6.1 Categories of Characteristics
6.1.1 Standard Test Guidelines Characteristics
Standard Test Guidelines characteristics are those which are approved by UPOV for examination of DUS and from which members of the Union can select those suitable for their particular circumstances.
6.1.2 Asterisked Characteristics
Asterisked characteristics (denoted by *) are those included in the Test Guidelines which are important for the international harmonization of variety descriptions and should always be examined for DUS and included in the variety description by all members of the Union, except when the state of expression of a preceding characteristic or regional environmental conditions render this inappropriate.
6.2 States of Expression and Corresponding Notes
States of expression are given for each characteristic to define the characteristic and to harmonize descriptions. Each state of expression is allocated a corresponding numerical note for ease of recording of data and for the production and exchange of the description.
An explanation of the types of expression of characteristics (qualitative, quantitative and pseudo qualitative) is provided in the General Introduction.
6.4 Example Varieties
6.4.1 Where appropriate, example varieties are provided to clarify the states of expression of each characteristic.
6.4.2 The name of each example variety is following by an abbreviation of its species:
Lc = Lotus corniculatus L.
Lp = Lotus pedunculatus Cav. / Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr
Lt = Lotus tenuis Waldst et Kit. ex Willd (syn. Lotus glaber Mill.)
Ls = Lotus subbiflorus Lag. (syn. Lotus suaveolens Pers.)
6.5 Legend
(*) Asterisked characteristic – see Chapter 6.1.2
(QL) Qualitative characteristic – see Chapter 6.3
(QN) Quantitative characteristic – see Chapter 6.3
(PQ) Pseudo-qualitative characteristic – see Chapter 6.3
MG, MS, VG, VS: See Chapter 3.3.2
(a)-(b) See Explanations on the Table of Characteristics in Chapter 8.1
(+) See Explanations on the Table of Characteristics in Chapter 8.2
7.Table of Characteristics/Tableau des caractères/Merkmalstabelle/Tabla de caracteres
Char.
No.
|
Method of
Examination
|
English
|
français
|
Deutsch
|
español
|
Example Varieties/
Exemples/
Beispielssorten/
Variedades ejemplo
|
Note/
Nota
|
1.
(*)
(+)
|
C
|
Ploidy
|
Ploïdie
|
Ploidie
|
Ploidía
|
|
|
QL
|
|
diploid
|
diploïde
|
diploid
|
diploide
|
Larrañaga (Lt),
Sunrise (Lp)
|
2
|
|
|
tetraploid
|
tétraploïde
|
tetraploid
|
tetraploide
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp),
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
4
|
2.
(+)
|
C
MS
|
Cotyledon: width
|
Cotylédon: largeur
|
Keimblatt: Breite
|
Cotiledón: anchura
|
|
|
QN
|
|
narrow
|
étroit
|
schmal
|
estrecho
|
Larrañaga (Lt)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyen
|
mittel
|
medio
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
broad
|
large
|
breit
|
ancho
|
|
7
|
3.
|
A
VS
|
Leaf: density of hairs
|
Feuille: densité de
la pilosité
|
Blatt: Dichte der Behaarung
|
Hoja: densidad de la vellosidad
|
|
|
QN
|
(a)
|
absent or very sparse
|
nulle ou très faible
|
fehlend oder sehr locker
|
ausente o muy laxa
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
1
|
|
(b)
|
sparse
|
faible
|
locker
|
laxa
|
Sunrise (Lp)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp)
|
5
|
|
|
dense
|
dense
|
dicht
|
densa
|
El Rincón (Ls)
|
7
|
|
|
very dense
|
très dense
|
sehr dicht
|
muy densa
|
|
9
|
4.
|
A
B
VG
|
Leaf: intensity of green color
|
Feuille: intensité de la couleur verte
|
Blatt: Intensität der Grünfärbung
|
Hoja: intensidad del color verde
|
|
|
QN
|
(a)
|
light
|
claire
|
hell
|
claro
|
|
3
|
|
(b)
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
medio
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
dark
|
foncée
|
dunkel
|
obscuro
|
Matrero (Lt)
|
7
|
5.
(*)
|
A
VG
|
Plant: growth habit
|
Plante: port
|
Pflanze: Wuchsform
|
Planta: porte
|
|
|
QN
|
(a)
|
erect
|
dressé
|
aufrecht
|
erecto
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
1
|
|
|
semi-erect
|
demi-dressé
|
halbaufrecht
|
semi-erecto
|
INIA Draco (Lc)
|
3
|
|
|
intermediate
|
intermédiaire
|
intermediär
|
intermedio
|
Larrañaga (Lt)
|
5
|
|
|
semi-prostrate
|
semi-rampant
|
halbliegend
|
semipostrado
|
Angostura (Lt)
|
7
|
|
|
prostrate
|
rampant
|
liegend
|
postrado
|
El Rincón (Ls)
|
9
|
6.
|
A
MS
|
Plant: width
|
Plante: largeur
|
Pflanze: Breite
|
Planta: anchura
|
|
|
QN
|
(a)
|
narrow
|
étroite
|
schmal
|
estrecha
|
Estanzuela Ganador (Lc)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
Cruz del Sur (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
broad
|
large
|
breit
|
ancha
|
Angostura Lt)
|
7
|
7.
(+)
|
A
B
MS/MG
|
Plant: natural height at beginning of flowering
|
Plante : hauteur naturelle au début de la floraison
|
Pflanze: natürliche Höhe zum Blühbeginn
|
Planta: altura natural al comienzo de la floración
|
|
|
QN
|
|
very short
|
très basse
|
sehr niedrig
|
muy baja
|
|
1
|
|
|
short
|
basse
|
niedrig
|
baja
|
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
|
5
|
|
|
tall
|
haute
|
hoch
|
alta
|
|
7
|
|
|
very tall
|
très haute
|
sehr hoch
|
muy alta
|
|
9
|
8.
(*)
(+)
|
A
MS
|
Plant: time of beginning of flowering
|
Plante: époque de début de floraison
|
Pflanze: Zeitpunkt des Blühbeginns
|
Planta: época de comienzo de la floración
|
|
|
QN
|
|
very early
|
très précoce
|
sehr früh
|
muy temprana
|
Agrosan Trueno (Lc)
|
1
|
|
|
early
|
précoce
|
früh
|
temprana
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
Estanzuela Ganador (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
late
|
tardive
|
spät
|
tardía
|
Rodeo (Lc)
|
7
|
|
|
very late
|
très tardive
|
sehr spät
|
muy tardía
|
Leo (Lc)
|
9
|
9.
|
A
VS
|
Flower corolla: color
|
Corolle de la fleur: couleur
|
Blütenkrone: Farbe
|
Corola de la flor: color
|
|
|
PQ
|
|
yellow
|
jaune
|
gelb
|
amarillo
|
Estanzuela Ganador (Lc)
|
1
|
|
|
yellow with orange tinge
|
jaune teinté d’orange
|
gelb mit orangem Anflug
|
amarillo con trazos anaranjados
|
Grasslands Goldie (Lc)
|
2
|
|
|
orange
|
orange
|
orange
|
anaranjado
|
Steadford (Lc)
|
3
|
10.
(+)
|
A
VS
|
Stem: density of hairs
|
Tige: densité de la pilosité
|
Stengel: Dichte der Behaarung
|
Tallo: densidad de la vellosidad
|
|
|
QN
|
|
absent or very sparse
|
nulle ou très faible
|
fehlend oder sehr locker
|
ausente o muy laxa
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
1
|
|
|
sparse
|
faible
|
locker
|
laxa
|
Sunrise (Lp)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp)
|
5
|
|
|
dense
|
dense
|
dicht
|
densa
|
El Rincón (Ls)
|
7
|
|
|
very dense
|
très dense
|
sehr dicht
|
muy densa
|
|
9
|
11.
(*)
|
A
MS
|
Leaf: length of central leaflet
|
Feuille: longueur de la foliole médiane
|
Blatt: Länge des mittleren Fiederblatts
|
Hoja: longitud del folíolo central
|
|
|
QN
|
(b)
|
short
|
courte
|
kurz
|
corta
|
El Rincón (Ls)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
Estanzuela Ganador (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
long
|
longue
|
lang
|
larga
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp)
|
7
|
12.
(*)
|
A
MS
|
Leaf: width of central leaflet
|
Feuille: largeur de la foliole médiane
|
Blatt: Breite des mittleren Fiederblatts
|
Hoja: anchura del folíolo central
|
|
|
QN
|
(b)
|
narrow
|
étroite
|
schmal
|
estrecha
|
Matrero (Lt)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
media
|
San Gabriel (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
broad
|
large
|
breit
|
ancha
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp)
|
7
|
13.
|
A
MS
|
Stem: length of longest stem (when fully extended)
|
Tige: longueur de la tige la plus longue
(à la fin de l’élongation)
|
Stängel: Länge des längsten Halms (wenn voll ausgebildet)
|
Tallo: longitud del tallo más largo (cuando está completamente expandido)
|
|
|
QN
|
|
very short
|
très courte
|
sehr kurz
|
muy corto
|
|
1
|
|
|
short
|
courte
|
kurz
|
corto
|
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
medio
|
|
5
|
|
|
long
|
longue
|
lang
|
largo
|
|
7
|
|
|
very long
|
très longue
|
sehr lang
|
muy largo
|
|
9
|
14.
(+)
|
C
MG
|
Grain: weight of 1000 seeds
|
Semence: poids de 1000 grains
|
Samen: Tausendkorngewicht
|
Semilla: peso de 1000 semillas
|
|
|
QN
|
|
low
|
faible
|
niedrig
|
bajo
|
El Rincón (Ls),
Sunrise (Lp)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyen
|
mittel
|
medio
|
Grasslands Maku (Lp)
|
5
|
|
|
high
|
élevé
|
Hoch
|
alto
|
INIA Draco (Lc), Larrañaga (Lt)
|
7
|
15.
(+)
|
A
B
VG
|
Plant: vigor of growth in aftermath
|
Plante: vigueur de la croissance lors de la repousse
|
Pflanze: Wuchsstärke im Nachwuchs
|
Planta: vigor del crecimiento en el período siguiente al corte
|
|
|
QN
|
|
absent or very weak
|
nulle ou très faible
|
fehlend oder sehr gering
|
ausente o muy débil
|
INIA Draco (Lc)
|
1
|
|
|
weak
|
faible
|
gering
|
débil
|
Rodeo (Lc)
|
3
|
|
|
medium
|
moyenne
|
mittel
|
medio
|
Empire (Lc)
|
5
|
|
|
strong
|
forte
|
stark
|
fuerte
|
Leo (Lc)
|
7
|
|