NECTARBOOM Nectarine Tree Hybridization for Shelf Life and Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current white nectarine tree varieties, such as 'NECTARJUNE', have limitations in shelf life, fruit size, and early market availability, which affect their commercial viability and consumer appeal.
Innovation Solution
The 'NECTARBOOM' variety, resulting from the hybridization of 'NECTARPERLE' and 'NECTAPRIMA', offers a semi-early flowering period, larger fruit size, and significantly longer shelf life without alteration after harvesting, making it suitable for commercial fresh fruit production with improved eating quality and resistance to handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If current white nectarine varieties like NECTARJUNE are used, then they have acceptable fruit size and shelf life, but they cannot provide early market availability and long shelf life simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by creating a new variety NECTARBOOM with modified genetic parameters through hybridization. The variety exhibits changed physiological parameters including earlier flowering time (semi-early period), extended shelf life without alteration after harvesting, and improved fruit size, thereby resolving the contradiction between early market availability and long shelf life
2Volume of moving object
If NECTARBOOM variety is used, then fruit size and shelf life are improved, but it requires hybridization breeding process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by completing the hybridization breeding process in advance to develop the NECTARBOOM variety with desired fruit size and shelf life characteristics. The variety has been successfully bred and propagated by grafting, making the improved fruit size available without requiring further breeding operations by the user
3Duration of action of stationary object
If NECTARBOOM variety is used for long-distance shipping, then shelf life is extended, but fruit durability during handling must be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The NECTARBOOM variety exhibits changed physical parameters including thicker skin and improved structural integrity compared to conventional varieties. These parameter changes provide both extended shelf life without alteration after harvesting and enhanced resistance to handling damage, enabling reliable long-distance shipping
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AI summary
A new and distinct variety of white nectarine tree, denominated ‘NECTARBOOM’, has a large fruit of very long shelf life without alteration after harvesting, a semi-sweet white flesh of high eating quality and an attractive homogenous purple red skin color. The tree is of large size and is vigorous. Fruit can be consumed crunchy or at maturity.