Plants – Fruit – Strawberry
Plant Patent
2001-10-01
2003-07-22
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Strawberry
Plant Patent
active
PP014005
ABSTRACT:
1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new variety originated as a result of a controlled cross between the strawberry plants ‘San Miguel’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,642) and ‘12A71’ (unpatented variety) in an ongoing breeding program, and was discovered as a seedling in Ventura County, Calif. in February, 1996. The original seedling of the new cultivar was asexually propagated by stolons in a nursery in Shasta County, Calif. Propagules were transplanted to a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, Calif., where the variety was identified and selected for further evaluation. ‘Driscoll El Capitan’ was subsequently asexually propagated and underwent further testing at in Ventura County, Calif. for six years. This propagation and testing has demonstrated that the combination of traits disclosed herein which characterize the new variety are fixed and retained true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
1.1 LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED
The variety is botanically identified as
Fragaria×ananassa.
2. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Driscoll El Capitan’. The variety is botanically identified as
Fragaria×ananassa.
The new variety is distinguished from other varieties by a number of characteristics as set forth in Tables 1-4.
3. COMPARISON TO SIMILAR VARIETIES
The varieties which we believe to be similar to ‘Driscoll El Capitan’ from those known to us are ‘Coronado’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,221) and ‘San Miguel’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,642). There are several characteristics of the new variety that are different from, or not possessed by ‘Coronado’ and ‘San Miguel’. The new variety has an obtuse terminal leaflet teeth shape, medium to dense petiole pubescence, medium to strong anthocyanin coloration, cordate fruit shape, marked difference in shape between primary and secondary fruits, large hollow center size, and time of flowering is mid-December.
Amorao Amado Q.
Ferguson Michael
Solis, Jr. Arnoldo
Campell Bruce R.
Driscoll Strawberry Assocites, Inc.
McCormick Susan B.
Pennie & Edmonds LLP
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