Patent Grant
PP36411
Latin name of the genus and species:
Genus—Vaccinium.
Species—corymbosum.
Variety denomination: The new blueberry plant claimed is of the variety denominated ‘FCM14-057’.
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The first sale of the new variety was Sep. 12, 2023, in the United States. The first sale of the new variety was by the inventor(s) or another who obtained the new variety directly or indirectly from the inventor(s). No plants of the new variety have been sold or offered for sale in this country or anywhere in the world, nor has any disclosure of the new plant been made, more than one year prior the effective filing date of this application, and such sale or disclosure within one year was either derived directly or indirectly from the inventor.
The new blueberry plant of the present invention was created by controlled breeding from a cross of ‘FL01-06’ (female parent, unpatented) and ‘FF04-14’ (male parent, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,623) in 2012 in Lowell, Oregon. The seeds resulting from the above cross were sown and small plants were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study in 2014 in Tala, Mexico resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety. ‘FCM14-057’ was selected in 2014. ‘FCM14-057’ was initially asexually reproduced by softwood cutting in 2014 from the original seedling in Tala, Mexico.
The new plant ‘FCM14-057’ has been planted in replicated trials from 2015-2016 in Tala, Jalisco Mexico.
‘FCM14-057’ has been found to undergo asexual propagation by soft wood cuttings in Tala, Jalisco, Mexico. Asexual propagation techniques in Tala, Jalisco, Mexico, such as soft wood cuttings, have shown that the characteristics of the new variety are homogenous, stable, and strictly transmissible by such asexual propagation from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new variety undergoes asexual propagation in a true-to-type manner with all the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual reproduction.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed in Tala, Jalisco Mexico and it was found that the new blueberry plant ‘FCM14-057’ possesses the following combination of characteristics:
The new variety of the present invention can readily be distinguished from its ancestors. More specifically, ‘FL01-06’ (i.e., the female parent) while grown in Tala, Mexico produces a low vigor bush compared to the medium vigor plant of the new variety ‘FCM14-057’. Also, the fruit of ‘FCM14-057’ is darker than the fruit produced by the female parent. In addition, ‘FF04-14’ (i.e., the male parent) is a vigorous, round shaped plant versus the new variety ‘FCM14-057’ which has medium vigor and upright plant shape. Also, the fruiting season of ‘FCM14-057’ is earlier than ‘FF04-14’, and ‘FCM14-057’ produces a lighter blue colored fruit than ‘FF04-14’. Moreover, the new variety can be readily distinguished from other similar non-parental varieties. For example, ‘Biloxi’ (unpatented) produces fruit which are smaller and lighter in color compared to fruit produced by the new variety.
The accompanying photographic illustrations show typical specimens in full color of the foliage and fruit of the new variety ‘FCM14-057’, which were five years of age. The colors are as nearly true as is reasonably possible in a color representation of this type. The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with the photographic and printing technology utilized. The color values cited in the detailed botanical description accurately describe the colors of the new blueberry.
The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘FCM14-057’. The data which defines these characteristics was collected from asexual reproductions of the original selection. Dimensions, sizes, colors, and other characteristics are approximations and averages set forth as accurately as possible. The plant history was taken on plants approximately 4 to 5 years of age, and the descriptions relate to plants grown in the field in Tala, state of Jalisco, Mexico. Descriptions of fruit characteristics were made on fruit grown in Tala, state of Jalisco, Mexico. Color designations are from “The Pantone Book of Color” (by Leatrice Eiseman and Lawrence Herbery, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York 1990) unless noted otherwise and the color designations used herein represent the closest color observed on the majority of the specified botanical feature. Where the Pantone color designations differ from the colors in the photographs, the Pantone colors are accurate.
The new blueberry plant ‘FCM14-057’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices, such as temperature and light intensity, without any variance in genotype.
| Number | Name | Date | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP27623 | Brazelton et al. | Jan 2017 | P3 |
| PP29468 | Brazelton et al. | Jul 2018 | P3 |
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20240251688 P1 | Jul 2024 | US |
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63440976 | Jan 2023 | US |
