Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2001-05-24
2004-01-20
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP014467
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED
Chrysanthemum morifolium.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘MOZA RT 01’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, herein after referred to by the cultivar name ‘MOZA RT 01.’
The new cultivar is a product of induced mutation by radiation. The new cultivar originated by exposing an entire plant of the Chrysanthemum cultivar ‘MZT TMP8’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,866) to radiation. This cultivar was discovered and selected by the inventor in November 1998.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by apical tip cutting and meristem tissue culture was performed in Oxnard, Calif. and has shown that the unique features of this cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type on successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar ‘MOZA RT
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has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength, and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘MOZA RT 01.’ These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘MOZA RT 01’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
1. Daisy type inflorescence;
2. Consistent flowering response to short days, blooming consistently after 45 days of short day length;
3. Free branching habit;
4. Consistent natural season flowering habit during the first two weeks of September; and
5. Dark purple/red ray florets.
Plants of the new cultivar are similar to plants of the parent cultivar, ‘MZT TMP8’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar differed from plants of the cultivar ‘MZT TMP8’ primarily in ray floret color, number of ray florets, and number of disc florets. The new cultivar ‘MOZA RT 01’ has darker, more reddish purple ray florets than the parent cultivar. The new cultivar has fewer ray florets than the parent cultivar, with an average of 80 florets compared to the parent's 110 florets, in similar cultural conditions. The new cultivar also has more disc florets than the parent.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP5414 (1985-03-01), Duffett
Campell Bruce R.
Grünberg Anne Marie
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Mozant LLC
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