Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-07-10
2002-02-26
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012423
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application takes priority from co-pending European Community Plant Protection Application No. 2000/0716, filed May 2, 2000, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This new variety of strawberry, named ‘Cal Giant 4,’ resulted from a cross performed in 1994 between the proprietary plant designated ‘A41’ and the University of California variety ‘Seascape’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,614). The proprietary plant ‘A41’ was maintained exclusively for breeding purposes and was not released to growers and has not been the subject of an application for a plant patent in the United States.
‘Cal Giant 4’ was first selected as a seedling variety at the California Giant, Inc. Watsonville, Calif. breeding test plot in 1996 and has been propagated asexually by runners at Malin, Oreg. U.S. (42° N, 121.4° W). It was originally designated ‘49E31.’ Asexual propagules from this original source have been placed in test plots in the fruiting areas of Oxnard, Santa Maria, and Watsonville, Calif., U.S. This propagation and testing has demonstrated that the combination of traits disclosed herein which characterize propagules of ‘Cal Giant 4’ are fixed and retained true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘Cal Giant 4’ is a new and distinct strawberry variety characteristically different from any other strawberry variety. Among the characteristics that distinguish ‘Cal Giant 4’ are a combination of traits which include a strong everbearing tendency, very strong natural resistance to many pests and foliar, fruit and root diseases, and the production of a high number of very sweet fruit that are more uniformly sized and shaped than other commercial varieties. In addition, ‘Cal Giant 4’ produces equivalent yields of exceptionally high quality fruit in both fumigated and non-fumigated conditions. Fruit of ‘Cal Giant 4’ pollinates exceptionally well in inclement weather, allowing for continued production of well shaped, marketable fruit following cold, moist conditions.
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California Giant, Inc.
Campell Bruce R.
Farah David A.
Hwu June
Sheldon & Mak
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