Mimulus PPOMIM2 Cultivar Hybridization for Flower Size and Vigor
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new cultivar of Mimulus with improved characteristics such as floriferous blooming habit, large flower size, strong plant vigor, and deep rose red flower color, which are not adequately met by existing cultivars like Mimulus naiandinus and Mimulus cupreus.
Innovation Solution
The development of a new cultivar 'PPOMIM2' through controlled breeding between Mimulus naiandinus 'Mega' and Mimulus cupreus 'Red Emperor', exhibiting stable and true-to-type characteristics via asexual propagation by stem cuttings, resulting in a unique cultivar with enhanced traits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If existing cultivars like Mimulus naiandinus and Mimulus cupreus are used, then basic flowering characteristics are maintained, but flower size remains small, plant vigor is insufficient, and flower color lacks depth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two different Mimulus species (M. naiandinus and M. cupreus) through controlled hybridization to create a new cultivar that exhibits superior traits including larger flowers, stronger vigor, and deeper red coloration, resolving the contradiction between improving flower characteristics and maintaining cultivar stability
2Productivity
If existing cultivars are used, then basic growth characteristics are maintained, but plant vigor is weak and blooming habit is not floriferous
Solution Approach 1:
The hybridization process merges the genetic material of two parent species to produce offspring with enhanced productivity characteristics, specifically a floriferous blooming habit combined with strong plant vigor, overcoming the limitations of individual parent cultivars
3Speed
If existing cultivars like Mimulus cupreus 'Red Emperor' are used, then deep red flower color is achieved, but flower size is small and plant vigor is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines M. naiandinus 'Mega' (providing large flower size and strong vigor) with M. cupreus 'Red Emperor' (providing deep red color) through controlled hybridization, achieving a cultivar that simultaneously expresses all three desirable traits despite the complexity of interspecific breeding
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AI summary
A new cultivar of interspecific Mimulus plant named ‘PPOMIM2’ that is characterized by its floriferous blooming habit, its flowers that are large in size, its strong plant vigor and its flowers that are deep rose red in color.