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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Exhibit C

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.)

NAME OF APPLICANT (S)

TEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNATION

VARIETY NAME

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

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. 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 location/years (environments) in the region and season of best adaptability. 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.

1. REGION OF ADAPTATION (Area where best adapted in USA)

Comparison Variety Name __________________________

1 = Northeast

2 = Mid-Atlantic

3 = Southeast

4 = Florida

5 = Great Plains

6 = South Central

7 = Intermountain

8 = Northwest

Region of Adaptation

9 = Pacific Coast

10 = Desert Southwest

11 = Most Regions

LOCATION and YEAR(S) of Data Collection _________________________________________________________

2. MATURITY (Main Crop at 50% Harvest)

MATURITY

Harvest Season: 1 = Fall

2 = Fall/Winter

3 = Winter/Spring

Harvest Season

4 = Spring/Summer

5 = Summer

6 = Summer/Fall

DAYS

HEAT UNITS

DAYS

HEAT UNITS

From Direct Seeding

From Transplanting

Length of Harvest Period

Percent of Total Crop Harvested After 2 Pickings

Percent Harvested after 2 Pickings

3. SEEDLING

SEEDLING

Cotyledon Color:

1 = Yellow-Green

2 = Light Green

3 = Medium Green

Cotyledon Color

4 = Dark Green

5 = Blue-Green

6 = Purple-Green

Color Chart Name:

Color Chart Code

Cotyledon Anthocyanin:

1 = Absent

2 = Weak

3 = Strong

Cotyledon Anthocyanin

Hypocotyl Anthocyanin:

1 = Absent

2 = Weak

3 = Strong

Hypocotyl Anthocyanin

4. PLANT (At Harvest)

PLANT

Standard Deviation

Sample Size

Mean

Standard Deviation

Sample Size

cm Plant Height (from soil line to top of leaves)

cm Plant Height

____

cm Curd Height (from soil line to top of curd)

cm Curd Height

____

Market Class:

1 = Fresh Market (White Rock)

2 = Processing (Snowball)

Market Class

3 = Both

Application Variety Data

Comparison Variety Data

ST-470-30 (06/2015) designed by the Plant Variety Protection Office

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Form St-470-3 - Objective Description Of Variety Cauliflower (Brassica Oleracea Var. Botrytis L.) - U.s. Department Of Agriculture

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