<i>Craspedia </i>plant DCRAGLFBIM

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of Craspedia globosa, specifically, the variety designated ‘DCRAGLFBIM’. The variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ is characterized by its compact plant habit, improved rooting and abundant flowers. The present invention relates to plant parts, including cells and any propagative material of the new variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’, and use of any of the plant parts for reproducing the new variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’. The present invention relates to methods using any plant parts or progeny of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ for the purpose of deriving additional new Craspedia varieties. The present invention relates to seed, plants and plant parts produced by crossing ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ with any other Craspedia variety or other plant. The present invention also relates to methods to produce new varieties of Craspedia globosa using the variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ and applying plant breeding techniques.

Claims

1. A plant of Craspedia ‘DCRAGLFBIM’, representative seeds having been deposited at the NCIMB in Aberdeen, Scotland AB219YA, on Mar. 3, 2022 and having deposit number NCIMB 43945.

2. A plant or a plant part thereof produced by growing the plant of claim 1, wherein the plant or plant part comprises at least one cell of Craspedia ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

3. A Craspedia plant or part thereof, having the physiological and morphological characteristics of the plant of claim 1.

4. A tissue or cell culture of regenerable cells produced from the plant of claim 1.

5. The tissue or cell culture of claim 4, comprising tissues or cells from a plant part selected from the group consisting of leaves, vegetative cuttings, pollen, embryos, cotyledons, hypocotyl, meristematic cells, roots, root tips, pistils, anthers, flowers and stems.

6. A method of producing Craspedia progeny comprising the steps of (a) crossing a plant of Craspedia ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ as a female or male parent with another Craspedia plant or other plant and (b) selecting progeny.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second plant is another plant of Craspedia ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

8. A Craspedia seed that produces the Craspedia plants of claim 1.

9. A method for developing a Craspedia plant in a plant breeding program using plant breeding techniques, applied to a plant of Craspedia variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ or a part thereof; the method comprising a technique selected from crossing, recurrent selection, backcrossing, pedigree breeding, market enhanced selection, haploid production, double haploid production, transformation, or mutation breeding, wherein said mutation breeding selects for a mutation that is spontaneously or naturally induced or artificially induced, thereby developing a Craspedia plant derived from variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawings will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fees.

(2) The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Craspedia globosa ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ showing the colors as true as is reasonably possible with colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describes the color of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

(3) FIG. 1 shows a side view perspective of a typical flowering plant of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’, at approximately 97 days old.

(4) FIG. 2 shows a side view perspective of typical inflorescences of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

(5) FIG. 3 is a diagram of the breeding scheme resulting in the Craspedia variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(6) The present invention was created by the inventors, Gavriel Danziger, Amir Zuker and Yotam Yitzhaki during 2014, and flowered for the first time in 2014 in Mishmar Hashiva, Israel.

(7) This invention is directed to Craspedia plant having all the morphological and physiological characteristics of the variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ produced from seeds which are the product of the self-cross of the Craspedia globosa inbred line identified by code CRB-13-200 and USPP ‘DCRAGOLFBY’ USPP 30,558. The parent has a sufficient degree of homozygosity such that the progeny of the cross were, and continue to be, phenotypically uniform. The new variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ can therefore be produced by sexual reproduction by crossing of the inbred selection identified by the code CRB-13-200 and DCRAGOLFBY′, USPP 30,558_to produce a population of progeny plants, each of which has the combination of characteristics herein disclosed for the new variety ‘DCRAGLFBIM’.

(8) ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ has not been tested and observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, frequency of fertilization, composition of fertilizer, acetylene treatment, day length and humidity, without any change in the genotype of the plant.

(9) For example, substantial differences in plant height and diameter, number of leaves, and size of inflorescences can result depending on the growing conditions. Typically, these plants are produced outdoors, and variations in temperature and humidity can produce different results.

(10) The aforementioned photographs, together with the following observations, measurements and values describe the new Craspedia ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ as grown in a greenhouse in Mishmar Hashiva, Israel, during Summer, under conditions which closely approximate those generally used in commercial practice. Plants of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ were grown with day temperatures ranging from about 22° C. to 36° C. and night temperatures ranging from about 12° C. to 23° C. 6 treatments of 3 grams per Liter Alar were given at intervals of 7 days.

(11) Color references are made to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS), 2005 mini edition, except where general colors of ordinary significance are used. Color values were taken under daylight conditions in a greenhouse Mishmar Hashiva, Israel. The age of the plants of ‘DCRAGLFBIM’ described is about 108 days from planting a rooted cutting.

(12) BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION: Craspedia Globosa

(13) Parentage:

(14) Parent: Craspedia globosa inbred line identified by code CRB-13-200 and ‘DCRAGOLFBY’, USPP 30,558.

(15) Propagation:

(16) Time to Initiate Roots: 14 to 21 days at approximately 20 to 30° C.

(17) Time for produce a rooted liner: 28 to 35 days at approximately 20 to 30° C.

(18) Plant:

(19) Growth Habit: Erect

(20) Pot size of plant described: 12 cm.

(21) Height: Approximately 21 cm to top of foliage.

(22) Approximately 45.5 cm to top of inflorescence.

(23) Plant Spread: 30 cm

(24) Growth Rate: Medium

(25) Branching Characteristics: Basal foliage, no branching.

(26) Foliage:

(27) Leaf:

(28) Arrangement: Rosette

(29) Average Length: Approximately 18 cm.

(30) Average Width: Approximately 0.7 cm.

(31) Shape of blade: Linear

(32) Apex: Acute

(33) Base: Clasping

(34) Attachment: Sessile

(35) Margin: Involute

(36) Texture of top surface: Sericeous

(37) Texture of bottom surface: Sericeous

(38) Appearance of top surface: Matte

(39) Appearance of bottom surface: Matte Color: Young foliage upper side: NEAR RHS Green N138B Young foliage under side: NEAR RHS Green138B Mature foliage upper side: NEAR RHS Green 138C Mature foliage under side: NEAR RHS Green138C

(40) Venation: Type: Parallel Venation color upper side: NEAR RHS Green 138C Venation color under side: NEAR RHS Green 138C

(41) Inflorescence:

(42) Natural flowering season: All around the year in Israel.

(43) Time to flowering from rooted cutting: Approximately 6-8 weeks

(44) Rate of flower opening: Approximately 10-14 days from bud to fully opened flower.

(45) Approximate quantity of flowers per plant: 3 mature inflorescences, with yellow color and 2 immature inflorescences on the described plant.

(46) Inflorescence longevity on plant: Average 38 days

(47) Inflorescence: Spherical capitulum.

(48) Diameter of entire inflorescence: Average 2.1 cm

(49) Receptacle shape: Round

(50) Receptacle height: Average 1.1 cm

(51) Receptacle diameter: Average 1.1 cm

(52) Receptacle color: Near RHS Yellow-Green 146D

(53) Bud:

(54) Bud shape: Spherical.

(55) Bud length: Approximately 1 cm

(56) Bud diameter. Approximately 1 cm

(57) Bud color. Near RHS Yellow-Green 144C

(58) Individual Flowers:

(59) Diameter of entire flower. Approximately 0.25 cm

(60) Length of flower: Approximately 0.6 cm

(61) Petals Quantity: 5 Length: Approximately 0.1 cm Width: Approximately 0.1 cm Shape: Tubular Apex shape: Acute narrowly Base: Acute Margin: Entire Color: When opening: Upper surface: Near RHS Yellow 12A Lower surface: Near RHS Yellow 12A Fully opened: Upper surface: Near RHS Yellow 12A Lower surface: Near RHS Yellow 12A Flower Color Fading: NEAR 7A RHS
Bracteole:

(62) Quantity: 5 per flower

(63) Length: Approximately 0.5 cm

(64) Diameter: Approximately 0.15

(65) Shape: Spatulate

(66) Texture: Sericeous

(67) Color: Near RHS Yellow 2D

(68) Phyllaries/Involucral Bracts: Not Present.

(69) Peduncle:

(70) Length: Longest average 41 cm. Shortest average 30.5 cm

(71) Diameter: Approximately 0.3 cm.

(72) Texture: Sericeous

(73) Color: Near RHS Green N138C

(74) Orientation: Approximately 90 degree angle from rosette. Straight.

(75) Fragrance: Not fragrant

(76) Reproductive Organs:

(77) Stamens:

(78) Number: 1

(79) Anthers:

(80) Shape: Tubular

(81) Length: Approximately 0.15 cm.

(82) Color: Near RHS Yellow 12A

(83) Pollen:

(84) Color: Near RHS Yellow 12A

(85) Quantity: Abundant

(86) Pistil:

(87) Number: 1

(88) Length: Approximately 0.3 cm.

(89) Style: Length: 0.1 cm Color: Near RHS Yellow 12A

(90) Stigma: Shape: Bilobed Color: Near RHS Yellow 12A Ovary Color: Near RHS Yellow-Green 144C

(91) Temperature tolerance: Tolerates a range from approximately 5 to 10° C. to 30-35° C.

(92) Drought tolerance: Drought tolerance observed.

(93) SEEDS/FRUIT: Achene, of Approximately 4 mm.

(94) DISEASE/PEST RESISTANCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY: Neither Resistance Nor susceptibility to normal diseases and pests of Craspedia observed.