FLAVOR JOY Interspecific Tree Early Maturity and Flavor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interspecific tree varieties lack a combination of early maturity, attractive fruit characteristics, and balanced flavor, with many being either alternate bearers or requiring specific pollinators, which limits their commercial viability and consumer appeal.
Innovation Solution
The development of the 'FLAVOR JOY' interspecific tree, resulting from a cross between proprietary seedling selections '38ZP225' and '114LX532', which exhibits vigorous growth, regular fruiting, dark red skin, red flesh, and improved maturity, addressing these limitations by being a productive, self-sterile tree that requires a pollinator and showing enhanced flavor and eating quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing intersspecific tree varieties are used, then commercial viability and consumer appeal are limited, but the new variety 'FLAVOR JOY' achieves earlier maturity and improved flavor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding for specific genetic traits that alter the maturity timeline and flavor profile of the fruit. The 'FLAVOR JOY' variety was developed through controlled crossing and selection to achieve earlier maturity (32 days earlier than seed parent, 18 days earlier than pollen parent, 13 days earlier than 'Festival Red') while maintaining consistent productive bearing patterns.
2Productivity
If existing intersspecific tree varieties are used, then flavor and eating quality are insufficient, but 'FLAVOR JOY' achieves good flavor balance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by selectively breeding for chemical composition traits that determine flavor quality. The 'FLAVOR JOY' variety exhibits a balanced sugar-acid ratio and specific aromatic compound profiles that were achieved through multiple generations of controlled crossing and phenotypic selection, transforming the flavor parameters from insufficient to consumer-preferred.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action through extensive pre-breeding work involving the development and evaluation of parental lines ('38ZP225' and '114LX532') before producing the final 'FLAVOR JOY' variety. This preliminary selection of parents with complementary traits (early maturity, red flesh, good flavor) streamlined the breeding process and ensured the desired flavor quality in the offspring.
3Productivity
If existing intersspecific tree varieties are used, then pollinator requirements limit commercial viability, but 'FLAVOR JOY' maintains self-sterility with pollinator requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by ensuring the 'FLAVOR JOY' variety can function in multiple pollination scenarios. While self-sterile requiring pollinators, it demonstrates universal compatibility with various pollinator types and can serve both as a productive fruit-bearing variety and as a pollen donor for other varieties, enhancing its commercial versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features:1. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit.2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit.3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive dark red skin color.4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.5. Fruit with good storage and shipping ability.