Pepper plant named ‘RY5’

Abstract

A new and distinctive variety of pepper (Capsicum annuum) plant named RY5 that is distinguished by its red and yellow striped colored and square shaped fruit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct pepper plant variety named RY5, as herein shown and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) This new pepper plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs, which show fruit of the plant. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

(2) FIG. 1A-1C show several ripe yellow and red striped fruits of hybrid pepper plant RY5, as well as unripe green fruit.

(3) FIG. 1A shows a side/bottom view of a ripe yellow and red striped fruit of hybrid pepper plant RY5.

(4) FIG. 1B shows a side view of two ripe yellow and red striped fruits of hybrid pepper plant RY5, as well as an unripe green fruit.

(5) FIG. 1C shows a side view of two ripe yellow and red striped fruits of hybrid pepper plant RY5, as well as two unripe green fruits.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(6) The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of fruit grown from plants vegetatively propagated from the original mutant RY5 pepper plant. The data which define these characteristics, in particular the numerical values, are based on observations taken in a high-tech greenhouse in Enkhuizen, Netherlands in Autumn 2018. Numerical values, color designations and descriptions, and other phenotypical descriptions may deviate from the stated values and descriptions depending upon variation in environmental, seasonal, climatic, and cultural conditions. The following characteristics were observed on plants +/4 months after rooting. The numerical values provided are representative values measured from these plants. RY5 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2007 edition). Descriptive terminology follows the Plant Identification Terminology, An Illustrated Glossary, 2.sup.nd edition by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harris, unless where otherwise defined.

(7) Hybrid pepper plant variety RY5 has the following morphologic and other characteristics: General: Usage.Fresh market. Type of culture.Covered cultivation (e.g., in greenhouse). Plant: Stem diameter.1 cm. Shortened internode.Absent. Internode length.6 cm. Anthocyanin coloration of nodes.Present. Intensity of anthocyanin coloration of nodes on stem.Medium to strong. Hairiness of nodes on stem.Medium. Petiole length.6 cm. Petiole diameter.0.5 cm. Color of petiole.RHS 136A. Leaf shape.Ovate. Leaf shape of apex.Pointed. Leaf shape of base.Rounded. Leaf shape of margin.Slightly wrinkled. Undulation of leaf margin.Weak. Leaf blistering.Medium to strong. Leaf profile in cross section.Moderately convex. Leaf vein color.RHS 136A and RHS 137C. Leaf venation pattern.Pinnate. Leaf glossiness.Medium to strong. Leaf texture (upper and lower surfaces).Smooth, slightly wrinkled. Leaf length of blade.20 cm. Leaf width of blade.13 cm. Intensity of green color of leaf blade.Medium to dark. Color of upper leaf surface.RHS 136A. Color of lower leaf surface.RHS 137C. Flower: Flower bud length.1 cm. Flower bud diameter.0.5 cm. Flower bud shape.Balloon. Color of flower bud.RHS N999D. Flower diameter.3 cm. Flower depth.1 cm. Average number of petals per flower.6. Petal color (upper and lower surfaces).RHS N999D. Petal length.1.5 cm. Petal width.0.5 cm. Petal shape of apex.Pointed. Petal margin.Smooth. Petal texture (upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Pistil length.0.5 cm. Stigma size.0.1 cm. Stigma shape.Rounded. Color of stigma.RHS 4A. Color of style.RHS N999D. Color of ovary.RHS 149A. Anther size.0.3 cm0.1 cm. Anther shape.Linear. Anthocyanin coloration in anther.Present. Color of anther.RHS 96A and RHS 2C. Amount of pollen.Abundant. Time of beginning of flowering.Cuttings are taken from the generative part of the plants, so flowers are present from the beginning; plant flowers at transplant stage. Fruit: Color before maturity.Green (RHS 137C). Intensity of color before maturity.Medium. Anthocyanin coloration before maturity.Absent. Attitude.Drooping. Shape in longitudinal section.Square. Shape in cross section (at level of placenta).Angular to circular. Sinuation of pericarp at basal part.Absent or very weak. Sinuation of pericarp excluding basal part.Absent or very weak. Color at maturity.Red (RHS 45A) and yellow (RHS 23A) striped. Time of fruit maturity.Seven weeks after flowering. Number of locules.Equally three and four. Capsaicin in placenta.Absent. Fruit length.9.5 cm. Fruit width.8.5 cm. Ratio of length to diameter.1.12. Weight of fruit.180 to 220 grams. Texture of surface of fruit.Smooth or very slightly wrinkled. Glossiness of fruit.Medium. Stalk cavity.Present. Depth of stalk cavity.0.7 cm. Stalk length.6 cm. Stalk thickness.1 cm. Color of stalk.RHS 139C. Calyx aspect.Non-enveloping. Shape of apex of fruit.Moderately depressed. Depth of interloculary grooves.0.1 to 0.5 cm. Thickness of fruit flesh.0.8 cm. Seed length.0.4 cm. Seed width.0.4 cm. Color of seed.RHS 158A. Average number of seed per fruit.150 to 200. Fruit yield.20 to 25 kg/m2 when grown in a heated greenhouse. Disease/pest resistance: Tobamovirus (tomato mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus, tobacco mild green mosaic virus, and pepper mild mottle virus) pathotype P.sub.0.Resistant. Tobamovirus (tomato mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus, tobacco mild green mosaic virus, and pepper mild mottle virus) pathotype P.sub.1-2.Resistant. Tobamovirus (tomato mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus, tobacco mild green mosaic virus, and pepper mild mottle virus) pathotype P.sub.1-2-3.Susceptible. Tobamovirus (tomato mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus, tobacco mild green mosaic virus, and pepper mild mottle virus) pathotype P.sub.1.Resistant. Potato virus Y pathotype P.sub.0.Susceptible.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND RELATED KNOWN VARIETIES

(8) Table 1 below compares the characteristic of the mutant pepper variety RY5 with the parental variety, Healey. Column 1 lists the characteristic, column 2 shows the characteristics for mutant pepper variety RY5, and column 3 shows the characteristics for parental pepper variety Healey.

(9) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic RY5 Healey Mature fruit color Red (RHS 45A) and yellow Red (RHS 23A) striped

(10) RY5 differs from the striped pepper variety E20B3751 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,123) in that leaves of RY5 have an ovate shape and a rounded base shape, while leaves of E20B3751 have an elliptic shape and an acute base shape. Additionally, flower buds of RY5 have a balloon shape, while flower buds of E20B3751 have a roundish to rectangular shape. Moreover, fruit of RY5 have dark yellow (RHS 23A) colored stripes at maturity, while fruit of E20B3751 have light yellow (RHS 14A) colored stripes at maturity.

(11) RY5 differs from the striped pepper variety E20B3752 (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 15/731,725) in that plant architecture of RY5 is more spreading, while plant architecture of E20B3752 is more compact. Further, fruit of RY5 have a wall texture that is more smooth/less hammered, while fruit of E20B3752 have a wall texture that is less smooth/more hammered. Additionally, leaves of RY5 have an ovate shape, while leaves of E20B3752 have an elliptic shape. Moreover, flower buds of RY5 have a balloon shape, while flower buds of E20B3752 have a rectangular shape.