Temptation Apple Tree Early Maturity and Red Color Mutation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a new apple tree variety that exhibits intense red, early-maturing fruit with exceptional flavor, distinct from existing Gala-type varieties like 'Foxtrot' and 'Tenroy Gala', with specific characteristics such as later bloom time and earlier harvest maturity.
Innovation Solution
The 'Temptation' apple tree variety, a naturally occurring mutation of 'Foxtrot', is characterized by its intense red, early-maturing fruit and exceptional flavor, with specific botanical features including moderate vigor, upright habit, and very intense red skin color, which has been asexually reproduced to remain true to type across generations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If early-maturing fruit is selected, then harvest time is advanced, but fruit size and color intensity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent describes a naturally occurring mutation that changed specific parameters of the apple tree (bloom time, harvest maturity, fruit color intensity) while maintaining other characteristics. This parameter change approach allowed the development of a variety with both early maturity and intense red coloration.
2Shape
If intense red skin color is achieved, then market appeal is improved, but may require extended growing time
Solution Approach 1:
The mutation naturally altered the pigment development parameters, enabling intense red coloration to develop more rapidly during fruit maturation. This allowed the tree to achieve high color intensity in a shorter growing season than traditional varieties.
3Reliability
If later bloom time occurs, then pollination period is extended, but harvest maturity may be delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The mutation created a decoupling effect where bloom time was delayed by two days but harvest maturity was advanced by three to five days. This parameter change in the phenological development cycle improved both pollination reliability and early maturity characteristics simultaneously.
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AI summary
‘Temptation’ is a ‘Gala’-type apple variety. It was first selected for its intense red fruit. It is distinguished from its parent ‘Foxtrot’ and other Gala-type varieties by its large, intense red early-maturing fruit and its exceptional flavor.