Compact Pink Rose ‘KORpot109’ Branch Mutation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The horticultural industry lacks a rose variety with pink-colored, compact growth habit and vigorous vegetation suitable for ornamental purposes in parks, gardens, and residential settings, as existing varieties either have different flower colors or less compact growth habits.

Innovation Solution

A new Rosa hybrida variety, 'KORpot109', was discovered as a branch mutation of 'KORpot001' with pink blossoms, a cupped shape, and a more compact growth habit, which can be propagated through asexual methods like vegetative cuttings, maintaining homogeneous and stable characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing rose varieties are used for ornamental purposes, then they have established flower colors and growth habits, but they lack the specific combination of pink color, compact growth habit, and vigorous vegetation needed for the horticultural industry

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesuitability for ornamental purposesVSAvoidavailability of desired color and growth habit combination

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and propagating a branch mutation with specific phenotypic parameters: pink flower color (distinct from the parent's cream apricot), compact growth habit (more compact than parent), and vigorous vegetation. These parameter changes create a new variety that meets the specific ornamental requirements of the horticultural industry.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If a new rose variety with specific characteristics is developed, then it meets industry needs, but it must be distinguishable from parental and similar varieties

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindustry suitabilityVSAvoiddistinction from parent and similar varieties

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies color changes as a key distinguishing feature. The new variety 'KORpot109' displays pink colored blossoms, which is a distinct color change from the parental variety 'KORpot001' (cream apricot colored flowers) and from the similar variety 'KORpedia' (white colored flowers). This color differentiation makes the new variety easily distinguishable while meeting ornamental requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

3Stability of the object's composition

If asexual propagation is used to maintain variety characteristics, then homogeneous and stable traits are transmitted, but the variety must maintain true-to-type characteristics across generations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecharacteristic homogeneityVSAvoidtrue-to-type propagation

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies copying through asexual propagation methods (vegetative cuttings) to reproduce the new variety 'KORpot109'. This copying process ensures that the specific combination of pink color, compact growth habit, and vigorous vegetation is transmitted homogeneously and stably from one generation to the next, maintaining true-to-type characteristics.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUSPP34535P2Miniature rose plant named ‘KORpot109’

Publication Date: 2022.09.06 W KORDES SOHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

AI summary

A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORpot109’, is disclosed. The new variety forms abundantly on a substantially continuous basis attractive, pink colored blossoms. Attractive vigorous vegetative is formed, which contrasts beautifully with the blossoms. The growth habit is compact. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.