Mandevilla Alegnuflor704 Compact Habit and Strong Stems

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for new Mandevilla plant cultivars with strong stems and numerous attractive flowers, as existing varieties may lack compactness, early flowering, and consistent flower color, especially in varying environmental conditions.

Innovation Solution

The development of Mandevilla hybrida 'Alegnuflor704' through controlled cross-pollination between proprietary selection X02.5 and Mandevilla hybrida 'Sunmandecrim', resulting in a compact, upright plant with strong stems and red-colored flowers that reproduce true to type via asexual cuttings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If existing Mandevilla varieties are used, then they may have vining growth habit and larger flowers, but they lack compactness and early flowering

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant compactnessVSAvoidflowering time

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding for specific genetic traits that alter the plant's growth parameters. The new cultivar 'Alegnuflor704' exhibits changed parameters including compact growth habit, upright orientation, and early flowering timing compared to parent varieties, achieving both compactness and early flowering simultaneously through controlled cross-pollination and selection

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Stability of the object's composition

If existing Mandevilla varieties are used, then they may have continuous flowering, but they lack consistent flower color in varying environmental conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflower color consistencyVSAvoidenvironmental tolerance

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

This principle is not directly applicable to the plant breeding context. The patent instead focuses on genetic stabilization through selective breeding to achieve consistent flower coloration that maintains stability across varying environmental conditions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent achieves stable flower color by selecting for specific genetic parameters that control pigment production and stability. The new cultivar maintains consistent red flower color across different environmental conditions through genetically determined color parameters that are resistant to environmental variation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Strength

If existing Mandevilla varieties are used, then they may have vining growth habit, but they lack strong stems and compact habit

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestem strengthVSAvoidplant habit

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by breeding for altered growth parameters that produce both strong stems and compact habit. The new cultivar exhibits changed parameters including stem thickness, stem strength, internode length, and overall plant architecture, achieving both structural strength and compact form through selective breeding

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUSPP22544P2Mandevilla plant named Alegnuflor704

Publication Date: 2012.03.06 FLORAQUEST

AI summary

A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named ‘Alegnuflor704’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounding plant habit; strong stems; early and freely flowering habit; and red-colored flowers.