Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-08-24
2001-11-27
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012221
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application takes priority from co-pending European Community Plant Protection Application No. 98/1349, filed Oct. 7, 1998, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This new variety of strawberry, named ‘Cal Giant 2’, resulted from a cross performed in 1992 between a proprietary plant designated A43 and the cultivar Chandler (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,262). The proprietary plant A43 was maintained exclusively for breeding purposes, was not released to growers, and has not been the subject of an application for a plant patent in the United States.
‘Cal Giant 2’ was first selected as a seedling variety at a breeding test plot in Santa Maria, Calif. and has been propagated asexually by runners in Susanville, Calif. and Malin, Oreg. It was originally designated, ‘48C123’ and later designated as advanced selection, ‘C98’. Asexual propagules from this original source have been tested at test plots in Oxnard, Santa Maria, and Watsonville, Calif. This propagation and testing has demonstrated that the combination of traits disclosed herein which characterize propagules of ‘Cal Giant 2’ are fixed and retained true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘Cal Giant 2’ is a new and distinct strawberry variety characteristically different from any other strawberry variety. Among the characteristics that distinguish ‘Cal Giant 2’ are a combination of traits which include a strong everbearing tendency; natural resistance to many pests and foliar, fruit, and root diseases; production of a high number of exceptionally sweet fruit that are smoother and straighter than other commerical varieties. In addition, ‘Cal Giant 2’ produces equivalent yields of equally high quality fruit in both fumigated and non-fumigated conditions, and its fruit pollinates well in inclement weather conditions, allowing for continued production of well shaped, marketable fruit following cold and moist conditions.
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Calfifornia Giant, Inc.
Campell Bruce R.
Farah David A.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Sheldon & Mak
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