Phalaenopsis SUPHAL1201 Cultivar Breeding Compactness and Flower Count

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a new cultivar of Phalaenopsis hybrid that exhibits unique characteristics such as high flower count, compact plant shape, and obovate flower shape, which are not consistently observed across varying environmental conditions without genotype variance.

Innovation Solution

The cultivar 'SUPHAL1201' is developed through planned breeding, combining traits from proprietary parents 'S4WL1' and 'S5BTX', and is propagated via tissue culture, demonstrating stability across multiple generations with distinct features like high flower count, compact shape, and obovate flower shape.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If Phalaenopsis hybrid is bred to achieve high flower count, then productivity is improved, but plant shape may become less compact

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflower count per plantVSAvoidplant shape compactness

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple desirable traits (high flower count, compact shape, obovate flower shape) into a single cultivar through planned breeding programs, merging the benefits of high productivity with aesthetic qualities that were previously separate characteristics in Phalaenopsis hybrids

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Shape

If Phalaenopsis hybrid is bred to achieve unusual compact plant shape, then aesthetic quality is improved, but flower count may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplant shape compactnessVSAvoidflower count per plant

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges compact plant shape with high flower count by selecting and propagating specific seedlings that exhibit both characteristics simultaneously, creating a cultivar where space efficiency and productivity are achieved together rather than traded off

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Speed

If Phalaenopsis hybrid is propagated via tissue culture, then propagation speed is improved, but environmental variability may affect phenotype

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepropagation speedVSAvoidenvironmental condition adaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses tissue culture to create genetic copies of the selected cultivar, producing multiple generations that are true to type while maintaining the unique characteristics through controlled propagation protocols that minimize environmental influence on phenotype

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The cultivar 'SUPHAL1201' maintains its unique characteristics across different environmental conditions, offering a distinct Phalaenopsis hybrid with enhanced flower production and morphology, while maintaining stability through tissue culture propagation.

Implementation Method 1

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar 'SUPHAL1201' was first performed at a commercial laboratory in Chonburi, Thailand by tissue culture in March of 2008

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectTissue culture:

Data Source

PatentUSPP24389P3Phalaenopsis plant named `SUPHAL1201`

Publication Date: 2014.04.15 SUPHACHATWONG INNOVATION

AI summary

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis cultivar named ‘SUPHAL1201’ is disclosed, characterized by exceptionally high flower count per plant and obovate shaped flowers. Plants are unusually compact. The new variety is a Phalaenopsis, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.