USO0PP23256P2

(12) United States Plant Patent

(10) Patent No.:

Nelson et al.

US PP23,256 P2

(45) Date of Patent:

Dec. 18, 2012

(54)

STRAWBERRY PLANT NAMED ‘BG-3.324’

(51)

Int. Cl. A01H 5/00

(50)

Latin Name/1

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us. Cl. ..................................................... .. Plt./209

(58)

Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. Plt./209

Eragaria ananassa

Vanetal Denomlnanoni

(75)

BG'3-324

S ee app It ?lf lt hh't. lea Ion e or Comp e e Seam 15 Dry

Inventors: Steven D. Nelson, Watsonville, CA

(US); Michael D. Nelson, Watsonville, CA (U S); Leo W. Stoeckle, Ventura, CA

Primary Examiner * Annette Para

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Foley & Lardner LLP

(Us) 73

(2006.01)

57 ABSTRACT ( ) This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of straw

A SS1'gnee: B er ry Genetlcs, ' I nc., F ree dom, CA (Us)

berry plant named ‘BG-3.324’. This new strawberry plant (*)

Notice:

Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35

named ‘BG-3-324’ iS primarily adapted to the grOWing 00n ditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily

U.S.C. 154(1)) by 0 days,

characterized by its early fruit production, moderate to strongly expressed core cavity, medium to light yellow green foliage, orange red to red fruit color, and very large fruit size.

(21) Appl. No.: 13/137,318

(22) Filed:

Aug. 5, 2011

4 Drawing Sheets

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2

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Fragaria ananassa' Variety denomlnatlon: BG-3.324 . BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

3. Medium to light yellow green foliage; 4. Orange red to red fruit color; and 5' Very large fruit Size‘ m

The strawberry variety that is believed to be most closely related to the new variety ‘BG-3 .324’ is ‘BG-1975’ (patented, Us Plant Pat NO 17 725)' In side_by_side Comparisons to

The present invention relates to a new and distinct strawberry variety named ‘BG-3.324’. This new variety is a result

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of a controlled cross made in 2003 in an ongoing breeding

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the slmllar Strawberry Vanety B64975 ’ B66324 dlffers

program between Strawberry Variety designated ‘136.1257’ (21 10 by the following combination of characteristics as described

non-patented selection) and strawberry variety designated

in Table 1.

‘BG-1975’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725). Due to the combining of the reciprocal seed lots, it is unknown as to which parent variety is the seed parent and which parent 15 variety is the pollen parent. The variety is botanically known 21S Fragaria ~LII’ILII’ILLSIS‘LI:

TABLE 1 COMPARISON TO THE SIMILAR VARIETY

'

sBG_1975’

The seedllng resultmg from the aforementloned cross was

Characteristic

selected from a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, .

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(U .8. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

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Marketable yleld

1,149

1,080

Fruit predominant Shape I Fnjlt S126

Conical

Ranges from conical to almost Cylindrictll I Ranges from medium to large

Callf. 1n the wlnter of 2005 . After lts selectlon, the new variety 20 (gm/plant)

W35 asexually propagated by StOlOnS in both San Joaquin County, Calif. and Siskiyou County, Calif. The new variety was extensively tested over the next several years in fruiting ? lds in Ventura Coun

‘BG-3.324’

Rang?s from m?y

Rang?s from m?dlum to ?atly

Medium

Ranges from medium to large

acteriZing the new variety are ?xed and remain true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

EXPWSSiOH Of hollow center

Ranges from modmw to Strong

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE I \1 VENTION

terminal l?a?et

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Calif This ro a ation has demon'

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50 A) Ofplants

Very large

strated that the comblnatlon of tralts dlsclosed hereln as char- 25 Plant size

e

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with ripe fruit

Shape of the base of the

Fruiting truss

‘BG-3 .324’ is primarily adapted to the climate and growing 30 @thoclyanin conditions of the central coast of California. The nearby ?rtjilzislitgynuss Paci?c Ocean provides the needed humidity and moderate pub?scence temperatures to produce a strong vigorous plant and maintain

to very early

Moderate

Obtuse

Acute

Medium

Weak

Medium

Strong

fruit quality during the winter and spring production months. The following traits have been repeatedly Observed and are

35

For identi?cation, a series of molecular markers have been

determined to be unique'characteristics of ‘BG-3.324’, which

determined for this new Variety

gisctiollllclljig?éotilidlsnngmm thls Strawberry plant as a new and 1_ Early fruit' production;

‘BG-3.324’ differs from its parents, ‘BG-1257’ and ‘BG 1975 ’ by the following combination of characteristics as

2. Moderate to strongly expressed core cavity;

40 described in Table 2.

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TABLE 2

istics are from secondary ?owers unless otherwise noted. Fruit characteristics and measurements are from secondary fruit unless otherwise noted.

COMPARISON WITH PARENT VARIETIES

Color terminology where noted follows The Royal Horti

‘BG-633’

Characteristic

‘BG-3-324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. NO- 13,320) ‘B61445’

Mark?tabl?

1,149

628

5 cultural Society Colour Chart, London (2007). The following tables 3-9 describe fruit, plant, stolon, foli

1080

age, fruiting truss, ?ower and pest disease~ characteristics of

yield

the new strawberry ‘BG-3.324’ in comparison to the similar

(gm/Plant)

strawberry variety ‘BG-1975’.

Fruit size

Very large

Plant size

Medium

Fruit color

Ranges from Ranges from medium medium to large to large Medium Ranges from medium to large Red Ranges from orange

Ranges from orange red to red

10 TABLE 3 FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

red to red ‘BG-1975’

15 Characteristic

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

‘BG-3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Color ofmature

RHS 45B

RHS 45A

fruit

Ranges from orange

Ranges from orange red to

red to red

red

The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall 20 E011‘? Ofmt?mal gHi 45: _

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appearance of typical specimens of the new strawberry vanety ‘BG-3.324’, at various stages of development as true as it -

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ar

Fmitl6ng?1(cm) Fruit Width (Cm)

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is reasonably possible with color reproductions of this type. .

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1.20

1.14

Rang?s from Slightly

Slightly long?r than broad

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FIG. 1 shows typical fruiting ?eld characteristics of BG3 .324’, taken in the month of April 201 1;

FIG. 2 shows a close-up view of the typical leaf structure of

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2&5

26_6

RHS 153B

RHS 152D

s a e

Yellow green group

Yellow green group

RHS 134A Gr?y?d purpl? group

RHs 133A Gr?y?d purpl? group

h d d .

side

Achene color, sun-?Xpos?d sid?

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30607

I 1,149

' 1,080

Fruit size

Very large

Ranges from medium to large

Predominant fruit

Conical

Ranges from conical to

ywlfi @Wpm)

,

FIG ' 4 ' 5'h0W5 typlca l 1nt erna l an d ' ext erna l ma tu re f

longer than broadto 21131011 long6r than broad 5 2

Achene color,

‘BG-3.324’, taken in the month of April 201 1; (mg) FIG. 3 shows typical mature and immature ?eld fruit of 35 Marketable fruit

‘BG-3.324’, taken in the month of April 201 1; and

characteristics of ‘BG-3.324’, taken in the month of April

Shape

201 1 '

Difference in

,

almost cylindrical Moderate

Ranges from slight to

shapes between 40 primary and

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

moderate

Secondary fruit Band without

Absent or very narrow

The new variety ‘BG-3.324’ has not been observed under ach?nes . . . . . . Unevenness of Ranges from weak to all possible environmental conditions. The characteristics of fruit Surface medium the new variety ‘BG-3324’ may vary in detail, depending 45 Evenness of fruit Ranges from slightly

upon variations in environmental factors, including weather .

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.

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ium re

Fruit length/width

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Ventura County, Cal1f..

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4_5 3-9

ratio

Color in the photographs may differ slightly from the color value cited in the botanical descriptions which accurately 25 C l d. describe the color of BG-3.324 . The depicted plant and (in? mm H plant parts of the new strawberry variety ‘BG-3.324’ are Average fruit approximately six months old. The photographs were taken in Weight (gm) -

44A d

re

4_7 4-0

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(temperature, humidity and light intensity), day length, soil type and location. In addition, the characteristics Of any parental variety or comparison variety included in Tables 1-9

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Inseition of 301161165

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Ranges from slightly uneven 6S

strongg

Ranges from below Surface to l?vel Wlth

I‘OIH I116

d. IUIH

t 0

Ranges from below surface to l?vel Wlth Surfac? In basin

Size of calyx in

Ranges from collapsing spreading to Spreading Ranges from slightly Ranges from slightly larger to

relation to fruit

smaller to same size

much larger

lowing description of the new variety ‘BG-3.324’, unless 55 Adh?relm Of otherwise noted, are based on observations tal
Strong Medium

VEIY Strong

2011 growing season in Ventura County, Calif. These measurements and ratings were taken from plants of ‘BG-3.324’

Firm

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The aforementioned photographs, together with the fol.

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.

Attitude of calyx

Weak

5533611 f

111m

' t' ' d t '1 d Surf“ 0 fth ' epresent inven ion may vary in e ai ', epen d‘ing upon 50 lnsemon ofcalyx In basin

variations in environmental factors, including weather (temerature humidit and li ht intensi da len th soil e 2nd locas?on y g ty)’ y g ’ typ

Absent or very narrow

diameter calyx

Skin Firrnness of fruit

dug from a . high-elevation nursery located in Siskiyou 60 gesh, . 66 111

County, Calif. during early October 2010 and planted

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p gq

Ran

Ranges from medium to Strong Medium

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fI‘OIH

modimw

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approximately four to ?ve days later in Ventura County, Calif. The approximate age of the observed plants is six months.

Distribution of red Marginal and central color ofthe ?esh

Y. 1d b

Hollow center

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d f .t

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rui qua ity c arac ens ics are aver-

expression

aged from ?ve years of data collected from the 2007 through 65 Fruit ?avor 2011 growing seasons. Flower measurements and character

G00 d Marginal and central

Ranges from moderate Moderate

to Strong

Good

Very good

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TABLE 3-c0ntinued

TABLE 6-c0ntinued

FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

‘BG-1975’

Characteristic

‘BG-3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Soluble solids

8.4

8.6

‘BG-1975’

5 Characteristic

‘BG—3.324’

I

(% brix)

gg‘nvzg?rst

(U-S- Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Terminal Leaflet:

iagagre; from very early Ranges from early to medium

Time of ?rst

Ranges from very early Ranges from early to medium

harv?stmg I

to ‘Early

Harvest period

Late December to mid May

Early January to late May

Type of bearing

Not remontant

Not remontant

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2

10 Léng?lgfvniqgm ratio

I

serrations/1651f 15 Leaf Size

TABLE 4

3

1:09

1:13

Ranges from as long

Ranges from as long as

as broad to long?r than broad 16Ig Ranges from medium

broad to long?r than broad 201; Ranges from medium to

to small

small

Shape of base

Obtuse

Acute

Shape of teeth

Rounded

Rounded

RHS 144B YelloW green group

RHS 144B YelloW green group

Petiole: PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Petiole color §BG_1975,

Characteristic

‘BG-3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Plant height (cm) Plant Spread (cm) Plant siZe

19_() 255 Medium

23_0 26_1 Ranges from large to medium

Plant habit Plant density Plant vigor

Globose Medium Medium

Globose Medium Ranges from medium to strong

20

Petlol? length (cm)

14-0

15-5

Petiole diameter (mm) Petiolule color

3.2 RHS 144B YelloW green group 7-6

3.7 RHS 144B YelloW green group 11-7

H?avy Strongly outWard

H?avy Strongly outWard

RHS 146A YelloW green group

RHS 146C YelloW green group

P?tiolul? l?ngth (mm) 25 P?tiol? Pllb?sc?nc6 Attitude of hairs stipul?r Color

TABLE 5

30 Anthocyanin coloration EHS 58A

STOLON CHARACTERISTICS Characteristic

‘BG—3.324’

‘B64975, (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Stolon color

RHS 146C

RHS 146D

Stolon anthocyanin Coloration

YelloW green group RHS 181A Greyed red group

YelloW green group RHS 182A Greyed red group

Stolon anthocyanin

Strong

Weak

intensity Average Stolon

Ranges from medium to Medium

quantity

many

Stolon diameter at

3.4

RHS 61B

Anthocyanin intensity

ed purple group Weak

Red purple group Weak

Width (mm)

10.3

10.1

Length (mm)

BIO

16I0

35

TABLE '7 FRUITING TRUSS CHARACTERISTICS

40

bract (mm) Stolon pubescence Attitude of hairs

Characteristic

3.1

Medium UpWards

Strong Slightly outWard

Anthocyanin

coloration Anthocyanin 45 intensity Length at maturity

‘BG-3.324’

‘BG-1975’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

RHS 181C

RHS 181C

Greyed red group Medium

Greyed red group Weak

26.4

28.6

(cm) TABLE 6 FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Position relative to

Ranges from level With Ranges from level With to

foliage Pubescence

to above the foliage Medium

above the foliage Strong

Prostrate

Prostrate

50 Attitude at ?rst pick

‘BG-1975’

Characteristic

‘BG-3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

RHS 146B

RHS 146B

Ranges from light

Ranges from light yellow

Characteristic

‘BG-3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

yelloW green to medium yelloW green

green to medium yelloW green

Petal color

RHS NN155C White group RHS 137B Green group

RHS NN155C White group RHS 138A Green group

29.8 34.6 11.0 11.6

27.7 38.8 10.7 10.5

.95

1.02

Foliage: Color ofupper surface

Color of underside

TABLE 8 55

Shape in cross section

RHS 147C RHS 147C YelloW green group YelloW green group Slightly concave to flat Slightly concave to flat

Interveinal blistering

Medium

Leaf glossiness

Medium

Number of leaflets

3

Ranges from Weak to medium Ranges from Weak to medium 3

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS ‘136.1975’

60 Sepal color

Corolla diameter (mm) Calyx diameter (mm) Petal length (mm) Petal Width (mm) 65 Petal length/Width ratio

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TABLE 9

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS ‘BG-1975’

‘BG-1975’

Characteristic

‘BG—3.324’

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

Characteristic

‘BG—3.324’

Petals/flower

6.4

6.3

TWo-spotted

Moderately susceptible Moderately susceptible

Sepal length (min)

13.5

15.5

Sepal Width (mm) Sepal length/Width ratio Sepals/flower SiZe of calyx relative to

5.5 2.43 12.4 Larger

5.5 2. 81 12.6 Larger

corolla SiZe of inner calyx relative to outer calyx

Ranges from

Ranges from smaller to same

Relative position of

Overlapping

petals

(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,725)

spider mite

PoWdery rnildeW Botrytis fruit rot Angular leaf spot

Moderately susceptible Moderately susceptible Moderately susceptible Moderately susceptible Susceptible Susceptible

We claim: smaller to same

Overlapping

1. A new and distinct strawberry plant named ‘BG-3 .324’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

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Strawberry plant named 'BG-3.324'

Aug 5, 2011 - ee app lea Ion e or Comp e e Seam 15 Dry. (US); Michael .... appearance of typical specimens of the new strawberry van-. Fmitl6ng?1(cm) 4_7. 4_5 ety 'BG-3.324', at various stages of development as true as it .... Time of ?rst.

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