Ranunculus ABALCHERA Cultivar Breeding for Creamy Peach Flowers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new Ranunculus cultivar that exhibits unique and distinct characteristics such as creamy peach flower color, exceptionally large flower size, and long flower stems, which are not met by existing varieties like 'A5-01', '68CMT03', or 'ABGNOWEE', particularly in terms of flower color and size.
Innovation Solution
The development of the Ranunculus cultivar 'ABALCHERA' through planned breeding, which combines the traits of its seed and pollen parents, resulting in a plant with a unique creamy peach flower color, exceptionally large flowers, and long stems, achieved through asexual reproduction and tissue culture propagation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If existing Ranunculus varieties are used, then they have established flower colors and sizes, but they lack unique creamy peach color and exceptionally large flower size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding plants with specific floral characteristics, particularly focusing on flower color (cream to peach) and flower size (10-12 cm diameter). Through controlled crossing and selection, the cultivar achieves a unique combination of parameters that distinguishes it from existing varieties.
2Reliability
If controlled breeding is performed to achieve unique flower characteristics, then distinct flower color and size are achieved, but the breeding process requires multiple generations and time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action through careful parent selection and controlled crossing before the actual breeding process. By pre-selecting parent plants with desirable traits and performing controlled pollination, the breeding program accelerates the development of stable cultivars with unique characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses feedback mechanisms by evaluating offspring for specific traits (flower color, size, stem length) and selecting only those that meet the desired specifications. This iterative selection process ensures trait stability while tracking progress through multiple generations.
3Manufacturing precision
If tissue culture propagation is used to reproduce the cultivar, then true-to-type reproduction is achieved, but the propagation process requires specialized facilities and techniques
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying through tissue culture propagation, where plant cells or tissues are used to create genetically identical copies of the original cultivar. This ensures that the unique characteristics of 'ABALCHERA' are precisely reproduced in subsequent generations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses tissue culture as an intermediary method between sexual reproduction and asexual propagation. This intermediate approach allows for controlled multiplication of the cultivar while maintaining genetic fidelity and enabling large-scale production.
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AI summary
A new and distinct Ranunculus cultivar plant named `ABALCHERA` is disclosed, characterized by the production of large flowers that are uniquely colored creamy peach. Flower stems are exceptionally long. The new variety is a Ranunculus, normally produced as a cut flower and also potentially useful as an ornamental plant.