Bingo Gala Apple Tree Red Blush Mutation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new and distinct variety of apple tree that exhibits consistent attractive fruit characteristics, particularly a high red blush coverage, to differentiate it from existing varieties like 'Tenroy Gala' and 'Bigbucks', and to ensure reliable asexual reproduction.
Innovation Solution
The 'Bingo Gala' apple tree variety, a spontaneous limb mutation of 'Tenroy Gala', features an attractive red blush over 80% of its fruit surface, distinguishing it from other varieties, and has been consistently reproduced and observed to remain true to type through asexual propagation methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a new apple variety is developed to have higher red blush coverage, then the fruit appearance and marketability are improved, but the consistency of coloration across the crop may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent describes a spontaneous limb mutation that resulted in changed pigmentation parameters, specifically achieving red blush coverage of about 80% or more of the fruit surface compared to the parent variety's up to about 50%. This parameter change in the mutation selected branch led to the improved fruit appearance while maintaining reliability through consistent asexual reproduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent emphasizes asexual reproduction through grafting and budding to propagate the mutated variety. By copying the genetically identical mutated branch through these propagation methods, the variety maintains true-to-type coloration consistency across multiple generations, ensuring reliable reproduction of the high red blush coverage trait.
2Manufacturing precision
If a spontaneous mutation is selected for improved fruit characteristics, then the fruit quality and appearance are enhanced, but the reliability of trait inheritance through asexual reproduction must be verified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent documents systematic observation and evaluation of the mutated variety over multiple growing seasons (2012-2019) and successive asexually propagated generations. This feedback mechanism confirmed that the variety remains true to type, with consistent red blush coverage and other desirable traits, verifying reliable inheritance through asexual reproduction methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent describes selecting a specific spontaneous mutation that exhibited excessive red blush coverage (about 80% or more) compared to the parent variety. This partial selection of the mutated branch, rather than attempting to modify the entire tree, allowed for focused propagation of the desired traits through asexual reproduction, ensuring reliable inheritance of the enhanced fruit characteristics.
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AI summary
‘Bingo Gala’ is a new apple variety discovered as a spontaneous limb mutation of ‘Tenroy Gala’. The fruit of ‘Bingo Gala’ is notable for its attractive red overcolor, which consistently covers about eighty percent of the fruit surface. ‘Bingo Gala’ can be harvested in one pick.