Anthurium Cultivar With Compact Growth and Durable Red Spathes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Anthurium plants lack compact growth with durable red-colored spathes, and there is a need for new cultivars that exhibit stable, unique characteristics under varying environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
A new Anthurium cultivar 'AN2181990' is developed through controlled breeding and asexual reproduction by in vitro meristem propagation, exhibiting upright growth, bushy foliage, and durable reddish orange to red spathes, distinguishing it from parent and comparative cultivars.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional Anthurium breeding is used, then plant growth and flowering are achieved, but compact growth habit and durable red-colored spathes are not obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding for specific morphological parameters including compact growth habit, upright to outwardly arching plant habit, and spathes with durable red coloration. The breeding program modifies genetic parameters to achieve the desired combination of compactness and spathE durability that conventional varieties lack.
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing Anthurium cultivars are used, then flowering is achieved, but stable unique characteristics under varying environmental conditions are not maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms in the breeding program by continuously evaluating progeny plants under controlled environmental conditions and selecting those that maintain stable unique characteristics. The multi-generational asexual reproduction and phenotypic monitoring create a feedback loop that ensures genetic stability and environmental adaptability are both achieved.
3Stability of the object's composition
If asexual reproduction by in vitro meristem propagation is used, then stable unique features are reproduced, but propagation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing standardized in vitro meristem propagation protocols before large-scale production is needed. The breeding program pre-selects and pre-propagates superior genotypes through controlled asexual reproduction, creating ready-to-plant material that maintains stable unique features while reducing the time required for future propagation cycles.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The new cultivar 'AN2181990' maintains stable unique features across environmental variations, offering compact growth, dense foliage, and consistent reddish orange to red spathes, differing from parent cultivars in scape and leaf characteristics.
Implementation Method 1
Asexual reproduction of the new Anthurium plant by in vitro meristem propagation in a controlled environment in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands since November 2019 has shown that the unique features of this new Anthurium are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named ‘AN2181990’, characterized by its upright to outwardly arching plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; bushy and dense plants; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; open inflorescences that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong scapes; ovate to broadly elliptic reddish orange-colored spathes; and reddish orange to red-colored spadices.