Plants – Fruit – Bramble
Plant Patent
2001-01-29
2003-01-28
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Bramble
Plant Patent
active
PP013525
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED
Rubus hybrid.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Pecos’.
1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new cultivar of blackberry called ‘Pecos’. The new cultivar was developed from hybridization of the patented female selection ‘Navaho’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,679, with the patented male cultivar ‘Loch Ness’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,782. The parents were crossed in Spring 1991 whereafter fruit and seed were collected to produce seedlings for field planting in Watsonville, Calif. in 1991. The new cultivar was selected in July 1993 for its thornless canes and firm, attractive fruit. The cultivar was asexually propagated in Watsonville, Calif., and reproduced true to type plants by in vitro shoot tip culture, root sucker division, and root cuttings.
2. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘Pecos’. The variety is botanically identified as Rubus L. subgenus Rubus. The variety is a complex Rubus hybrid, which can be characterized as an erect tetraploid with considerable
R. allegheniensis
background with other species such as
R. trivialis, R. argutus
and
R. ulmifolious
also appearing in its background. The new cultivar produces a floricane crop which begins in late June and continues until late August. The new blackberry variety is distinguished from other varieties by a number of characteristics as set forth in Table 1. In particular, the new cultivar is distinguished by its thornless canes, midsummer production, firm fruit and excellent shipping qualities. The fruit of ‘Pecos’ is medium glossy and medium-sized compared to other cultivars. It has a solid black color with minimal postharvest drupelet color reversion. There have been no observed plant or fruit diseases and no observed pest resistance or susceptibility. The variety has been developed for fresh market shipping use, and has performed well in coast-to-coast shipping tests and held up well after cold storage at 34 degrees Fahrenheit for periods of up to ten days.
3. COMPARISON TO SIMILAR VARIETIES
The varieties that we believe to be similar to ‘Pecos’ from those known to us are its parent varieties, ‘Loch Ness’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,782) and ‘Navaho’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,679). ‘Pecos’ is intermediate between its parents for many characteristics. ‘Pecos’ is particularly characterized by having more vigor and a lower chilling requirement than ‘Navaho’, and having firmer fruit that ‘Loch Ness’. The season of ripening of ‘Pecos’ is similar to that of ‘Loch Ness’ and earlier than that of ‘Navaho’.
Campell Bruce R.
Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc.
Hwu June
Pennie & Edmonds LLP
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