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DISTINCTNESS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Botany
CONT

Guidelines for Presenting Evidence in Support of Variety Distinctness. Differences in quantitative characters such as plant size, seed size, maturity and any difference not obvious must be given as numerical data obtained from similar comparisons with a statistical analysis showing the degree of significance.

CONT

Examples of Statements of Distinctness. 'Variety A' is most similar to 'Variety B'; however, 'Variety A' has a darker leaf color than 'Variety B'.

OBS

distinctness: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Botanique
DEF

Caractère distinct d'une variété.

OBS

distinction : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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