Lavandula stoechas Breeding for Compact Habit and Flower Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new Lavandula stoechas varieties with improved compactness, branching, and flower production that can maintain stability across varying environmental conditions and cultural practices.
Innovation Solution
The development of Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk Deluxe 16054' through cross-pollination of 'Anouk Deluxe 1205' and 'Anouk Deluxe 1304', resulting in a compact, freely branching plant with dark purple flowers and a long flowering period, which exhibits good garden performance and stability through asexual reproduction by terminal cuttings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If Lavandula stoechas varieties are bred for more compact plant habit, then plant size is reduced, but flowering period and flower production may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding for specific morphological parameters (compact plant habit, broader leaves) while maintaining or improving other parameters (flowering period, flower production). The new variety 'Anouk Deluxe 16054' achieves a balance by changing the plant habit parameter to be more compact than parent varieties while simultaneously maintaining a long flowering period and increased flower production, resolving the contradiction between plant size reduction and flowering performance maintenance.
2Quantity of substance
If Lavandula stoechas varieties are bred for increased terminal flower bracts, then flower production is improved, but plant compactness may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by changing multiple parameters simultaneously: increasing terminal flower bract quantity while maintaining compact plant habit through controlled breeding. The new variety produces more than twice as many terminal flower bracts as parent varieties 'Anouk Deluxe 1205' and 'Anouk Deluxe 1304' while maintaining a compact, upright growth habit, achieving both increased flower production and plant compactness.
3Shape
If Lavandula stoechas varieties are bred for broader leaves, then plant attractiveness is improved, but plant compactness may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selectively breeding for broader leaves while maintaining overall plant compactness. The new variety 'Anouk Deluxe 16054' has broader leaves than parent varieties, improving visual attractiveness and garden performance, while the plant maintains a compact habit through controlled branching and growth patterns, resolving the contradiction between leaf width increase and plant compactness maintenance.
4Adaptability or versatility
If Lavandula stoechas varieties are developed for improved garden performance, then adaptability to environmental conditions is enhanced, but breeding complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by systematically changing and selecting for multiple performance parameters (plant habit, leaf characteristics, flower production, flowering period) through a structured breeding program. The breeder evaluated numerous progeny plants and selected those exhibiting the desired combination of traits, achieving improved garden performance and adaptability while managing breeding complexity through methodical selection and evaluation processes.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘Anouk Deluxe 16054’, characterized by its compact, upright and broadly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; dark purple-colored flowers and deep purple-colored terminal flower bracts positioned on strong and erect peduncles; long flowering period; and good garden performance.