Plants – Fruit – Strawberry
Plant Patent
2000-03-13
2002-09-03
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Strawberry
Plant Patent
active
PP012899
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new variety originated as a result of a controlled cross between the strawberry plants ‘Lido’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,534) and ‘33×257’ (unpatented variety) in an ongoing breeding program, and was discovered as a seedling in a controlled breeding plot at Monterey County, Calif. in May, 1996. The original seedling of the new cultivar was asexually propagated by stolons at McArthur, Shasta County, Calif. Propagules were transplanted to a controlled breeding plot in Monterey County, Calif., where the variety was identified and selected for further evaluation. ‘San Juan’ was subsequently asexually propagated and underwent further testing in the Monterey Bay area, California for three 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.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘San Juan’. 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 1-6.
The varieties which we believe to be similar to ‘San Juan’ from those known to us are ‘Commander’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,024) and ‘Lido’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,534). There are several characteristics of the new variety that are different from, or not possessed by ‘Commander’ and ‘Lido’. The new variety has a globose to flat globose habit, medium to strong interveinal blistering, weak to medium weak leaf glossiness, medium dense stipule pubescence, a larger calyx diameter relative to the corolla, conical to almost cylindrical fruit, moderate differences in shapes of primary and secondary fruits, a narrow band without achenes, and fruit with firm flesh and medium acidity. Plants of 33×257 were lighter green and more vigorous than those of ‘San Juan’. Fruit size and flavor were inferior to the ‘San Juan’ variety.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP8086 (1993-01-01), Nelson et al.
Coss JoAnne F.
Espejo, Jr. Joseph I.
Kodama Larry T.
Mowrey Bruce D.
Sjulin Thomas M.
Campell Bruce R.
Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc.
McCormick Susan B.
Pennie & Edmonds LLP
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