U.S. patent number PP24,950 [Application Number 13/694,410] was granted by the patent office on 2014-10-07 for strawberry plant named `triumph`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Plant Sciences, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Plant Sciences, Inc.. Invention is credited to Stephen M. Ackerman, Michael D. Nelson, Steven D. Nelson.
United States Patent |
PP24,950 |
Ackerman , et al. |
October 7, 2014 |
Strawberry plant named `TRIUMPH`
Abstract
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of
strawberry plant named `TRIUMPH`. This new strawberry plant named
`TRIUMPH` is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the
central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its
medium to large plant size, occasional fourth leaflet per
tri-foliate, moderate to heavy petiole pubescence, medium to long
fruiting trusses, and very attractive, medium-sized berry with good
gloss, even red color and conical shape.
Inventors: |
Ackerman; Stephen M. (Salinas,
CA), Nelson; Steven D. (Watsonville, CA), Nelson; Michael
D. (Watsonville, CA) |
Applicant: |
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Plant Sciences, Inc. |
Watsonville |
CA |
US |
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Assignee: |
Plant Sciences, Inc.
(Watsonville, CA)
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Family
ID: |
50826940 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/694,410 |
Filed: |
November 30, 2012 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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US 20140157465 P1 |
Jun 5, 2014 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/209 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/7409 (20180501); A01H 5/08 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/00 (20060101) |
Field of
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;PLT/209 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Foley & Lardner LLP
Claims
We claim:
1. A new and distinct strawberry plant named `TRIUMPH`, as herein
described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.
Description
Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Fragaria
ananassa.
Variety denomination: `TRIUMPH`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct strawberry
variety named `TRIUMPH`. This new variety is a result of a
controlled cross made in 2003 in an ongoing breeding program
between strawberry variety designated `PS-3003` (non-patented
selection) and strawberry variety designated `PS-4634` (patented,
U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,487). Due to the combining of the reciprocal
seed lots, it is unknown as to which parent variety is the seed
parent and which parent variety is the pollen parent. The variety
is botanically known as Fragaria ananassa.
The seedling resulting from the aforementioned cross was selected
from a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, Calif. in the
fall of 2005. After its selection, the new variety was asexually
propagated by stolons in both San Joaquin County, Calif. and
Siskiyou County, Calif. The new variety was extensively tested over
the next several years in fruiting fields in Ventura County, Calif.
This propagation has demonstrated that the combination of traits
disclosed herein as characterizing the new variety are fixed and
remain true to type through successive generations of asexual
reproduction.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`TRIUMPH` is primarily adapted to the climate and growing
conditions of the central coast of California. The nearby Pacific
Ocean provides the needed humidity and moderate temperatures to
produce a strong vigorous plant and maintain fruit quality during
the fall production months.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be unique characteristics of `TRIUMPH`, which in
combination distinguish this strawberry plant as a new and distinct
variety: 1. Medium to large plant size; 2. Occasionally has a
fourth leaflet per tri-foliate; 3. Moderate to heavy petiole
pubescence; 4. Medium to long fruiting trusses; and 5. Very
attractive, medium-sized berry with good gloss, even red color and
conical shape.
The strawberry variety that is believed to be most closely related
to the new variety `TRIUMPH` is `VALOR` (patented, U.S. Plant Pat.
No. 20,394). In side-by-side comparisons to the similar strawberry
variety `VALOR`, `TRIUMPH` differs by the following combination of
characteristics as described in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 COMPARISON TO THE STANDARD VARIETY `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Fruit: color Red Ranges
from red to dark red Fruit: length .times. width Slightly longer
than broad As long as broad to slightly longer ratio than broad
Fruit: difference in Slight Moderate shape between pri- mary and
secondary Plant: size Ranges from medium Medium to large Stolon:
attitude of hairs Strongly outward Upward Foliage: size Ranges from
medium Medium to large Foliage: color Medium green Ranges from
medium to dark green Foliage: number of Ranges from three to four
Three leaflets Petiole: pubescence Ranges from moderate Sparse to
heavy Fruiting truss: length Ranges from medium Medium to long
Pedicel: attitude of hairs Strongly outward Upward
For identification, a series of molecular markers have been
determined for this new variety.
`TRIUMPH` differs from its parents, `PS-3003` and `PS-4634`, by the
following combination of characteristics as described in Table
2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 COMPARISON TO THE PARENT VARIETIES `PS-4634`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` `PS-3003` (US PP 17,487) Fruit color Red
Light red Ranges from orange red to red Plant size Ranges from
Medium Large medium to large Type of bearing Everbearing
Everbearing Summer bearing Runner production Medium Ranges from
Many (nursery) medium to light
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of typical specimens of the new strawberry variety
`TRIUMPH`, at various stages of development as true as it is
reasonably possible with color reproductions of this type. Color in
the photographs may differ slightly from the color value cited in
the botanical descriptions which accurately describe the color of
`TRIUMPH`. The depicted plant and plant parts of the new strawberry
variety `TRIUMPH` are between three and four months old. The
photographs were taken in Ventura County, Calif.:
FIG. 1 shows typical fruiting field characteristics of `TRIUMPH`,
taken in the month of November 2012;
FIG. 2 shows a close-up view of the typical leaf structure of
`TRIUMPH`, taken in the month of October 2012;
FIG. 3 shows a close-up view comparing leaf structure of `TRIUMPH`,
taken in the month of October 2012;
FIG. 4 shows typical mature and immature field fruit of `TRIUMPH`,
taken in the month of October 2012; and
FIG. 5 shows typical internal and external mature fruit
characteristics of `TRIUMPH`, taken in the month of November
2012.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The new variety `TRIUMPH` has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The characteristics of the new variety
`TRIUMPH` may vary in detail, depending upon variations in
environmental factors, including weather (temperature, humidity and
light intensity), day length, soil type and location. In addition,
the characteristics of any parental variety or comparison variety
included in Tables 1-9 of the present invention may vary in detail,
depending upon variations in environmental factors, including
weather (temperature, humidity and light intensity), day length,
soil type and location.
The aforementioned photographs, together with the following
description of the new variety `TRIUMPH`, unless otherwise noted,
are based on observations taken during the 2012 growing season in
Ventura County, Calif. These measurements and ratings were taken
from plants of `TRIUMPH` dug from a low-elevation nursery located
in San Joaquin County, Calif. during January 2012 and planted six
months later in Ventura County, Calif. The approximate age of the
observed plants is between three and four months. Yield
observations and fruit quality characteristics are averaged from
four years of data collected from the 2008 through 2011 growing
seasons. Flower measurements and characteristics are from secondary
flowers unless otherwise noted. Fruit characteristics and
measurements are from secondary fruit unless otherwise noted.
Color terminology where noted follows The Royal Horticultural
Society Colour Chart, London (2007).
The following tables 3 through 9 describe fruit, plant, stolon,
foliage, fruiting truss, flower and pest disease characteristics of
the new strawberry `TRIUMPH` in comparison to the similar
strawberry variety `VALOR`.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR` Characteristic
`TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Color of mature fruit RHS 44A RHS 46A Red
Ranges from red to dark red Color of internal flesh RHS 44B RHS 45A
Medium red Ranges from medium red to dark red Color of core RHS 44C
RHS 45B Light red Medium red Fruit length (cm) 4.3 3.7 Fruit width
(cm) 3.6 3.5 Fruit length/width ratio 1.24 1.05 Slightly longer
Slightly longer than broad than broad Calyx diameter (cm) 4.9 4.7
Average fruit weight (gm) 21.5 22.0 Achene color, shaded side RHS
160A RHS 160A Greyed yellow group Greyed yellow group Achene color,
RHS 182A RHS 183A sun-exposed side Greyed red group Greyed red
group Achenes per berry 311 382 Achene weight (mg) 0.62 0.43
Marketable fruit yield 583 528 (gm/plant) Fruit size Medium Ranges
from medium to large Predominant fruit shape Conical Conical
Difference in shapes Slight Ranges from slight between primary to
moderate and secondary fruit Band without achenes Absent or very
Absent or very narrow narrow Unevenness of fruit surface Weak Weak
Evenness of fruit color Even Even Fruit glossiness Ranges from
Ranges from medium medium to strong to strong Insertion of achenes
Level with surface Ranges from below surface to level with surface
Insertion of calyx In the basin In the basin Attitude of calyx
Spreading Spreading Size of calyx in relation Slightly larger
Slightly larger to fruit diameter Adherence of calyx Strong Strong
Firmness of fruit flesh Ranges from Firm medium to firm Keeping
quality Very good Very good Distribution of red color Marginal and
central Marginal and central of the flesh Hollow center expression
Weak Absent or very weak Fruit flavor Ranges from very Good good to
good Soluble solids (% brix) 7.3 7.6 Time of first flowering Early
Ranges from early to medium Time of first harvesting Early Ranges
from early to medium Harvest period Late September to Late
September to mid December mid December Type of bearing Fully
remontant Fully remontant (everbearing) (everbearing)
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 PLANT CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR' Characteristic
`TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Plant height (cm) 25.8 23.0 Plant spread
(cm) 35.4 29.9 Crowns per plant 3.5 5.3 Plant size Large Medium
Plant habit Upright Upright Plant density Medium Medium Plant vigor
Strong Medium
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 STOLON CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Stolon color RHS 146C RHS
144A Yellow green group Yellow green group Stolon anthocyanin
coloration RHS 180C RHS 180A Greyed red group Greyed red group
Stolon anthocyanin intensity Weak Ranges from weak to medium Stolon
pubescence Dense Dense Attitude of hairs Strongly outward Upward
Average stolon quantity Medium Few (nursery) Average stolon
diameter at 3.4 3.3 bract (mm)
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Foliage: Color of upper
surface RHS 137A RHS N 137B Medium green Ranges from medium green
to dark green Color of underside RHS 147C RHS 147C Yellow green
group Yellow green group Number of leaflets Ranges from 3 to 4 3
Shape in cross section Slightly concave Slightly concave to flat
Interveinal blistering Medium Medium Leaf glossiness Medium Medium
Leaf variegation Present Present Terminal Leaflet: Length (cm) 9.7
7.7 Width (cm) 8.3 8.0 Leaf size Ranges from large to Medium medium
Length/width ratio 1.18 0.97 Longer than broad As long as broad
Shape of base Acute Obtuse Shape of teeth Obtuse Obtuse Serrations
per leaf 22.5 20.3 Petiole: Petiole color RHS 146C RHS 144A Yellow
green group Yellow green group Petiole length (cm) 18.7 16.3
Petiole diameter (mm) 3.8 3.8 Petiolule color RHS 146C RHS 144A
Yellow green group Yellow green group Petiolule length (mm) 16.4
12.4 Attitude of hairs Slightly outward Slightly outward Petiole
pubescence Ranges from heavy to Sparse moderate Stipule: Color 146C
146A Yellow green group Yellow green group Anthocyanin coloration
None RHS 61A Red purple group Anthocyanin intensity Absent or very
weak Weak Length (mm) 18.8 18.8 Width (mm) 9.5 10.8
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 FRUITING TRUSS CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Anthocyanin coloration RHS
181D RHS 181C Greyed red group Greyed red group Anthocyanin
intensity Absent or very weak Absent or very weak Length at
maturity (cm) 32.4 28.4 Position relative to foliage Ranges from
beneath Level with to level with Number of flowers Medium Medium
Pedicel attitude of hairs Strongly outward Upward Pubescence Strong
Ranges from medium to strong Attitude at first pick Prostrate
Prostrate
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Petal color RHS NN 155C RHS
NN 155C White group White group Sepal color RHS 137B RHS 137A Green
group Green group Receptacle color RHS 147C RHS 147C Green group
Green group Anther color RHS 15A RHS 14B Yellow orange Yellow
orange group group Corolla diameter (mm) 32.0 29.8 Medium Medium
Calyx diameter (mm) 36.0 31.7 Petal length (mm) 11.7 12.0 Petal
width (mm) 11.6 11.7 Petal length/width ratio 1.01 1.03 As long as
broad As long as broad Petals/flower 6.4 6.0 Sepal length (mm) 13.7
13.8 Sepal width (mm) 5.3 6.4 Sepal length/width ratio 2.60 2.18
Sepals/flower 13.6 12.3 Size of calyx relative to corolla Larger
Larger Stamen Present Present Size of inner calyx relative to
Ranges from small- Smaller outer calyx er to same Relative position
of petals Overlapping Ranges from touch- ing to overlapping
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS `VALOR`
Characteristic `TRIUMPH` (US PP 20,394) Powdery mildew Susceptible
Susceptible Angular leaf spot Moderately susceptible Moderately
susceptible Botrytis fruit rot Moderately susceptible Moderately
susceptible Two-spotted spider mite Moderately susceptible
Moderately susceptible Lygus bug Susceptible Susceptible Flower
thrips Moderately resistant Moderately susceptible
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