Tecoma TEC14004 Cultivar Compact Habit Early Flowering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Tecoma fulva varieties lack a compact growth habit and early flowering, which are desirable traits for ornamental commercial applications, and do not produce as many flowers or have the same flower color and size as the new cultivar 'TEC14004'.
Innovation Solution
The new cultivar 'TEC14004' is developed through controlled breeding, exhibiting a compact growth habit, early flowering, and producing more flowers with smaller sizes and distinct orange colors, differing from its parents and comparators like Tecoma 'Orange Jubilee'.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing Tecoma fulva varieties are used, then they have moderate to large growth habit and larger flowers, but they lack compact growth habit and early flowering which are desirable for ornamental commercial applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding plants with specific genetic parameters that result in compact growth habit and early flowering. The cultivar 'TEC14004' exhibits modified growth parameters (compact habit, smaller size) and flowering parameters (earlier bloom, increased flower quantity) compared to parent varieties, achieving the desired balance between plant size and productivity.
2Quantity of substance
If the new cultivar 'TEC14004' is bred with compact growth habit and early flowering, then it produces more flowers with distinct orange colors, but the flowers are smaller than known varieties
Solution Approach 1:
The breeding program successfully changed the parameter of flower quantity while accepting a modification in flower size parameter. The cultivar produces a greater number of flowers with distinctive orange coloration, achieving the commercial goal of increased floral display density, even though individual flowers are smaller than traditional varieties.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the cultivar is bred for compact habit and early flowering, then it achieves stability in unique traits across varying environmental conditions, but requires controlled breeding program and propagation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action through a controlled breeding program that pre-selects and stabilizes desired traits before commercial propagation. The cultivar was developed through systematic crossing and selection processes, and propagation was established through vegetative terminal cuttings, ensuring trait stability is locked in before commercial deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses vegetative propagation (copying) through terminal cuttings to reproduce the cultivar 'TEC14004' with exact genetic fidelity. This copying method ensures that the compact growth habit, early flowering, and other unique traits remain stable and true-to-type across multiple generations and varying environmental conditions.
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AI summary
A new and distinct Tecoma cultivar named ‘TEC14004’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact growth habit and early flowering. Plants flower abundantly, produces large quantities of small flowers orange-red and yellow-orange flowers. The new variety is an Tecoma, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.