USPP36333P3

USPP36333P3 - Strawberry plant named ‘CIVH413’

Info

Publication number: USPP36333P3
Application number: US17/979,712
Authority: US
Inventors: Michelangelo Leis
Original assignee: CIV Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Consortile A RL Soc
Current assignee: C I V - CONSORZIO ITALIANO VIVAISTI - CONSORTILE A R L Soc; CIV Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Consortile A RL Soc
Priority date: 2021-11-04
Filing date: 2022-11-02
Publication date: 2024-12-24
Also published as: US20230140847P1

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘CIVH413’. The new June bearing strawberry variety named ‘CIVH413’ is primarily adapted to the climate and growing conditions of continental climate and is characterized by a rustic plant with upright habit and visible fruit easy to collect; the vigour is medium. The new strawberry has a high productivity, consistent during all the picking season; in particular is tolerant to the most common leaf and root diseases. The fruits have conical, attractive and very regular shape with orange-red colour; the size is big and consistent during all the time of picking. The firmness is high with a very good shelf life. The flavour is very good, balanced and aromatic.

Description

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier.

Variety denomination: ‘CIVH413’.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from Community Plant Variety Rights Application No. 2021/2768, filed Nov. 4, 2021.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct strawberry variety named ‘CIVH413’. The variety is botanically known as Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier.

The new strawberry ‘CIVH413’ is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor, Michelangelo Leis in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy. The objective of the breeding program is to develop june bearing strawberry variety with high chill requirement, high and constant productivity during all the picking season; fruit with very regular and conical shape, easy to collect, big and constant fruit size, high firmness and very good shelf life. Rustic plant, tolerant to the most common leaf and root diseases.

This new strawberry ‘CIVH413’ is a result of a controlled cross made by the inventor in 2011, in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy. The male or pollen parent is strawberry selection designated 6C9C-007 (unpatented proprietary selection). The female or seed parent is strawberry selection designated L7H3-017 (unpatented proprietary selection).

The new strawberry ‘CIVH413’ was discovered and selected by the inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in May 2013 in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy (44°45′ North and 12°11′ East). After its selection, the new variety was asexually propagated by stolons in a nursery located in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy. The new variety was extensively tested over the next several years in different European area with high chill condition. This propagation has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction. The new cultivar reproduces true to type.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

‘CIVH413’ is primarily adapted to the climate and growing with high chill condition. This area provides the needed and correct temperatures for flower induction, and to produce a strong and vigorous plant, and to maintain fruit quality during full production.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be unique characteristics of ‘CIVH413’, which in combination distinguish this strawberry plant as a new and distinct variety:

- 1. Plants with upright habit, with cleary visible fruit.
- 2. Fruits are easy to collect.
- 3. Fruit with conical, attractive and very regular shape.
- 4. ‘CIVH413’ has high firmness and very good shelf life.
- 5. Post-harvest fruit longevity—6-8 days, if stored according to industry standards.
- 6. High productivity, consistent during all the picking season.
- 7. Tolerant to most common leaf and root diseases.

Plants of the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’ differ from plants of the parents, 6C9C-007 and L7H3-017 in the characteristics described in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Characteristic	‘CIVH413’	6C9C-007	L7H3-017

Time of	Early	Medium	Early
ripening
Growth habit	Upright	Upright	Semi-upright
Plant vigour	Medium	Medium to	Strong
		strong
Fruit size	Large	Medium	Large to very
			large
Firmness	High	Medium to high	Medium

Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparison to the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’ is the strawberry variety ‘CLERY’ (unpatented). Plants of the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’ differ from plants of strawberry variety ‘CLERY’ (unpatented) in the characteristics described in Table 2:

TABLE 2

Characteristic	‘CIVH413’	‘CLERY’ (unpatented)

Fruit: time of	Early	Very early
beginning ripening
Fruit: colour	Orange red	Medium red
Plant: growth habit	Upright	Semi-upright

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance of typical specimens of the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’, at various stages of development as true as it is reasonably possible with color reproductions of this type. Color in the photographs may differ slightly from the color value cited in the botanical description which accurately describe the color of ‘CIVH413’. The depicted plant and plant parts of the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’ were taken in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy, and are approximately 6 to 9 months old.

FIG. 1 shows plants of ‘CIVH413’;

FIG. 2 shows the leaves of ‘CIVH413’;

FIG. 3 shows typical flowers of ‘CIVH413’; and

FIG. 4 shows typical fruits of ‘CIVH413’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

‘CIVH413’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The characteristics of the new variety may vary in detail, depending upon variations in environmental factors, including weather (temperature, humidity and light intensity), day length, soil type and location.

The aforementioned photographs, together with the following observations, measurements and values describe the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’, unless otherwise noted, taken during 2022 growing season in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy. The observations, measurements and values were taken from plants of ‘CIVH413’ dug in December 2020 from a nursery located in 44021 Codigoro, Ferrara, (locality Pomposa), Italy, and planted in July 2021 in a test field in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy.

From December 2020 to July 2021, the plants were stored in cold room, in order to undergo the hours of cold necessary for the correct development of the plants. Plants of the new strawberry variety ‘CIVH413’ were grown under conditions which closely approximate those generally used in commercial practice.

The observed plants were one year old plants. The plants used in the production field are produced in a nursery located in 44021 Codigoro, Ferrara, (locality Pomposa), Ferrara, Italy.

Yield observations and fruit quality characteristics are averaged from 3 years of data collected from the 2020 through 2022 growing seasons. Flower measurements and characteristics are from secondary flowers unless otherwise noted. Fruit characteristics and measurements are from secondary fruit unless otherwise noted.

Color references are made to The 1986 Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.), except where general colors of ordinary significance are used. Color values were taken under daylight conditions approximately in the afternoon in San Giuseppe di Comacchio, Ferrara, Italy. The age of the observed plants is one year old.

The following tables 3-9 describe fruit, plant, stolon, foliage, fruiting truss, flower and pest/disease characteristics of the new strawberry ‘CIVH413’.

TABLE 3

FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Color of mature fruit	Red group - RHS 44B
	Color of internal flesh	Red group - RHS 41B
	Color of internal core	Red group - RHS 41B
	Length (cm)	About 5.0 cm
	Width (cm)	About 3.5 cm
	Ratio length/width	Moderately longer
	Calyx diameter (cm)	About 3.4 cm
	Average weight (gm)	About 26.10 g
	Achene color	Yellow-green group 150C
	Number of achenes	About 7
	per cm²measured
	at the center of berry
	Average weight of	About 0.80 g
	1000 achenes (g)
	Marketable yield (gm/plt)	Average 1050 gm/plt
	Size	Large
	Predominant shape	Conical
	Difference in shapes	Slight
	between primary and
	secondary fruit
	Band without achenes	Narrow
	Unevenness of surface	Even or slightly uneven
	Evenness of color	Strong
	Glossiness	Strong
	Insertion of achenes	Level with surface
	Insertion of calyx	Level with fruit
	Attitude of the calyx	Outward
	Size of calyx in relation	Smaller
	to fruit diameter
	Adherence of calyx	Strong
	Firmness of skin	Very firm
	Firmness of flesh	Very firm
	Distribution of red color	Uniform
	of the flesh
	Hollow center expression	Absent or small
	Flavor	Very good flavour,
		balanced and aromatic
	Soluble solids (% brix)	About 7.4%
	Time of first flowering	Early. The full bloom of first
		flowering is at the end of march,
		in North Italy - Po Valley
	Time of first harvesting	Early. The first harvest period
		is from the beginning of May to
		the end of May, in North
		Italy - Po Valley
	Harvest period	From the middle of May to the
		beginning of June in San
		Giuseppe di Comacchio,
		Ferrara, Italy
	Type of bearing	Not remontant

TABLE 4

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Height (cm)	About 20 to 25 cm
	Spread (cm)	About 30 to 40 cm
	Size	Medium
	Habit	Upright
	Density	Medium
	Vigor	Medium

TABLE 5

STOLON CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Average number per plant	About 10-15
	Typical and Average	40 (cm)
	length
	Anthocyanin coloration	Red group - 53B
	Anthocyanin intensity	Medium
	Diameter at bract (mm)	About 3 mm
	Pubescence	Sparse to medium

TABLE 6

FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Foliage:
	Color of upper surface	Green group - 137A
	Color of underside	Green group - 138B
	Shape in cross section	Concave
	Interveinal blistering	Medium
	Glossiness	Medium
	Number of leaflets	3
	Entire leaf size:
	Length:	About 12.5 cm
	Width	About 16 cm
	Terminal Leaflet:
	Length (cm)	About 9.0 cm
	Width (cm)	About 8.1 cm
	Length/width ratio	Equal
	Serrations/leaf	Overlapping
	Size	Medium
	Shape of base	Obtuse
	Shape of teeth	Acute to rounded
	Petiole:
	Color of petiole	Yellow-Green group - 144B
	Length (cm)	About 24.5 cm
	Diameter (mm)	About 0.4 cm
	Pubescence	Medium
	Attitude of hairs	Slightly outwards
	Stipule:
	Shape of stipule	narrow-elliptic
	Length (mm)	About 2.85 cm
	Width (mm)	About 9 mm
	Anthocyanin	Absent or very weak
	coloration	(Greyed-Purple-186B)
	Color	Yellow-green group 145C

TABLE 7

FRUITING TRUSS CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Length (cm)	About 20-25 cm
	Attitude	Erect
	Position relative to foliage	Same level
	Number of fruit per truss	1 to 5
	Pubescence	Strong
	Anthocyanin intensity	Absent or very weak
		(Greyed-Purple-186B)
	Attitude at first pick	Horizontal

TABLE 8

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Petal color
	Mature (upper)	White group - 155D
	Mature (lower)	White group - 155D
	Petal shape
	Overall	Circular
	Apex	Rounded
	Base	Rounded
	Petal length (mm)	About 1 to 1.2 cm
	Petal width (mm)	About 1 to 1.2 cm
	Petal length/width ratio	Equal
	Number of petals/flower	About 5 to 6
	Sepals color
	Mature (upper)	Green group - 137A
	Mature (lower)	Green group - 138A
	Sepal shape
	Overall	Elliptic
	Apex	Pointed
	Base	Flat
	Sepal length (mm)	About 0.7 to 1.2 cm
	Sepal width (mm)	About 0.3 to 0.5 cm
	Sepal length/width ratio	Longer
	Number of sepals/flower	About 9 to 13
	Corolla diameter (mm)	About 21 mm
	Calyx diameter (mm)	About 28 mm
	Size of calyx relative to	Larger
	corolla
	Size of inner calyx	Smaller
	relative to outer calyx
	Relative position of petals	Touching

TABLE 9

REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Receptacle color	Yellow green group - 154B
	Pollen color	Yellow orange group - 14A
	Stamen	Present
	Stamen:	Numerous
	Length:	Approximately 2.7 mm.
		Color: RHS 144 D
		yellow-green group
	Anthers:	Generally average in size
		(length: about 1.0 mm,
		width: about 0.75 mm).
		Color: RHS 15 B yellow orange group
		and darkening with advanced maturity.
	Pistils:	Numerous, generally average in size.
		Color: 151 D green group.
	Pollen amount:	Much
	Fruit use:	Fresh consumption
	Shipping quality:	High

TABLE 10

PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS

	Characteristic	‘CIVH413’

	Powdery mildew	Moderately
	(Sphaerotheca macularis)	tollerant
	Angular leaf spot	Moderately
	(Xanthomonas fragariae)	susceptible
	Botrytis fruit rot	Very low
	(Botrytis cinerea)	sensibility
	Fusarium wilt	Moderately
	(Fusarium oxysporum)	susceptible
	Anthracnose crown rot	Moderately
	(Colletotrichum fragariae)	susceptible
	Two-spotted spider mite	Susceptible
	(Tetranychus urticae)

Claims

I claim:

1. A new and distinct strawberry plant named ‘CIVH413’, as herein described and illustrated.