U.S. patent number PP32,742 [Application Number 16/602,861] was granted by the patent office on 2021-01-12 for kiwi plant named `ac 501 022`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Universita degli Studi Udine. The grantee listed for this patent is Universita degli Studi di Udine. Invention is credited to Guido Cipriani, Raffaele Testolin.
United States Patent |
PP32,742 |
Testolin , et al. |
January 12, 2021 |
Kiwi plant named `AC 501 022`
Abstract
A new female kiwi plant named `AC 501 022`, distinguished by its
oblong fruit with dark brown hairless skin and yellow flesh. The
fruit is very sweet with low acidity, and matures relatively
early.
Inventors: |
Testolin; Raffaele (Udine,
IT), Cipriani; Guido (Faedis, IT) |
Applicant: |
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Universita degli Studi di Udine |
Udine |
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IT |
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Assignee: |
Universita degli Studi Udine
(Udine, IT)
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Family
ID: |
71070854 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/602,861 |
Filed: |
December 11, 2019 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20200196499 P1 |
Jun 18, 2020 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Dec 14, 2018 [QZ] |
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PBR 2018/3379 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/156 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/08 (20130101); A01H 6/00 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/08 (20180101); A01H 6/00 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/156 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Michelle Bos Legal LLC
Claims
We claim:
1. A new and distinct kiwi plant substantially as described and
illustrated herein.
Description
Genus and species: Actinidia chinensis Planch.
Variety denomination: `AC 501 022`.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE NEW VARIETY
The invention relates to a new variety of kiwi plant (Actinidia
chinensis Planch.) named `AC 501 022`, which originated in the
course of a plant breeding program at Udine, Italy. Female parent
`Ac328.26` (not patented) was crossed with male parent `A134.41`
(not patented), and `AC 501 022` was selected from the resulting
seedlings. The new variety has been asexually reproduced by
grafting and by in vitro propagation at Bernalda-Metaponto, Matera,
Italy, and has been found to remain true-to-type over successive
generations.
`AC 501 022` is distinguished from parent variety `Ac328.26` and
similar variety `Soreli` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,552) by the
characteristics set forth in Table 1 below.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison of `AC 501 022` to `Ac328.26` and
`Soreli` `AC 501 022` `Ac328.26` `Soreli` Plant vigor Strong Medium
Weak Bud burst Late Late Intermediate Leaf basal lobes Absent
Touching Slightly overlapping Harvest time Early Late Early
Suitability for Long storage Long storage Medium storage
storage
`AC 501 022` is further distinguished from `Soreli` by the
characteristics set forth in Table 2 below.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison of `AC 501 022` to `Soreli` `AC
501 022` `Soreli` Density of hair on young shoot Very sparse Medium
Color of stem shoot on sunny side Grey brown Purple brown Shape of
leaf apex Retuse Acuminate
DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
FIG. 1 shows a branch, fruits and leaves of `AC 501 022`;
FIG. 2 shows a shoot and young leaves of `AC 501 022`;
FIG. 3 shows a mature leaf of `AC 501 022`; and,
FIG. 4 shows whole and sectioned fruit of `AC 501 022`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The plants depicted and described herein were planted in 2010 on
their own roots at Bernalda-Metaponto, Matera, Italy. Photographs
were taken in 2017, and observations were recorded from 2012 to
2019. This description relies primarily on the observations
recorded in 2018 and 2019. Colors are described with reference to
The Royal Horticultural Society Mini Colour Chart (2005). The
characteristics described will vary somewhat depending upon
cultural practices and climatic conditions, and will vary with
location and season. Quantified measurements are expressed as an
average of measurements taken from a number of individual plants of
the new variety. The measurements of any individual plant or any
group of plants of the new variety may vary from the stated
average. Plant: Plant sex.--Female. Plant form.--Climbing vine.
Self-fruit setting.--Absent. Plant vigor.--Strong. Height of mature
plant.--Approximately 3 m from ground to top of canopy. Spread of
mature plant.--Approximately 6 m.sup.2. Stem: Thickness.--Medium,
10 mm to 12 mm. Color of shoot on sunny side.--Purple brown 166A.
Texture of bark.--Smooth. Pubescence on stem.--Absent or sparse,
fine. Size of lenticels.--Small, oblong, 1.0 mm.times.0.6 mm. Color
of lenticels.--Purple brown 166A. Number of lenticels.--Medium,
about 6 per cm.sup.2. Prominence of bud support.--Very weak.
Presence of bud cover.--Absent. Size of hole in bud cover.--Medium.
Leaf scar.--Moderately depressed. Pith.--Lamellate. Young shoot:
Length.--Variable. Diameter.--6 mm at 0.3 m below shoot tip.
Color.--Yellow green 145B. Anthocyanin coloration of growing tip on
young shoot.--Absent or weak. Pubescence on young shoot.--Very
sparse. Texture of pubescence.--Soft. Mature laterals:
Length.--Variable. Diameter.--6 mm. Color.--Purple brown 166A.
Texture.--Soft. Lenticel size.--0.6 mm. Lenticel shape.--Oblong.
Lenticel density.--6 per cm.sup.2. Leaf: Arrangement.--Alternate.
Shape.--Orbicular. Length.--175 mm. Width.--186 mm. Length/width
ratio.--Intermediate. Margin.--Ciliated. Density of serration of
margin.--High. Depth of leaf scar.--Moderately depressed. Shape of
apex.--Retuse. Basal lobes.--None. Density of hairs on upper
side.--Medium. Density of hairs on lower side.--Sparse. Attitude in
relation to shoot.--Upward and outward. Color of upper
surface.--Green 137C. Color of lower surface.--Green 194A.
Anthocyanin coloration of upper side.--Medium.
Variegation.--Absent. Venation.--Reticulate, upper surface central
vein pale yellow 161C, upper surface secondary veins and lower
surface veins yellow green 145C. Leaf texture.--Tomentose and
rugose. Petiole length.--150 mm. Petiole diameter.--3 mm. Petiole
color.--Dark pink red 50B. Length of petiole relative to
blade.--Large. Presence of pubescence on petiole.--Present, very
smooth. Flowers: Time of beginning of flowering.--6 days before
`Hayward`. Duration of flowering.--4 to 7 days. Bud shape.--Round.
Bud length.--2 mm. Bud diameter.--4 mm. Bud color.--Yellow brown
N167A. Inflorescence type.--Dichasium. Quantity of blossoms per
inflorescence.--Few, avg. 1.0 to 1.3. Length of inflorescence.--34
mm. Width of inflorescence at widest point.--40 mm. Peduncle
length.--32 mm. Length of lowest lateral.--18 mm. Attitude of
lateral in relation to peduncle.--Open, when present. Blossom
diameter.--6 mm. Blossom depth.--3 mm. Flower bud.--Position of
first spike -- Medium. Number of sepals.--5. Sepal length.--6 mm.
Sepal width.--4 mm. Sepal margin.--Entire. Sepal color.--Upper
surface -- Yellow green 145C. Sepal color.--Lower surface -- Brown
199C. Density of sepal hairs.--Absent or sparse. Quantity of petals
per flower.--6 to 7. Arrangement of petals.--Overlapping. Petal
shape.--Obovate. Petal apex.--Emarginate. Petal margin.--Entire.
Petal shape in profile.--Convex. Petal color on adaxial
side.--White 155C. Petal shading of main color.--Lighter towards
apex. Petal color on abaxial side.--White 155C. Pedicel length.--40
mm. Pedicel diameter.--2 mm. Pedicel color.--Yellow green 145A.
Pistil quantity per flower.--30. Pistil length.--11 mm. Pistil
color.--White N999D. Stigma length.--1.5 mm. Stigma color.--White
N999D. Style length.--8 mm. Style color.--White N999D. Ovary
length.--4 mm. Ovary diameter.--6 mm. Ovary color.--Yellow green
145C. Anther quantity per flower.--80 to 90. Anther length.--3 mm.
Pollen color.--White 157B Anther color Yellow 12A.
Pollenizers.--Belen, Zuva, Matua (not patented). Fruit:
Weight.--Medium, 103 g. Length.--Medium, 74 mm. Diameter.--Medium,
50 mm. Length/width ratio.--Medium. Shape.--Oblong. Shape in cross
section at median.--Circular. Shape at stylar end.--Strongly
depressed. Presence of calyx ring.--Present. Shape of shoulder at
stalk end.--Weakly sloping. Length of stalk.--Medium, 40 mm.
Diameter of stalk.--2 mm. Color of stalk.--Brown 199C. Length of
stalk relative to length of fruit.--Medium. Conspicuousness of
lenticels on skin.--Weak. Hairiness of skin.--Absent. Texture of
skin.--Smooth, finely pubescent. Color of skin.--Brown 199C.
Thickness of skin.--Thin. Adherence of skin to flesh.--Strong.
Color of outer pericarp.--Yellow 7D. Color of locules.--Light
yellow brown 160B. Diameter of core relative to fruit.--Small, 12
mm. General shape of core in cross section.--Circular. Color of
core.--Light yellow 4D. Firmness of flesh.--0.8+/-0.1 kg/cm.sup.2
(8 mm tip, eating ripe). Sweetness.--High, 18.3+/-0.3.degree. Brix
(eating ripe). Acidity.--Low. Seeds.--Numerous, oblong, medium
reddish brown 200B. Time of vegetative bud burst.--Early, similar
to `Tomua` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,065). Time of maturity for
harvest.--Early, September 25 to October 10 (Northern Hemisphere).
Tolerance to heat, cold, drought.--Tolerant in area tested (USDA
Hardiness Zone 9a/9b); Similar to `Jintao`. Market use.--Fresh.
Keeping quality.--Good. Shipping quality.--Good.
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