ST-470-104 Mustard - Exhibit C

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705

EXHIBIT C

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY
MUSTARD (Brassica spp. or Sinapsis spp.)
NAME OF APPLICANT (S)

TEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNATION

ADDRESS (Street and No. or RD No., City, State, Zip Code, and Country)

VARIETY NAME

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PVPO NUMBER

Please read all Instructions Carefully.
In the spaces on the left, enter the appropriate numbers that describe the characteristics of the application variety. Any other characteristics should be recorded in the
Comments Section, and continued in Exhibit D, to help establish uniqueness. On the right, enter the appropriate numbers that describe the characteristics of the most
similar comparison variety. Right justify whole numbers by adding leading zeros if necessary. The variety that you choose for comparison should be the most similar one in
terms of overall morphology, background and maturity. The comparison variety should be grown in field trials with the application variety for 2-3 years in the region and
season of best adaptability. At least one year of trials should be conducted within the United States of America. In general, measurements of quantitative traits should be
taken from one trial on 15-25 randomly selected plants or plant parts to obtain averages and statistics that describe a typical field of the variety. A second trial of the
same size would be needed to establish distinctness based on quantitative data. (Form technical content last updated July 2008.)
Give test area ____________________ conditions ____________________.

1. SPECIES

COMPARISON VARIETY ____________________________

___ 1= Brassica juncea

2=Sinapsis alba

3=Other (specify ___________________________)

___

Species

___

Type

2. TYPE
___ 1=Spring

2=Winter

3. PLANT HEIGHT (at pod maturity)
__ __ __.__ cm Tall

__ __ __.__ cm Tall

Height Class: ___ Autumn sown
1 = Short
3 = Medium
5 = Tall

___ Autumn Sown Height Class
2 = Medium short
4 = Medium tall

Height Class: ___ Spring sown
1 = Short
3 = Medium
5 = Tall

___ Spring Sown Height Class
2 = Medium short
4 = Medium tall

4. STEM ANTHOCYANIN
___ 1=Absent

2=Weak

3=Medium

4=Strong

___ Stem Anthocyanin

5. SEED COTYLEDONS (maximum width fully developed; mean of 50 graded seeds)
___ 1=Narrow

2=Medium

3=Broad

___ Seed Cotyledons

6. SEEDLING GROWTH HABIT (leaf rosette)
___ 1=Upright 2=Prostrate (short photoperiod)

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___ Seedling Growth Habit

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7. LEAVES
___ Margins (serration):

1=Absent or Very Weak
3=Medium

2=Weak
4=Strong

___ Lobing (fully developed leaf on plant or rosette)
1=Absent or Very Weak
2=Weak
4=Medium Strong
5=Strong

3=Medium

___ Leaf Attachment to Stem:
___ Color:

___ Leaf Lobing

1=Fully clasping

1=Light Green
3=Medium Dark Green

___ Glaucosity: 1=Absent
4=Medium

___ Leaf Margins (serration)

2=Partial clasping

3=No Clasping

2=Medium Green
4=Dark Green

2=Weak
5=Medium to Strong

___ Leaf Attachment to Stem
___ Leaf Color

3=Weak to Medium
6=Strong

___ Leaf Glaucosity

8. FLOWERS
___ Flower Buds Location:

___ Petal Color:

1=Buds at tip of apical meristem
2=Buds immediately below apical meristem

1= White

___ Anther Dotting

2 = Pale yellow

1=Absent

2=Few

3=Yellow
3=Medium

___ Flower Buds Location

4=Orange

___ Petal Color

4=Many

___ Anther Dotting

________ % Anther Dotting at opening of flower
___ Flowering Class (Autumn sown)
1 = Very early
4 = Medium late

________ % Anther Dotting at opening of flower
___ Autumn Sown Flowering Class

2 = Early
5 = Late

3 = Medium early
6 = Very late

___ Flowering Class (Spring sown)
1 = Very early
2 = Early
4 = Medium late
5 = Late

___ Spring Sown Flowering Class
3 = Medium early
6 = Very Late

9. PODS (Slique)
___ Pod Type: 1=Bilateral Single Pod
___ Silique Beak Length: 1=Short
___ Pod Length: 1=Short

2=Other (describe______________________________)

2=Medium

2=Medium

3=Long

___ Silique Beak Length

3=Long

___ Pod Length

___.___ mm Pod Length

___.___ mm Pod Length

___ Pod Width: 1=Narrow

2=Medium

3=Wide

___ Pod Width

___.___ mm Pod Width

___.___ mm Pod Width

___ Pod Habit: 1=Erect
4 = Horizonal to semi-erect
___ Pedicel Length:

___ Pod Type

1=Very short

___ Ripening Class (Autum sown):

2=Semi-erect to erect
5 = Horizonal

2=Short
1=Very early
4=Late

3=Semi-erect

3=Long

___ Pod Habit

___ Pedicel Length

2=Early
3=Medium
5=Very late

___ ___ ___ Days to Maturity

___ Ripening Class (Autum sown)

___ ___ ___ Days to Maturity

10. SEEDS
___.___ g/1000 Unsized Seed

___.___ g/1000 Unsized Seed

___ Weight Class (grams):

1=less than 3.0
4=more than 5.0

2=3.0 – 3.9

3=4.0 – 5.0

___ Weight Class

___ Seeds Per Pod:

1=Low

2=Medium

3=High

___ Seeds Per Pod

___ Number of Seeds per Pod
___ Testa Color:

1 = Black
3 = Reddish-brown to black
5 = Yellow

___ Number of Seeds per Pod
2 = Dark brown to black
4 = Red
6 = Other ____________________

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___ Testa Color

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11. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SEED
___ Euric Acid:

1=Low (less than 2%) 2=Intermediate 3=High (more than 50%)

___ Euric Acid

___ Glucosinate Content: 1=Low – less than 30 millim/g
2=High – More than 30 millim/g

___ Glucosinate Content

___ ___.___ millimoles/g Glucosinate Content

___ ___.___ millimoles/g Glucosinate Content

___.___ mg/g Glucosinate Content

___.___ mg/g Glucosinate Content

___.___ % Oil

___.___ % Oil

___.___ % Protein (oil free meal)

___.___ % Protein (oil free meal)

Fatty Acid Composition (%):

Fatty Acid Composition (%):

___ Palmitic 16:0

___ Stearic 18:0

___ Palmitic 16:0

___ Stearic 18:0

___ Oleic 18:1

___ Linoleic 18:2

___ Oleic 18:1

___ Linoleic 18:2

___ Linolenic 18:3

___ Eicosenoic 20:1

___ Linolenic 18:3

___ Eicosenoic 20:1

___ Erucic 22:1

___ Erucic 22:1

12. FROST TOLERANCE (Late spring frosts)
___ Tolerance:

1=Not hardy – susceptible
3=Moderately resistant

2=Moderately suscesptible
4=Hardy

___ Frost Tolerance

13. LODGING RESISTANCE
___ Resistance:

1=Weak
3=Moderately strong

2=Moderately weak
4=Strong

___ Lodging Resistance

14. HERBICIDE RESISTANCE
___ Atrazine:

1 = Susceptible

2 = Resistant

___ Other: (Specify)____________________ 1 = Susceptible

___ Atrazine
2 = Resistant

___ Other (Specify)____________________

15. DISEASE RESISTANCE (0 = Not tested 1 = Susceptible 2 = Low resistance
3 = Moderate resistance 4 = High resistance)
___ Selerotinia Stem Rot (Scerotinia sclerotiorum)

___ Selerotinia Stem Rot

___ Black Let, Stem Canker (Leptosphaeria maculans, Plenodomus lingum, Phoma lingam)

___ Black Let, Stem Canker

___ White Rust (Albugo candida, A. Cruciferrarum)

___ White Rust

___ Light Leaf Spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae)

___ Light Leaf Spot

___ Downy Mildew (Peronospora parasitica)

___ Downy Mildew

___ Rhizoctonia Root Rot (Rhizoctonia solani)

___ Rhizoctonia Root Rot

___ Alternaria Black Spot (Alternaria brassicicola)

___ Alternaria Black Spot

___ Other _______________________________________________________________________

___ Other _____________________________________

16. COMMENTS (Please give any additional comments which characterize the variety) (Continue in Exhibit D)

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