Osteospermum Variety Breeding for Upright Habit and Dense Blooming

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a new and distinct variety of Osteospermum ecklonis Norl. that exhibits specific characteristics such as upright habit, good branching, and a high number of inflorescences, which are not adequately addressed by existing Osteospermum varieties.

Innovation Solution

The development of the Osteospermum variety 'KLEOE24785', resulting from a cross-pollination between 'OE-2015-2410' and 'KLEOE21535', which exhibits upright habit, good branching, and produces about 27 inflorescences per plant, and is propagated via vegetative cuttings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is conducted between proprietary varieties to develop new Osteospermum varieties, then new distinguishing characteristics such as upright habit, good branching, and high inflorescence number are achieved, but the complexity of the breeding process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehorticultural appeal and performanceVSAvoidbreeding process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by conducting cross-pollination between specifically selected parent varieties ('OE-2015-2410' and 'KLEOE21535') to pre-establish the desired genetic combination that will produce the upright habit, good branching, and high inflorescence number characteristics in the offspring variety 'KLEOE24785'

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying key growth parameters through selective breeding - specifically achieving upright growth habit (change in plant architecture), improved branching patterns, and increased inflorescence quantity (27 per plant), thereby transforming the plant's morphological parameters to enhance horticultural appeal

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If vegetative propagation is used to reproduce the variety, then true-to-type reproduction is achieved, but the propagation time of 4 weeks for root initiation and development increases the production cycle

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetrue-to-type reproductionVSAvoidpropagation time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies copying by using vegetative terminal cuttings to create genetically identical copies of the parent plant, ensuring true-to-type reproduction of the distinctive upright habit, branching pattern, and inflorescence characteristics across successive generations of variety 'KLEOE24785'

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUSPP37192P2<i>Osteospermum </i>plant named ‘KLEOE24785’

Publication Date: 2026.01.06 KLEMM & SOHN GMBH & CO KG

AI summary

A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by about 27 inflorescences per plant and with an upright habit and good branching, is disclosed.