Alstroemeria Konesert Compact Breeding for Garden Performance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Alstroemeria cultivars lack compact, early-flowering, and freely flowering varieties with attractive foliage and flower coloration, which limits their garden performance and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A new Alstroemeria hybrida cultivar 'Konesert' is developed through controlled breeding, exhibiting a compact mounding habit, sturdy plants, vigorous growth, light yellow flowers, and good garden performance, differing from parent cultivars in compactness and flower size/color.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional Alstroemeria cultivars are used, then they have larger flowers, but they lack compactness and do not flower freely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding plants with specific genetic traits that control plant architecture and flower development. The cultivar 'Konesert' exhibits altered parameters including compact growth habit (15-20 cm height), mounding form, and increased flower production (6-12 flowers per stem) while maintaining acceptable flower size (3-5 cm diameter). This resolves the contradiction by changing the genetic parameters to achieve both compactness and free flowering.
2Duration of action of moving object
If traditional Alstroemeria cultivars are used, then they have established color patterns, but they lack early and free flowering capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by selecting and propagating plants that have been pre-conditioned to flower early in their development cycle. The cultivar 'Konesert' is bred to initiate flowering at an earlier stage (6-8 weeks from planting) compared to traditional cultivars, while maintaining a continuous flowering period throughout the growing season. This preliminary genetic programming enables both early and sustained flower production.
3Length of moving object
If compact Alstroemeria varieties are selected, then they have smaller plant size, but they may have reduced flower size and coloration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by concentrating genetic resources into specific regions of the plant. The compact cultivar 'Konesert' directs energy and nutrients preferentially to the flower buds and inflorescences rather than vegetative growth. This results in a small plant size (15-20 cm height) while maintaining well-developed flowers (3-5 cm diameter) with vibrant coloration, as the compact structure allows for more efficient resource allocation to reproductive organs.
4Adaptability or versatility
If new breeding selections are made, then unique characteristics are achieved, but stability across generations must be proven
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service through vegetative propagation methods that allow the cultivar to reproduce true-to-type without sexual recombination. The compact Alstroemeria 'Konesert' is propagated by dividing rhizomes or cuttings, which clone the parent plant's genetic material. This ensures that the distinctive traits (compact habit, early flowering, light yellow coloration) are stably inherited across generations without the variability introduced by seed propagation, while still allowing for initial breeding innovation.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Konesert’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit; light yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.