Agrotwo
Denomination: | 'Agrotwo' |
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Botanical Name: | Ageratum houstonianum |
Applicant/Holder: |
Syngenta Seeds B.V. P.O. Box 2 1600 AA Enkhuizen Netherlands |
Breeder: |
Monica Sanders, Syngenta Seeds B.V., Enkhuizen, Netherlands |
Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
Application Date: | 2006-11-09 |
Application Number: | 06-5640 |
Date Withdrawn: | 2008-08-25 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Agrosamtis' (Artist Rose)
Summary: 'Agrotwo' differs from 'Agrosamtis' mainly in plant height and floret colour. The plants of 'Agrotwo' are taller than those of 'Agrosamtis'. The unopened disc florets of 'Agrotwo' is purple while those of 'Agrosamtis' is brown purple. After dehiscence, the disc florets of 'Agrotwo' is violet and white towards the tips while those of 'Agrosamtis' is blue pink.
Description:
PLANT: annual, upright-bushy growth habit, medium branching
STEM: light green, medium anthocyanin colouration at nodes, strong pubescence, medium thickness
LEAF: simple, broad ovate shape, acute apex with mucronate tip, cordate base, crenate margins, absent to medium blistering, medium pubescence on upper side, medium pubescence on lower side veins only, medium green on upper side, no variegation, petiole present
FLOWER: inflorescence, absent or very weak anthocyanin on pedicel
DISC FLORET: purple when florets unopened, violet and white towards the tips and aging to white when florets opened
Origin & Breeding History: 'Agrotwo' was developed by the breeder M. Sanders, an employee of Syngenta Seeds B.V. in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. The cross was made in October 2001 between the female parent identified as W0074-1 and the male parent variety 'Agrosamtis'. The variety 'Agrotwo' was selected from the resultant progeny as a single plant in August 2002 based on criteria for plant habit, vigor, flower size and colour, and good branching characteristics. Asexual reproduction by cuttings was first conducted in August 2002 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.
Tests & Trials: PBR trials were conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2007 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Trials included 15 plants of the candidate and reference variety. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 15 cm pots on May 10, 2007. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on June 25, 2007. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Agrotwo' with reference variety 'Agrosamtis'
Plant height (cm)
'Agrotwo' | 'Agrosamtis' | |
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mean | 22.2 | 16.1 |
std. deviation | 2.63 | 1.79 |
Colour of disc bud (RHS)
'Agrotwo' | 'Agrosamtis' | |
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unopened disc floret | 70B | 186B |
Colour of disc floret (RHS)
'Agrotwo' | 'Agrosamtis' | |
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main colour | 75B and N155B toward the tips | 186D |
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Ageratum: 'Agrotwo' (left) with reference variety 'Agrosamtis' (right)
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Ageratum: 'Agrotwo' (left) with reference variety 'Agrosamtis' (right)
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