Calibrachoa CBRZ0026 Cultivar Soil pH Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new Calibrachoa hybrida cultivar with specific characteristics such as mid-sized light orange flowers with a darker orange center, green foliage, good branching, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit that is less sensitive to soil pH, which are not adequately met by existing varieties.
Innovation Solution
The development of the Calibrachoa hybrida cultivar 'CBRZ0026' through hybridization of proprietary lines '3041-1' and '3072-2', which exhibits these desired traits and maintains them through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing Calibrachoa varieties are used, then general horticultural traits are available, but specific desired characteristics (mid-sized light orange flowers with darker orange center, good branching, semi-trailing habit, low soil pH sensitivity) are not adequately met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by creating a new cultivar through hybridization that fundamentally alters the plant's physiological parameters, specifically reducing sensitivity to soil pH variations while maintaining precise control over flower color (light orange with darker orange center), plant habit (semi-trailing), and branching characteristics. This resolves the contradiction by changing the underlying genetic parameters of the plant rather than attempting to adjust environmental conditions.
2Manufacturing precision
If new cultivars are developed through hybridization, then specific desired traits can be achieved, but the breeding process requires significant time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embodies preliminary action by performing the hybridization between parent lines '3041-1' and '3072-2' in advance, followed by systematic selection of progeny exhibiting the desired traits. The selected plant was propagated asexually in October 2014, and subsequent horticultural examinations began in spring 2015, demonstrating that the breeding work was completed beforehand to establish a stable cultivar with predictable characteristics.
3Stability of the object's composition
If phenotypic stability is ensured through asexual reproduction, then consistent characteristics are maintained, but environmental variations (temperature, light intensity, day length) may still cause phenotype variations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by establishing a genetically stable base through asexual reproduction of the selected hybrid plant, which cushions against environmental variations. The horticultural examinations conducted from spring 2015 onward demonstrated that the cultivar maintains consistent characteristics despite environmental fluctuations, indicating that the genetic stabilization performed in advance provides a buffer against harmful environmental effects.
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AI summary
A new Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0026’ particularly distinguished by mid-sized flowers that are light orange with a darker orange center inside the flower, green foliage, good branching, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.