<i>Cannabis </i>plant named ‘cake batter cookies’

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and distinct cannabis cultivar designated as CAKE BATTER COOKIES. Disclosed herein are main terpenes of CAKE BATTER COOKIES, which are limonene, beta-caryophyllene, beta-pinene, linalool, alpha-humulene, alpha-pinene, fenchol, myrcene, alpha-bisabolol, and alpha-terpineol. Also, the present invention provides the estimated concentration of the THC.sub.max, CBD.sub.max, and CBG.sub.max, about 6.5-14.21%, about 5.36-9.82%, and about 0.11-0.42%, respectively, at the time of assaying metabolites from flower samples of CAKE BATTER COOKIES.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cannabis plant named CAKE BATTER COOKIES substantially as shown and described herein.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying color photographs depict characteristics of the new CAKE BATTER COOKIES plants as nearly true as possible to make color reproductions. The overall appearance of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plants in photographs is shown in colors that may differ slightly from the color values described in the detailed botanical description.

(2) FIG. 1 shows an overall view of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant from the side.

(3) FIG. 2A shows a close view of a single leaf of the check variety BLK03 plant.

(4) FIG. 2B shows a close view of a single leaf of the new variety CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant.

(5) FIG. 3A shows top parts (including inflorescence) of the BLK03 plant from the side.

(6) FIG. 3B shows top parts (including inflorescence) of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant from the side.

(7) FIG. 4 shows another view of top parts (including inflorescence) of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant from the side.

(8) FIG. 5 shows a close view of flowers of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant at the mid flowering stage.

(9) FIG. 6 shows another close view of flowers of the CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant at the mid flowering stage.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(10) CAKE BATTER COOKIES has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions, and the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment. The following observations, measurements, and comparisons describe this plant as grown at Salinas, Calif., when grown in the greenhouse, nursery or field, unless otherwise noted.

(11) Plants for the botanical measurements in the present application are annual plants. In the following description, the color determination is in accordance with The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

(12) The cannabis plant disclosed herein was derived, from female and male parents that are internally designated as below.

(13) A GNBR internal Code of the cannabis plant named CAKE BATTER COOKIES is K1.20.17. The variety name of CAKE BATTER COOKIES is P08.BX.K1 x 16.81.20.17. CAKE BATTER COOKIES is a fertile hybrid derived from a controlled-cross between two proprietary cultivars; (i) P08.BX.K1 (pollen acceptor; female parent) also known as K1 and (ii) P08.S1.16xP08.S1.81.20 (pollen donor; male parent) also known as 1681.20. A GNBR Breeding Code of CAKE BATTER COOKIES is (P08.BX.K1)x(P08.S1.16xP08.S1.81.20).17. The additional number .17 was only assigned to an individual plant (i.e. CAKE BATTER COOKIES) selected from hybrid progenies of the cross event between pollen acceptor (P08.BX.K1) and pollen donor (P08.S1.16xP08.S1.81.20). The initial cross between two parental cultivars was made in April 2016. The phenotypic criteria to select a new and distinct cannabis cultivar disclosed herein is as follows: structure score, nose/organoleptic, mold susceptibility/resistance, and insect susceptibility/resistance. Also, the first asexual propagation of CAKE BATTER COOKIES occurred on Feb. 10, 2017 in Salinas, Calif.

(14) The following traits in combination further distinguish the cannabis cultivar CAKE BATTER COOKIES from the check variety BLK03, which is set as a standard for phenotypic comparison. Tables 2 to 6 present phenotypic traits and/or characteristics of CAKE BATTER COOKIES compared to the check variety BLK03 as follows. All plants were raised together and evaluated when 100 days old (i.e., 25 days in vegetative stage, 15 days in propagation stage, and 60 days in flowering times).

(15) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 General Characteristics Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Plant life An herbaceous plant (herb) An herbaceous plant forms (herb) Plant growth An upright, tap-rooted annual An upright, tap-rooted habit plant; forming fibrous roots annual plant; forming when asexually propagated fibrous roots when asexually propagated Plant origin A controlled-cross between A controlled-cross pollen acceptor (P08.BX.K1) between pollen acceptor and pollen donor (GLD13) and pollen (P08.S1.16 P08.S1.81.20) donor (BSIA) Plant Asexually propagated by Asexually propagated by propagation cuttings and cloning cuttings and cloning Propagation Moderate Moderate ease Height 1.5-2.5 m 0.5-2.5 m Width 162 cm 119.5 cm Plant vigor High Medium Time to 11 weeks 8 weeks Harvest (Seed to Harvest) Resistance to Resistant to pest as follows; (1) Non-Resistant to two pests two-spotted spider mite spotted spider mite or diseases (Tetranychus urticae) (Koch); or aphids, white- (2) Aphids species such as: fly, but resistant to Cannabis Aphids (Phorodon Lepidoptera species cannabis), Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae) (Sulzer), Foxglove Aphid (Aulacorthum solani), Peach Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae), Black Bean Aphid (Aphis fabae); (3) Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum; (4) Lepidoptera species such as: Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Cabbage Whites (Pieris rapae), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Lepidoptera sp.; (5) Leaf Miner (Liriomyza sativae) Resistant to diseases as follows; Botrytis/Flower Rot (Botrytis cinerea), Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) Genetically- NO NO modified organism

(16) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Leaf/Foliage Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Leaf Alternate Alternate arrangement Leaf shape Palmately compound with Palmately compound overlapping leaflets Leaf structure Linear-lanceolate Linear-lanceolate leaflet blades leaflet blades with glandular hairs with glandular hairs Leaf margins Dentate, coarsely Dentate, coarsely serrated. and the teeth serrated, and the teeth point away from the tip point away from the tip Leaf hairs Present on both upper Present on both upper and lower surfaces and lower surfaces Leaf length with 27.9 cm 16.6 cm petiole at maturity Leaf width at 10.6-18.3 cm 10.7 cm maturity Petiole length at 8.8 cm 6.5 cm maturity Petiole color 150D 140C (RHS No.) Intensity of Medium (early on in Medium (vegetative stage); petiole vegetative growth); very strong (late anthocyanin strong (during flowering stage) flower maturation) Stipule length at 0.8 cm 0.7 cm maturity Stipule shape Elliptical Elliptical Stipule color 134B 149B (RHS No.) No. of leaflets 5-7 5-7 Middle largest 19.7 cm 9.8 cm (longest) leaflet length Middle largest 4.2 cm 2.3 cm (longest) leaflet width Middle largest 19.7:4.2 9.8:2.3 (longest) leaflet length/width ratio No. teeth of 33 25 middle leaflet (average) Leaf (upper 132B 132A side) color (RHS No.) Leaf (lower 134C 134D side) color (RHS No.) Leaf glossiness Moderate Strong Vein/midrib Obliquely continuous Obliquely continuous shape throughout leaflet throughout leaflet Vein/midrib N144C 144C color Aroma Floral, lavender Spicy

(17) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Stem Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Stem shape Hollow, ribbed, large Hollow, ribbed, textured Stem diameter 5.5 cm 2.8 cm at base Stem color 150D N144D (RHS No.) Depth of main Medium Absent stem ribs/grooves Internode length 5.7-14.2 cm 2.4-4.9 cm

(18) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Inflorescence (Female/Pistillate Flowers) Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Flowering Elongated compound cymes, Elongated compound (blooming) from 0.5 m-1.5 m in length cymes, from habit 0.5 m-1.2 m in length Proportion of 100% pistillate 100% pistillate female plants Inflorescence Above Even position Flower Cymose Cymose (terminal arrangement bud matures, while thereafter) lateral flowers mature Number of 85-130 per cyme 80-120 per cyme flowers per plant Flower shape Calcarate-urceolate Calcarate-urceolate Flower 0.7 cm 0.7 cm (individual pistillate) length Flower 4.9 cm 3.8 cm (compound cyme) diameter Corolla size 0.12-0.48 cm 0.08-0.25 cm Corolla Color n/a n/a (RHS No.) Bract shape Urceolate Urceolate Bract size 0.1-0.8 cm 0.2-0.8 cm Bract color 134B N134C (RHS No.) Calyx shape No defined calyx No defined calyx Calyx color n/a n/a (RHS No.) Stigma shape Acute and Round Acute Stigma length 3.0 mm 2.2 mm Stigma color 42C 159D (RHS No.) Trichome shape Capitate-stalked glandular Capitate-stalked Trichome color 157A before harvest, at glandular 157A at (RHS No.) approximately day 40 of day 40 in flowering flowering Other types of Capitate sessile trichomes Capitate sessile tri- trichomes are present on the leaves chomes are present of plants, as well on the leaves of plants, as being noticed in the as well as being flowers(color: 157A at noticed in the flowers day 45 in flowering). (color: 157A at day 40 in flowering). During later flowering, i.e. During later flowering, day 50 to day 70 in flowering, i.e. day 48 to day 60 in the capitate stalked trichomes flowering, capitate are present (color: N30B). stalked trichomes are present (color: N30B). Bulbous and non-glandular trichomes are also present and most noticeable on the petioles, stems, and leaves (color: 157A). Terminal bud Oblong Oblong shape Terminal bud 131C 203C color (RHS No.) Pedicel Absent Absent Staminate shape No staminate No staminate flowers produced flowers produced naturally; however, naturally; however, male flower (staminate) male flower (staminate) can be induced with can be induced with chemical compounds chemical compounds (such as silver nitrate (such as silver nitrate and silver thiosulphate and silver thiosulphate anionic complex). anionic complex). Pollen Absent Absent description Seed shape Smooth and globular Smooth and globular Seed size/length 1.8-2.4 mm 1.8-2.3 mm Marbling of Weak; absent (some seeds) Absent (non-existent) seed Petal Apetalous Apetalous description Max THC About 6.50-14.21% About 18.88-19.37% content Max CBD About 5.36-9.82% 0.00% content Max CBG About 0.11-0.42% About 0.84-0.91% content n/a: not available

(19) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Other Characteristics Check Variety Characteristics New Variety (BLK03) Time period and 8-10 weeks 7-9 weeks condition of flowering/ blooming Hardiness of Hardy to 25 F.-ambient Hardy to 25 F.-ambient plant temperature temperature Breaking action Flexible, highly resistant Strong, non-flexible tobreakage Rooting rate 99%-vigorous 70%-moderate after cutting/cloning Types of Stem Stem Cutting for Cloning Shipping quality High Moderate if available Storage life if Long (6-9 months with Medium (2-6 months available minor changes in physical with minor changes in appearance and/or smell/ physical appearance taste); minor decrease and/or smell/taste) in green coloration Market use Medicinal n/a Productivity of Approximately 0.227-1.134 Approximately flower if kg can be produced per plant, 0.14-0.45 kg can available dependent on finished plant be produced per plant; size (1.3-3.2 m); Growing dependent on finished conditions/environment will size (0.6-1.2 m); dictate final yield/output Growing conditions/ environment will dictate final yield/ output n/a: not available

(20) In general, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is larger in height than both parents, K1 (a.k.a P08.BX.K1) and 1681.20 (a.k.a P08.S1.16xP08.S1.81.20). CAKE BATTER COOKIES is more robust in terms of growing performance, time to rooted clones, and time to flower maturity. Also, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has greater resistance to pest and disease, stronger branches, thicker stems, greater flexibility, and higher yielding. CAKE BATTER COOKIES clearly demonstrates hybrid vigor, and outperforms both parents overall. Chemically, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has a higher cannabinoid content, a higher THC:CBD ratio as well as a higher terpene content than either parent.

(21) When CAKE BATTER COOKIES is compared to the check variety BLK03, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is wider than BLK03 in plant width. CAKE BATTER COOKIES shows higher plant vigor than BLK03. In general, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has a longer leaf length including petiole than BLK03. Also, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has longer and wider leaflets than BLK03 when comparing the middle largest leaflet length and width. Additionally, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has more teeth numbers in middle leaflet than BLK03. Regarding the petiole length, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is longer than BLK03 at maturity. Regarding stem diameter at base, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is longer than BLK03. When comparing the compound cyme diameter, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is also longer than BLK03. With respect to aroma, CAKE BATTER COOKIES have a floral lavender odor, while BLK03 has a generally spicy odor.

(22) When CAKE BATTER COOKIES is compared to the known cannabis plant named ECUADORIAN SATIVA (U.S. Pat. No. 27,475), there are several distinctive characteristics. For example, overall form of CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant is wider than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant at the widest point. CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant has a longer middle leaflet (without petiole) and whole leaf (with petiole) length than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. Also, CAKE BATTER COOKIES plant has a wider middle leaflet and whole leaf width than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. Regarding stem diameter at base, CAKE BATTER COOKIES is longer than ECUADORIAN SATIVA. While the aroma of ECUADORIAN SATIVA is strongly mephitic with hints of limonene, CAKE BATTER COOKIES has a floral lavender smell. When comparing total THC content between CAKE BATTER COOKIES and ECUADORIAN SATIVA, the total THC content of CAKE BATTER COOKIES is between 6.50-14.21%, while ECUADORIAN SATIVA accumulates 12.45% total THC.