A13-26 Strawberry Breeding for Size and Color Trade-offs

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current strawberry varieties like 'Splendor' and 'BG-4316' have limitations in fruit size, color, sweetness, firmness, and yield, which affect their premium quality market positioning and consumer appeal.

Innovation Solution

The 'A13-26' strawberry variety, developed through controlled breeding, offers larger, lighter orange-red fruit with improved sweetness, firmness, and yield, retaining its characteristics through asexual propagation and exhibiting good organoleptic qualities and high Vitamin C content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If strawberry variety 'Splendor' is used, then dark red fruit color is achieved, but fruit size is limited to medium size (4.5-5.5 cm)

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefruit colorVSAvoidfruit size

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by developing a new strawberry variety 'A13-26' with modified genetic parameters that simultaneously achieve lighter orange-red fruit color and larger fruit size (5-7 cm), resolving the trade-off between color darkness and fruit size present in variety 'Splendor'

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If strawberry variety 'BG-4316' is used, then higher yield (810.66 g per plant) is achieved, but fruit firmness is greater (414 in penetrometer)

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveyieldVSAvoidfruit firmness

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by breeding variety 'A13-26' with optimized parameters that achieve a balance between yield (715.21 g per plant) and firmness (371 in penetrometer), creating a profile suitable for premium quality markets where moderate firmness allows better texture while maintaining good yield

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Quantity of substance

If strawberry variety 'BG-4316' is used, then brix of 7.6 is achieved, but fruit size and color characteristics are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesugar contentVSAvoidfruit size

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by developing variety 'A13-26' with enhanced sugar content (brix 8.1) combined with larger fruit size (5-7 cm) and distinctive orange-red color, simultaneously improving multiple quality parameters rather than sacrificing fruit size for sweetness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUSPP32137P3Strawberry plant named ‘A13-26’

Publication Date: 2020.09.01 MASIA CISCAR SA

AI summary

A new short-day strawberry plant named ‘A13-26’ is disclosed, with exceptional yield and flavor characteristics.