Raspberry plant variety named ‘Enrosadira’

Abstract

The red raspberry cultivar Enrosadira was found in Trentino (Italy). The new cultivar is a primocane fruit-bearing variety producing two crops per year, wherein the fruits ripen on current season's cane in the middle of July and on previous season's cane in the beginning of June. The resulting fruits are conical and brilliant light red with a very good taste.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of red raspberry plant named Enrosadira substantially as herein shown and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The new red raspberry cultivar Enrosadira is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, which are color photographs showing typical specimens of the new variety. The photographs are of Enrosadira raspberry two year old plants.

(2) FIG. 1 is a color photograph of an Enrosadira raspberry plant of the present invention in a planted row showing the plant's general characteristics, including a typical distribution of fruits and leaf morphology.

(3) FIG. 2 is a color photograph of an Enrosadira raspberry plant of the present invention showing both the ripe and immature fruit size, color, and shape.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

(4) The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of the new raspberry variety Enrosadira.

(5) The performance of the new cultivar for retention of its distinctive characteristics was evaluated through successive asexual propagations by root cutting at Faver (Cembra Valley, Province of Trento, Region TrentinoItaly) under conditions of temperature ranging from 8 C. in winter in an open greenhouse to 32 C. in summer in a closed greenhouse. The plants were grown in a peat substrate as soil.

(6) A plant assessment was performed for four years.

(7) The general characteristics of the new variety Enrosadira are: upright canes, strong vigor, adapted to the medium-high winter chill conditions of Northern Italy, and very good root system. The floral bloom is simple with short laterals; the blooming begins in summer on the current year's shoots and in the spring season on the previous year's canes.

(8) The Enrosadira is a very early primocane fruit-bearing variety with fruit production beginning in early summer (June in Northern Italy) and lasting until autumn (September in Northern Italy). In autumn, the fruit production is small compared to early summer.

(9) Color references are primarily made to R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London. Classification: Family.Rosaceae. Botanical taxon.Rubus idaeus L. Common name.Rasperry. Parentage: Pollination of the raspberry variety plants T44L04 Lagorai (female parent) with T35L04 (male parent) raspberry plants. Plant: Average height.175 cm. Spread (average).60 cm. Shape.Upright canes. Primocane: Cane color.Green (group RHS 142C). Average length.175 cm. Average diameter.5 cm. Texture.Little thorny. Current season's vegetative bud cane length.Medium. Current season's cane internode length.Medium. Number of current season's shoots.Average number 22. Very young shoot.Anthocyanin coloration at apex during rapid growth is absent. Previous season's cane colour.Greyed-Orange (RHS 177A). Floricane: Cane color.Green (group RHS 142C). Average length.175 cm. Average diameter.6 cm. Texture.Little thorny. Internode length.Medium. Spines: Shape.Very little, pointy, thick and dense. Size.Average length 3-4 mm. Color.Brown (group RHS 200A). Leaves: Type.Compound, lanceolate, alternate, petioled, 3-5 leaflets. Leaf average size.Length 10-12 cm; width 6-8 cm. Terminal leaflet's average size.8-10 cm. Margin type.Saw-edged. Shape.The leaf apex shape is acuminate and the leaf base shape is rounded. Color.Green (group RHS 141B) on the upper surface and Green (group RHS 141C) on the lower surface. Texture.The upper surface texture is hairy and the lower surface is a little bit hairy with many veins. Stipule: Number per leaf.2. Shape.Erect. Size.Average length 4-5 mm. Color.Yellow-green (RHS 144A). Flowers: Type.Raceme. Shape.Rotate. Size.Average length 1 cm; average diameter 0.4 inches. Color.White (group RHS 155B). Petals: Average size.Length 7-8 mm; width 3-4 mm. Number.5. Color.White (group RHS 155B). Sepals: Size.Average length 0.8-1 cm. Number.5. Color.Green (group RHS 142C). Peduncles: Size.Average length 5 cm. Surface texture.Slightly thorny. Color.Yellow-green (RHS 144B). Pedicels: Size.Average length 3 cm. Surface texture.Slightly thorny. Color.Yellow-green (RHS 144D). Reproductive organs: Pistil average number per flower.80-90. Pistil size.Average length 3.5 mm. Pistil color.White (group RHS 155C). Stamen average number per flower.90-95. Stamen size.Average length 6 mm. Stamen color.White (group RHS 155C). Fruit: General shape.Conical, an aggregate of drupelets. Size.Average length 3 cm; average width 1.8-2 cm. Weight.6-8 g. Glossiness.Strong. Firmness.Very soft. Colour of ripe fruit.Red (group RHS 47B). Main bearing time.Both on previous year's cane in summer and on current year's cane in autumn. Time of beginning the fruit ripening on previous year's cane.Very early to early (middle of June in Northern Italy). Time of beginning the fruit ripening on current season's cane.Very early (middle of July in Northern Italy). Previous year fruiting lateral attitude in summer.Erect. Previous year fruiting lateral length in summer.Short. Average weight per plant yield.1.4 Kg. Fruit's market use.Fresh consumptions, frozen or processed. Shipping conditions.Temperature 3 C. Storage.Very good shelf life in conditioned storage, yields good quality fruits. Pest and disease resistance: The new variety Enrosadira is resistant to large raspberry aphid (Amphorophora idaei), Phytophthora fragariae rubi, and Didymella applanata. The new variety Enrosadira is adapted to medium winter chill conditions such as in Northern Italy, having in an open-air environment a hardiness for temperatures from 8 C. to 32 C. The new cultivar Enrosadira is similar to, but distinct from, the commercial variety Erika (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,841) as shown in Table 1.

(10) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison between Enrosadira and Erika Characteristic Enrosadira Erika Plant Medium-high, vigorous Medium Dormant cane color Greyed-orange Greyed-orange (group RHS 177A) (group RHS 174A) Spines Thick and dense Thick and dense Fruit Red (group RHS Red (RHS 53A) 47B) Conical Broad conical Fruit ripening time on the Middle of June in Beginning of July in previous season's cane Northern Italy Northern Italy

(11) A comparison of the new variety Enrosadira with the female parent Lagorai is shown in Table 2.

(12) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison between Enrosadira and Lagorai Characteristic Enrosadira Lagorai Plant Medium-high, vigorous Medium Dormant cane color Greyed-orange Greyed-orange (group RHS 177A) (group RHS 177D) Spines Thick and dense Thick and sparse Fruit Red (group RHS Red (group RHS 47B); Conical 46B) Conical Fruit ripening time on the Middle of June in Beginning of July in previous season's cane Northern Italy Northern Italy

(13) A comparison of the new variety Enrosadira with the male parent T35L04 is shown in Table 3.

(14) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Comparison between Enrosadira and T35L04 Characteristic Enrosadira T35L04 Plant Medium-high, vigorous Medium vigorous Dormant cane color Greyed-orange Brown (group RHS 177A) (group RHS 200D) Spines Thick and dense Absent Fruit Red (group RHS Dull Red (group 47B); Conical RHS 45B) Conical Fruit ripening time on the Middle of June in Beginning of July in previous season's cane Northern Italy Northern Italy