Tiny Glow Lily Compact Habit and Drought Tolerance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Oriental Hybrid Lily cultivars lack compact and upright growth habits, early flowering, and consistent flower color without spots, along with sufficient drought tolerance and post-production longevity, which are desirable traits for commercial potted plants.
Innovation Solution
The development of a new Oriental Hybrid Lily cultivar, 'Tiny Glow', resulting from a controlled breeding program, exhibiting compact and upright growth, vigorous foliage, early and frequent flowering, bright yellow unspotted flowers, and drought tolerance, with stable traits reproduced through asexual bulb scale propagation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If existing Oriental Hybrid Lily cultivars are used, then they may produce large flowers, but they lack compact and upright growth habits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting and breeding lily plants with specific genetic parameters that encode compactness and upright growth habits. The cultivar 'Tiny Glow' was developed through controlled cross-pollination and selection processes that fixed these growth parameters, resulting in a plant that maintains compact dimensions while producing multiple large flowers.
2Loss of time
If existing cultivars are used, then they may flower, but they do not flower early and freely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action through controlled cross-pollination experiments conducted in advance (2004) to establish parent lines with early flowering characteristics. The selection process in 2007 identified plants that had already demonstrated early and frequent flowering behavior, which was then propagated through bulb scales to maintain the trait.
3Manufacturing precision
If existing cultivars are used, then they may produce flowers, but the flower color is not consistent and has spots
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the taking out principle by identifying and eliminating the genetic factors responsible for flower spots and color inconsistency. Through careful selection of parent plants with uniform yellow coloring and no spots, and through controlled pollination, the harmful genetic traits were extracted from the breeding population, resulting in consistent spotless yellow flowers.
4Reliability
If existing cultivars are used, then they may be grown, but they lack drought tolerance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by selecting parent plants with genetic parameters associated with drought tolerance, such as efficient water use and stress resistance. These parameters were fixed through controlled breeding and selection, resulting in a cultivar that maintains plant health and flowering performance under drier conditions.
5Duration of action of stationary object
If existing cultivars are used, then they may produce flowers, but post-production longevity is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by selecting parent plants that have demonstrated long-lasting flower quality before the actual flowering occurs. The breeding program evaluated and selected for post-production longevity characteristics in advance, ensuring that the resulting cultivar maintains flower quality and longevity through controlled propagation.
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AI summary
A new and distinct cultivar of Lily plant named ‘Tiny Glow’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; densely-foliated habit; early and freely flowering habit; upright flower buds; bright yellow-colored flowers that do not have spots; relatively drought tolerant; and good postproduction longevity.