2-B.P. 552 

H-1370 Budapest 

Phone: (36 1) 312 44 00 

Fax: (36 1) 311 4841 

IRELAND 

Controller of Plant Breeders’ Rights 

Department of Agriculture and Food 

Backweston 

Leixlip 

Co. Kildare 

Phone: (353) 1 628 0608 

Fax: (353) 1 628 0634 

e -mail: backwest@indigo.ie 

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ISRAEL 

Plant Breeders’ Rights Council 

The Volcani Center 

PO Box 6 

Bet-Dagan 50 250 

Phone: (972) 3 968 3669 

Fax: (972) 3 968 34 92 

e-mail: ilpbr_tu@netvision.net.il 

ITALY 

Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi 

Ministero dell’Industria, del 

Commercio e dell’Artigianato 

19,via Molise 

I-00187 Roma 

Phone: (39 06) 47 05 1 

Fax: (39 06) 47 05 30 35 

JAPAN 

Seeds and Seedlings Division 

Agricultural Production Bureau 

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 

Fisheries 

1-2-1 Kasumigaseki – Chiyoda-ku 

Tokyo 100 

Phone: (81 3) 35 91 05 24 

Fax: (81 3) 35 02 65 72 

KENYA 

Plant Breeder’s Rights Office 

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate 

Service (KEPHIS) 

Headquarters 

Waiyaki Way 

PO Box 49592 

Nairobi 

Tel: (254 –2) 44 40 29 

Fax: (254-2) 44 89 40 

e-mail: kephis@nbnet.co.ke 

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 

State Agency of Intellectual Property 

House 10/1, Microregion 11 

720049 Bishkek 

Tel: (996-3312) 510 810 

Fax: (996 3312) 510 813 

e-mail: kyrgyzpatent@infotel.kg 

MEXICO 

Servicio Nacional de Inspection y 

Certification de Semillas – SNICS 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia 

y Desarrollo Rural 

Lope de Vega 125 8 . Piso 

Col. Chapultepec Morales 

México, D.F. 11570 

Phone: (52-5) 203 9427 

Fax: (52-5) 250 64 83 

100 

NETHERLANDS 

Raad voor het Kwekersrecht 

(Borad of Plant Breeder’s Rights) 

Postbus 104 

NL-6700 AC Wageningen 

Phone: (31 317) 47 80 90 

Fax: (31 317) 42 58 67 

e-mail: 

raad.kwekersrecht@rkr.agro.nl 

NEW ZEALAND 

Commissioner of Plant Variety 

Rights 

Plant Variety Rights Office 

PO Box 130 

Lincoln, Canterbury 

Phone: (64 3) 325 63 55 

Fax: (64 3) 325 29 46 

NORWAY 

Plantesortsnemnda 

(The Plant Variety Board) 

Frokontrollen 

N-1432 As 

Phone: (47) 64 94 75 04 

Fax: (47) 64 94 02 08 

PANAMA 

Direccion General del Registro 

de la Propiedad Industrial 

(DIGERPI)\ 

Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias 

Apartado 9658- Zona 4 

Panama 4 

Phone: (507) 227 3987 

Fax: (507) 227 2139 

e-mail: digerpi@sinfo.net 

PARAGUAY 

Ministerio de Agricultura y 

Ganaderia 

Direccion de Semillas (DISE) 

Gaspar R. de Francia No. 685 

c/ Mcal. Estigarribia 

San Lorenzo 

Phone: (595) 21 58 22 01 

Fax: (595) 21 58 46 45 

POLAND 

Research Center of Cultivars Testing 

(COBORU) 

63-022 Slupia Wielka 

Phone: (48 61) 285 2341 

Fax: (48 61) 285 3558 

e-mail: coboru@bptnet.pl 

PORTUGAL 

Centro Nacional de Registo de 

Variedades Protegidas (CENARVE) 

Edificio II da DGPC 

Tapada da Ajuda 

P-1300 Lisboa 

Phone: (351 213) 613 216 

Fax: (351 213) 613 222 

e-mail: 

dgpc.cenarve@mail.telepac.pt 

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 

State Commission for Crops Variety 

Testing and Registration 


Bul. Stefan Cel Mare 162 

C.P. 1873 

2004 Chisinau 

Phone: (373-2) 24 62 22 

Fax: (373-2) 24 69 21 

ROMANIA 

(new member, address yet to be 

advised) 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

State Commission of the Russian 

Federation 

for Selection Achievements Test and 

Protection 

Orlicov per., 1/11 

107139 Moscow 

Phone: (70-95) 204 49 26 

Fax: (70-95) 207 86 26 

e-mail: desel@agro.aris.ru 

SLOVAKIA 


Dodrovicova 12 

812 66 Bratislava 

Phone: (421 7) 306 62 90 

Fax: (421 7) 306 62 94 

SLOVENIA 

Plant Variety Protection and 

Registration Office 

Parmova 33 

1000 Ljubljana 

Phone: (386-61) 136 3344 

Fax: (386-61) 136 3312 

e-mail: UVRSR@gov.si 

SOUTH AFRICA 

The Registrar 

National Department of Agriculture 

Directorate of Plant and Quality 

Control 

PO Box 25322 

Gezina 

Phone: (27 12) 808 0365 

Fax: (27 12) 808 0365 

e-mail: variety.control@nda.agric.za


SPAIN 

Oficina Espanola de Variedades 

Vegetales (OEVV) 

Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y 

Tecnologia 

Agraria y Alimentaria 

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y 

Alimentacion 

Jose Abascal, 4-7 a pl. 

E-28003- Madrid 

Phone: (34 91) 347 66 00 

Fax: (34 91) 594 27 68 

SWEDEN 

Statens vaxtsortnamnd 

(National Plant Variety Board) 

Box 1247 

S-171 24 Solna 

Phone: (46) 8 783 12 60 

Fax: (46) 8 833 170 

e-mail: info@vaxtsortnamnden 

SWITZERLAND 

Bundesamt fur Landwirtschaft 

Buro fur Sortenschutz 

Mattenhofstr. 5 

CH-3003 Bern 

Phone: (41 31) 322 25 24 

Fax: (41 31) 322 26 34 

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 

Controller (Ag) 

Intellectual Property Office 

Ministry of Legal Affairs 

34 Frederick Street 

Port of Spain 

Tel: (1 868) 625 9972 

Fax: (1 868) 624 1221 

e-mail: 

Controller.IPOffice@opus.co.tt 

UKRAINE 

State Patent Office of Ukraine 

8 Lvov Square 

254655 Kiev 53, GSP- 655 

Phone: (880 44) 212 50 82 

Fax: (880 44) 212 34 49 

UNITED KINGDOM 

The Plant Variety Rights Office 

White House Lane 

Huntingdon Road 

Cambridge CB3 OLF 

Phone: (44 1223) 34 23 81 

Fax: (44 1223) 34 23 86 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Germany 3,4 

(For PVP) 

Hungary 2 

The Commissioner 

Ireland 2,4 

Plant Variety Protection Office 

Israel 3 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Italy 2,4 

Department of Agriculture 

Japan 3 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351 

Phone: (1 301) 504 55 18 

Fax: (1 301) 504 52 91 

(For Plant Patent) 

The Commissioner of Patents and 

Trademarks 

Patent and Trade Mark Office 

Box 4 

Washington DC 20231 

Phone: (1 703) 305 93 00 

Fax: (1 703) 305 88 85 

URUGUAY 

Instituto Nacional de Semillas 

(INASE) 

Casilla de Correos 7731 

Pando Canelone 

Phone: (59 82) 288 7099 

Fax: ( 59 82) 288 7077 

e-mail: inasepre@adinet.com.uy 

EUROPEAN UNION 

(for applications filed within the 

EU) 

Community Plant Variety Office 

P.O. Box 2141 

F-49021 Angers Cedex 

FRANCE 

Phone: ( 33 2) 41 25 64 32 

Fax: ( 33 2) 41 25 64 10 

CURRENT STATUS OF PLANT 

VARIETY PROTECTION 

LEGISLATURE IN UPOV 

MEMBER COUNTRIES 

Argentina 2 

Australia 3 

Austria 2,4 

Belgium 1,4 

Bolivia 2 

Brazil 2 

Bulgaria 3 

Canada 2 

Chile 2 

China 2 

Columbia 2 

Czech Republic 2 

Denmark 3,4 

Ecuador 2 

Finland 2,4 

France 2,4 

Kenya 2 

Kyrgyz Republic 3 

Mexico 2 

Netherlands 3,4 

New Zealand 2 

Norway 2 

Panama 2 

Paraguay 2 

Poland 2,5 

Portugal 2,4 

Republic of Estonia 3 

Republic of Moldova 3 

Romania 3 

Russian Federation 3 

Slovakia 2,5 

Slovenia 5 

South Africa 2,5 

Spain 1,4 

Sweden 3,4 

Switzerland 2 

Trinidad and Tobago 2 

Ukraine 2 

United Kingdom 3,4 

USA 3 

Uruguay 2 

(Total 47) 

1 Bound by the 1961 Act as amended by the 

Additional Act of 1972. 

2 Bound by the 1978 Act. 

3 Bound by the 1991 Act. 

4 Member of the European Community 

which has introduced a (supranational) 

Community plant variety rights system 

based upon the 1991 Act. 

5 Has already amended its law to conform 

to the 1991 Act; most other states are in 

the process of doing so. 

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APPENDIX 6 

CENTRALISED TESTING CENTRES 

Under Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations introduced in 

1996, establishments may be officially authorised by the 

PBR office to conduct test growings. An authorised 

establishment will be known as Centralised Test Centre 

(CTC). 

Usually, the implementation of PBR in Australia relies on a 

‘breeder testing’ system in which the applicant, in 

conjunction with a nominated Qualified Person (QP), 

establishes, conducts and reports a comparative trial. More 

often than not, trials by several breeders are being 

conducted concurrently at different sites. This makes valid 

comparisons difficult and often results in costly duplication. 

While the current system is and will remain satisfactory, 

other optional testing methods are now available which will 

add flexibility to the PBR process. 

Centralised Testing is one such optional system. It is based 

upon the authorisation of private or public establishments to 

test one or more genera of plants. Applicants can choose to 

submit their varieties for testing by a CTC or continue to do 

the test themselves. Remember, using a CTC to test your 

variety is voluntary. 

The use of CTCs recognises the advantages of testing a 

larger number of candidate varieties (with a larger number 

of comparators) in a single comprehensive trial. Not only is 

there an increase in scientific rigour but there are substantial 

economies of scale and commensurate cost savings. A CTC 

will establish, conduct and report each trial on behalf of the 

applicant. 

The PBR office has amended its fees so that cost savings 

can be passed to applicants who choose to test their varieties 

in a CTC. Accordingly, when 5 or more candidate varieties 

of the same genus are tested simultaneously, each will 

qualify for the CTC examination fee of $800. This is a 

saving of nearly 40% over the normal fee of $1400. 

Trials containing less than 5 candidate varieties capable of 

being examined simultaneously will not be considered as 

Centralised test trials regardless of the authorisation of the 

facility. Candidate varieties in non-qualifying small trials 

will not qualify for CTC reduction of examination fees. 

Establishments wishing to be authorised as a CTC may 

apply in writing to the PBR office outlining their claims 

against the selection criteria. Initially, only one CTC will be 

authorised for each genus. Exemptions to this rule can be 

claimed due to special circumstances, industry needs and 

quarantine regulations. Authorisations will be reviewed 

periodically. 

Authorisation of CTCs is not aimed solely at large research 

institutions. Smaller establishments with appropriate 

facilities and experience, can also apply for CTC status. 

There is no cost for authorisation as a CTC. 

APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORISATION AS A 

‘CENTRALISED TESTING CENTRE’ 

Establishments interested in gaining authorisation as a 

Centralised Testing Centre should apply in writing 

addressing each of the Conditions and Selection Criteria 

outlined below. 

Conditions and Selection Criteria 

To be authorised as a CTC, the following conditions and 

criteria will need to be met: 

Appropriate facilities 

While in part determined by the genera being tested, all 

establishments must have facilities that allow the conduct 

and completion of moderate to large scale scientific 

experiments without undue environmental influences. 

Again dependent on genera, a range of complementary 

testing and propagation facilities (e.g. outdoor, glasshouse, 

shadehouse, tissue culture stations ) is desirable. 

Experienced staff 

Adequately trained staff, and access to appropriately 

accredited Qualified Persons, with a history of successful 

PVR/PBR applications will need to be available for all 

stages of the trial from planting to the presentation of the 

analysed data. These staff will require the authority to 

ensure timely maintenance of the trial. Where provided by 

the PBR office, the protocol and technical guidelines for the 

conduct of the trial must be followed. 

Substantial industry support 

Normally the establishment will be recognised by a state or 

national industry society or association. This may 

include/be replaced by a written commitment from major 

nurseries or other applicants, who have a history of 

regularly making applications for PBR in Australia, to use 

the facility. 

Capability for long term storage of genetic material 

Depending upon the genus, a CTC must be in a position to 

make a long term commitment to collect and maintain, at 

minimal cost, genetic resources of vegetatively propagated 

species as a source of comparative varieties. Applicants 

indicating a willingness to act as a national genetic resource 

centre in perpetuity will be favoured. 

Contract testing for 3rd Parties 

Unless exempted in writing by the PBR office operators of 

a CTC must be prepared to test varieties submitted by a 

third party. 

Relationship between CTC and 3rd Parties 

A formal arrangement between the CTC and any third party 

including fees for service will need to be prepared and 

signed before the commencement of the trial. It will include 

among other things: how the plant material will be delivered 

(e.g. date, stage of development plant, condition etc); allow 

the applicant and/or their agent and QP access to the site 

during normal working hours; and release the use of all trial 

data to the owners of the varieties included in the trial. 

One trial at a time 

Unless exempted in writing by the PBR office, all 

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candidates and comparators should be tested in a single 

trial. 

One CTC per genus 

Normally only one CTC will be authorised to test a genus. 

Special circumstances may exist (environmental factors, 

quarantine etc) to allow more than one CTC per genus, 

though a special case will need to be made to the PBR 

office. More than one CTC may be allowed for roses. 

One CTC may be authorised to test more than one genus. 

Authorisations for each genus will be reviewed 

periodically. 

Authorised Centralised Test Centres (CTCs) 

Following publication of applications for accreditation and ensuing public comment, the following organisations/individuals 

are authorised to act as CTCs. Any special conditions are also listed. 

Name Location Approved Facilities Name of QP Date of accreditation 

Genera 

Agriculture Victoria, Toolangi, VIC Potato Outdoor, field, R Kirkham 31/3/97 

National Potato greenhouse, tissue G Wilson 

Improvement Centre 

culture laboratory 

Bureau of Sugar Cairns, Tully, Saccharum Field, glasshouse, M Cox 30/6/97 

Experiment Stations Ingham, Ayr, tissue culture, 

Mackay, Bundaberg, 

pathology 

Brisbane QLD 

Ag-Seed Research Horsham and Canola Field, glasshouse, G Kadkol 30/6/97 

other sites 

shadehouse, laboratory 

and biochemical 

analyses 

Agriculture Western Northam WA Wheat Field, laboratory D Collins 30/6/97 


University of Sydney, Camden, NSW Argyranthemum, Outdoor, field, J Oates 30/6/97 

Plant Breeding Diascia, Mandevilla, irrigation, greenhouses 

Institute Oats with controlled microclimates, 

controlled 

environment rooms, 

tissue culture, 

molecular genetics and 

cytology lab 

Boulters Nurseries Monbulk, VIC Clematis Outdoor, shadehouse, M Lunghusen 30/9/97 

Monbulk Pty Ltd 

greenhouse 

Geranium Cottage Galston, NSW Pelargonium Field, controlled I Paananen 30/11/97 

Nursery 

environment house 

Agriculture Victoria Hamilton, VIC Perennial ryegrass, Field, shadehouse, V Gellert 30/6/98 

tall fescue, glasshouse, growth M Anderson 

tall wheat grass, chambers. Irrigation. 

white clover, Pathology and tissue 

persian clover culture. Access to 

DNA and molecular 

marker technology. 

Cold storage. 

Koala Blooms Monbulk, VIC Bracteantha Outdoor, irrigation M Lunghusen 30/6/98 

Redlands Nursery Redland Bay, QLD Aglaonema Outdoor, shadehouse, K Bunker 30/6/98 

glasshouse and indoor 

facilities 

Protected Plant Macquarie Fields, New Guinea Glasshouse I Paananen 30/9/98 

Promotions NSW Impatiens including 

Impatiens hawkeri 

and its hybrids 

University of Lawes, QLD Some tropical Field, irrigation, D Hanger 30/9/98 

Queensland, pastures glasshouse, small 

Gatton College 

phytotron, plant 

nursery & propagation, 

tissue culture, seed 

and chemical lab, 

cool storage 

Jan and Peter Iredell Moggill, QLD Bougainvillea Outdoor, shadehouse J Iredell 30/9/98 

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Protected Plant Macquarie Fields, Verbena Glasshouse I Paananen 31/12/98 

Promotions 

NSW 

Avondale Nurseries Glenorie, NSW Agapanthus Greenhouse, tissue I Paananen 31/12/98 

Ltd 

culture with 

commercial 

partnership 

Paradise Plants Kulnura, NSW Camellia, Lavandula, Field, glasshouse, J Robb 31/12/98 

Osmanthus, shadehouse, irrigation, 

Ceratopetalum tissue culture lab 

Prescott Roses Berwick, VIC Rosa Field, controlled C Prescott 31/12/98 

environment 

greenhouses 

F & I Baguley Clayton South, Euphorbia Controlled G Guy 31/3/99 

Flower and Plant VIC glasshouses, 

Growers 

quarantine facilities, 

tissue culture 

Paradise Plants Kulnura, NSW Limonium, Field, glasshouse, J Robb 

Raphiolepis, shadehouse, irrigation, 

Eriostemon, tissue culture lab 

Lonicera, Jasminum 

Ramm Pty Ltd Macquarie Fields, Angelonia Glasshouse I Paananen 

NSW 

Carol’s Propagation Alexandra Hills, Cuphea Field beds, wide C Milne 

QLD 

range of comparative 

varieties 

Queensland Cleveland, Cynodon, Zoysia Field, glasshouse, D Loch 30/9/00 

Department of QLD and other selected irrigation, tissue 

Primary Industries warm season- culture lab 

Redlands Research 

season turf and 

Station 

amenity species 

Luff Partnership Kulnura, NSW Bracteantha Field beds, irrigation, I Dawson 31/12/00 

shade house, 

propagation house, 

cool rooms 

Ramm Pty Ltd Macquarie Fields, Petunia, Calibrachoa Glasshouse I Paananen 31/12/00 

NSW 

NSW Agriculture Temora Triticum, field irrigation, P Breust 31/3/01 

Hordeum, Avena glasshouse, climate 

controlled areas 

Bywong Nursery Bungendore, NSW Leptospermum Field, shadehouse P Ollerenshaw 31/3/01 

greenhouse 

The following applications are pending: 

Name Location Genera applied for Facilities Name of QP 

Outeniqua Nursery Monbulk, VIC Unspecified Outdoor, glasshouse 

University of Lawes, QLD Ornamental & bedding sp., Field, irrigation, L Bahnisch 

Queensland, wheat, millet, Prunus, glasshouse, small R Fletcher 

Gatton College Capsicum, Glycine, phytotron, plant nursery D George 

Ipomea, Vigna, & propagation, tissue M Johnston 

Lycopersicon, culture, seed and G Lewis 

Asian vegetables, chemical lab, G Porter 

Tropical fruits, Solanum cool storage D Tay 

A Wearing 

D Hanger 

Comments (both for or against) either the continued accreditation of a CTC or applications to become a CTC are invited. Written 

comments are confidential and should be addressed to: 

The Registrar 

Plant Breeders Rights Office 

PO Box 858 

CANBERRA ACT 2601 

Fax (02) 6272 3650 

Closing date for comment: 15 June 2001. 

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APPENDIX 7 

LIST OF CLASSES FOR VARIETY 

DENOMINATION PURPOSES 1 

As amended by the Council at its twenty-fifth ordinary 

session, on October 25, 1991. 

[Recommendation 9 

For the purposes of the fourth sentence of Article 13(2) 

of the Convention, all taxonomic units are considered 

closely related that belong to the same botanical genus or 

are contained in the same class in the list in Annex I to these 

Recommendations.] 

Note: Classes which contain subdivisions of a genus may 

lead to the existence of a complementary class containing 

the other subdivisions of the genus concerned (example: 

Class 9 (Vicia faba) leads to the existence of another class 

containing the other species of the genus Vicia). * 

Class 1: Avena, Hordeum, Secale, xTriticosecale, Triticum 

Class 2: Panicum, Setaria 

Class 3: Sorghum, Zea 

Class 4: Agrostis, Alopecurus, Arrhenatherum, Bromus, 

Cynosurus, Dactylis, Festuca,Lolium, Phalaris, Phleum, 

Poa, Trisetum 

Class 5: Brassica oleracea, Brassica chinensis, Brassica 

pekinensis 

Class 6: Brassica napus, B. campestris, B. rapa, B. juncea, 

B. nigra, Sinapis 

Class 7: Lotus, Medicago, Ornithopus, Onobrychis, 

Trifolium 

Class 8: Lupinus albus L., L. angustifolius L., L. luteus L. 

Class 9: Vicia faba L. 

Class 10: Beta vulgaris L. var. alba DC., Beta vulgaris L. 

var. altissima 

Class 11: Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alef. 

(syn.: Beta vulgaris L. var. rubra L.), Beta vulgaris L. var. 

cicla L., Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris 

Class 12: Lactuca, Valerianella, Cichorium 

Class 13: Cucumis sativus 

Class 14: Citrullus, Cucumis melo, Cucurbita 

Class 15: Anthriscus, Petroselinum 

Class 16: Daucus, Pastinaca 

Class 17: Anethum, Carum, Foeniculum 

Class 18: Bromeliaceae 

Class 19: Picea, Abies, Pseudotsuga, Pinus, Larix 

Class 20: Calluna, Erica 

Class 21: Solanum tuberosum L. 

Class 22: Nicotiana rustica L., N. tabacum L. 

Class 23: Helianthus tuberosus 

Class 24: Helianthus annuus 

Class 25: Orchidaceae 

Class 26: Epiphyllum, Rhipsalidopsis, Schlumbergera, 

Zygocactus 

Class 27: Proteaceae 

COMPLEMENTARY CLASSES 

Class 28: Species of Brassica other than (in Class 5 + 6) 

Brassica oleracea, Brassica chinensis, Brassica pekinensis + 

Brassica napus, B. campestris, B. rapa, B. juncea, B. nigra, 

Sinapis 

Class 29: Species of Lupinus other than (in Class 8) 

Lupinus albus L., L. angustifolius L., L. luteus L. 

Class 30: Species of Vicia other than (in Class 9) Vicia faba 

L. 

Class 31: Species of Beta + subdivisions of the species Beta 

vulgaris other than (in Class 10 +11) Beta vulgaris L. var. 

alba DC., Beta vulgaris L. var. altissima + Beta vulgaris ssp. 

vulgaris var. conditiva Alef. (syn.: Beta vulgaris L. var. 

rubra L.), Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla L., Beta vulgaris L. ssp. 

vulgaris var. vulgaris 

Class 32: Species of Cucumis other than (in Class 13 + 14) 

Cucumis sativus + Citrullus, Cucumis melo, Cucurbita 

Class 33: Species of Solanum other than (in Class 21) 

Solanum tuberosum L. 

Class 34: Species of Nicotiana other than (in Class 22) 

Nicotiana rustica L., N. tabacum L. 

Class 35: Species of Helianthus other than (in Class 23 + 

24) Helianthus tuberosus + Helianthus annuus 

1 From UPOV RECOMMENDATIONS ON VARIETY 

DENOMINATIONS, Adopted by The Council of UPOV on October 

16, 1987, and amended on October 25, 1991 

* The complementary classes have been added by the Office of the 

Union for the convenience of the reader and are given the numbers 28 

to 35. 

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APPENDIX 8 

REGISTER OF PLANT VARIETIES 

Register of Plant Varieties contains the legal description of 

the varieties granted Plant Breeder’s Rights. Under section 

62(1) of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 a person may 

inspect the Register at any reasonable time. Following are 

the contact details for registers kept in each state and 

territories* 

South Australia 

Ms Lisa Halskov 

AQIS 

8 Butler Street 

PORT ADELAIDE SA 5000 

Phone 08 8305 9706 

Western Australia 

Mr Geoffrey Wood 

AQIS 

Level, Wing C 

Market City 

280 Bannister Road 

CANNING VALE WA 6154 

Phone 08 9311 5407 

New South Wales 

Mr Alex Jabs 

General Services 

AQIS 

2 Hayes Road 

ROSEBERY NSW 2018 

Phone 02 9364 7293 

Victoria and Tasmania 

Mr Colin Hall 

AQIS 

Building D, 2nd Floor 

World Trade Centre 

Flinders Street 

MELBOURNE VIC 3005 

Phone 03 9246 6810 

Queensland 

Mr Ian Haseler 

AQIS 

2nd Floor 

433 Boundary Street 

SPRING HILL QLD 4000 

Phone 07 3246 8755 

Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory 

ACT and NT Registers are kept 

in the Library of PBR Office in Canberra 

Phone 02 6272 4228 

* In accordance with an amendment to section 61 of Plant Breeder’s 

Rights Act 1994, the Register of Plant Varieties will be kept only in 

one location, the Library of PBR Office in Canberra. Please contact 

PBR office if you need further information. 

APPENDIX 9 

Common Name to Botanical Name Index 

For varieties included in this issue 

Common Name Botanical Name 

Abelia 


Agapanthus 


Agapanthus 


Agapanthus 

Agapanthus praecox subsp 

orientalis 

Alstroemeria Alstroemeria hybrid 

Apple 


Apple Rootstock Malus prunifolia var ringo x 

Malus pumila var paradisiaca 

Apricot 


Avocado 


Baby’s Breath Gypsophila paniculata 

Bacopa 


Barley 


Barrel Medic Medicago truncatula 

Bean 


Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus 

Blue Potato Bush Solanum rantonettii 

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea hybrid 

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis 

Bower Wattle Acacia cognata 

Brome Grass Bromus stamineus 

Busy Lizzie 


Canola 


Chickpea 


Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum hybrid 

Cinnamon Wattle Acacia leprosa 

Clematis 


Cocksfoot 


Confetti Bush Coleonema pulchrum 

Coprosma 


Cotton 


Cuphea 


Durum Wheat Triticum turgidum ssp turgidum 

Endophyte – Fescue Neotyphodium sp 

Endophyte – Ryegrass Neotyphodium lolii 

Everlasting Daisy Bracteantha bracteata 

False Feather Cuphea hyssopifolia 

Fanflower 


Field Bean 

Vicia faba 

Field Pea 

Pisum sativum 

Flamingo Flower Anthurium hybrid 

Gazania 


Geraldton Wax Chamelaucium uncinatum 

Golden Dewdrop Duranta repens 

Grape 


Hebe 

Hebe hybrid 

Hybrid Bermuda Grass Cynodon transvaalensis x 

Cynodon dactylon 

Hybrid Ryegrass Lolium perenne x multiflorum 

Hydrangea 


Impatiens 


India Rubber Tree Ficus elastica 

Italian Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum 

Ivy Pelargonium Pelargonium peltatum 

Lavender 


Lavender 


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Lettuce 

Leucadendron 

Lilly Pilly 

Lilly Pilly 

Lily 

Limonium 

Limonium 

Lovegrass 

Lucerne 

Magnolia 

Mandarin 

Mandarin 

Mandevilla 


Marigold 

Narbon Bean 

Native Couch 

Navy Bean 

Oats 

Olearia 

Peach 

Peanut 

Pentas 


Peruvian Lily 

Petunia 

Philippine Violet 

Pimento 

Pink 

Pittosporum 

Plantain 

Polygala 

Potato 

Red Clover 

Rhododendron 

Rose 

Ryegrass 

Sand Couch 

Serruria 

Solidago 

Spathiphyllum 

Strawberry Clover 

Strawflower 

Subterranean Clover 

Sutera 

Sweet Orange 

Syngonium 

Tall Fescue 

Tea Tree 

Triticale 

Turf Lily 

Twinspur 


Verbena 

Waxflower 

Waxflower 

Waxflower 

Waxflower 

Waxflower 





Lilium hybrid 














Avena sativa 









Capsicum annuum var annuum 

convar pomiferum 




Polygala myrtifolia var 

grandiflora 




Rosa hybrid 

Lolium hybrid 







Trifolium subterraneum var 

yanninicum 













Chamelaucium megalopetalum 

Chamelaucium megalopetalum x 


Chamelaucium uncinatum x 

Chamelaucium axillare 


Weeping Fig 

Wheat 

White Clover 

White Lupin 

Xanthostemon 

Zoysia Grass 

Zoysia Grass 

Verticordia plumosa x 





Lupinus albus 




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Register of Australian 

Winter CerealCultivars 

Recently some procedural changes have been implemented in the operations of the Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme. The 

Varietal Descriptions from the Voluntary Scheme for the Registration of Cereal Cultivars 

Recently some procedural changes have been implemented 

in the operations of the Voluntary Cereal Registration 

Scheme. The Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) office and the 

Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme are collaborating to 

ensure that descriptions of new varieties, whether they are 

protected by PBR or not, are made available. 

The Plant Varieties Journal now includes descriptions of 

cultivars registered under the Voluntary Cereal Registration 

Scheme. Please note that publishing a description in the 

Plant Varieties Journal does not automatically qualify a 

cultivar to be protected under Plant Breeder’s Rights 

(PBR). PBR is entirely a different scheme and there are 

specific requirements under the Plant Breeder’s Rights 

Act 1994 which must be satisfied to be eligible for 

registration under PBR. However, it is possible that some 

cultivars published in this section of the journal are also 

registered under PBR. When a cultivar is registered under 

both schemes, the current PBR status of the cultivar is 

indicated in the descriptions. 

A Check list for Registering New Cereal Cultivars in the 

Voluntary Scheme 

Breeders considering submitting a new variety to the 

voluntary scheme should: 

1. Clear the proposed name with Australian Winter Cereal 

Collection (AWCC). The AWCC will query available 

information systems to ensure that the proposed name 

will not be confused with other cultivars of the same 

group and issue a registration number. The timeframe 

for this process will usually be less than 24 hours, and 

can be done by phone, fax or by e-mail. 

2. Complete a registration form, including the 

registration number and forward the form to the 

Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme – either by an e- 

mail attachment or by ordinary mail on a 3.5 inch a IBM 

formatted floppy diskette. The breeders will be notified 

of the acceptance for a new registration within one week 

of its receipt. 

3. Send an untreated one kilogram (1 kg) reference (or 

type) sample of seed to the Voluntary Cereal 

Registration Scheme for long term storage in the 

AWCC. Please indicate if there are any restrictions on 

the distribution of this seed. Unless advised to the 

contrary it will be assumed that seed samples of 

registered cultivars can be freely distributed by the 

AWCC to bona fide scientists for research purposes. 

4. Provide a description of the new cultivar for 

publication in the Plant Varieties Journal and send it to 

the Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme in Word for 

Windows or in RTF format – either by an e-mail 

attachment or by ordinary mail on a 3.5 inch IBM 

formatted floppy diskette. In general, a description 

should contain the following headings: 

• Common name 

• Botanical name 

• Cultivar name 

• Registration number 

• Registration date 

• Name and address of Originators 

• Name and address of Registrar of Cereal Cultivars 

• Released by 

• Synonyms (if any) 

• Parentage 

• Breeding and selection 

• Morphology 

• Disease Reaction 

• Yield 

• Quality 

• PBR Status (if any) 

• Acknowledgment( if any) 

• Breeder 

In addition, you may also include other headings if they are 

relevant to the description of the variety. Please follow the 

general style and format of the descriptions published in the 

current issue. Please note: always format your description in 

a single column, do not format in two columns. Columns 

will be formatted during the publication process. 

The Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme will 

electronically forward your description to the Plant 

Varieties Journal for publication. Plant Varieties Journal 

reserves the right for editorial corrections and the edited 

versions will be forwarded to the breeder for review before 

the final publication. Publication cost will be charged on a 

cost recovery basis with invoices sent directly from the PBR 

office to the breeder. The nominal cost will be $400.00 (four 

hundred dollars) per variety. 

There are no descriptions from the Voluntary Cereal 

Registration Scheme included in this issue. 

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Contact information 

Registration 

Publication 

Voluntary Cereal Registration Scheme 

Registrar PBR 

C/- Australian Winter Cereals Collection 

Plant Breeder’s Rights Office 

RMB 944, Calala Lane GPO Box 858 

TAMWORTH NSW 2340 CANBERRA ACT 2601 

Phone: (02) 6763 1149 Phone: (02) 6272 4228 

Fax: (02) 6763 1154 Fax: (02) 6272 3650 

e-mail: mackaym@agric.nsw.gov.au 

e-mail: Doug.Waterhouse@affa.gov.au 

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policy is to promote the varieties which are currently in the PBR scheme and the services of 

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