Kocosmo Carnation Cultivar Uniformity and Flower Longevity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Carnation cultivars lack uniformity in plant shape and flower size, with limited branching and flowering capacity, and do not meet the demand for attractive, long-lasting, and temperature-tolerant varieties.
Innovation Solution
The development of the 'KOCOSMO' cultivar of Dianthus caryophyllus, resulting from a cross-pollination between proprietary selection 99-3-36 and 'Iglo', exhibits a compact, upright growth habit, freely branching with large double white flowers, improved uniformity, and enhanced flowering capacity, propagated through terminal cuttings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If existing Carnation cultivars are used, then they can be grown commercially, but they lack uniformity in plant shape and flower size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by developing a new cultivar with specific genetic parameters that control plant shape uniformity and flower size consistency. The 'Kocosmo' cultivar exhibits controlled parameters including compact mounded habit, uniform foliage density, and consistent large double flower formation, resolving the contradiction between uniformity and variety availability.
2Productivity
If existing Carnation cultivars are used, then they can be propagated, but they have limited branching and flowering capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by creating a cultivar with dynamic growth characteristics that promote continuous branching and repeated flowering. The 'Kocosmo' cultivar displays freely branching habit with multiple lateral branches per node and the ability to produce successive flower crops, significantly increasing productivity compared to existing cultivars.
3Reliability
If existing Carnation cultivars are used, then they can be grown in various conditions, but they do not have temperature tolerance and long flower longevity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by developing a cultivar with enhanced physiological parameters that confer temperature tolerance and extended flower longevity. The 'Kocosmo' cultivar demonstrates improved heat tolerance for summer production and maintains flower freshness for extended periods, with flowers lasting significantly longer than commercial standards.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Carnation plant named ‘Kocosmo’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; large double white-colored flowers that are positioned above and beyond the foliage; and good flower longevity.