Narrative
Dairy Selection - Characteristics: Young plant anthocyanin absent. Plant: habit erect, height medium. Head: formation present, intensity of head formation medium, length long, diameter medium, spape in longitudinal section ovate, main colour of outer leaves green-red, anthocyanin colouration of outer leaves absent. Leaf: attitude semi erect, length (at harvest maturity) long, width (at harvest maturity) narrow, shape narrow elliptic, colour (excluding midrib) green (RHS 144A-B), intensity of colour (excluding midrib) medium, glossiness weak, colour of midrib green, anthocyanin colouration at harvest maturity absent, blistering absent or very weak, undulation of margin absent or very weak, depth of incisions of margins weak, type of incision of margins dentate-serrate, rib anthocyanin absent. Stem: formation at harvest maturity present, branching moderately high, anthocyanin mainly diffused. Flower: predominant colour blue (RHS 100A-B) fading to white. Time of harvest maturity: medium-late. Late season post harvest bolting: ~20%. (Note: all RHS numbers refer to 1988 edition).
Derived from selections out of selected out of 'Grasslands Puna' chicory which was also 'bred' by AgResearch ( then DSIR). Grasslands Puna was derived from selections out of 'common' crop stands in Marlborough, New Zealand.