USPP17139P3 - Apple tree rootstock named ‘G.41’ - Google Patents

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USPP17139P3
USPP17139P3 US11/047,374 US4737405V USPP17139P3 US PP17139 P3 USPP17139 P3 US PP17139P3 US 4737405 V US4737405 V US 4737405V US PP17139 P3 USPP17139 P3 US PP17139P3
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  • Genus and species Malus domestica ⁇ Malus robusta hybrid.
  • the invention described here is a new variety of apple tree rootstock, Malus domestica ⁇ Malus robusta hybrid, hereinafter referred to as ‘G.41’.
  • ‘G.41’ originated from a planned cross in 1975 in Geneva, N.Y.
  • the new variety is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight and crown rot. It is precocious and highly productive, and can be used as a rootstock as well as for interstems of apple trees.
  • each of the transplanted seedlings was inoculated with approximately 10 6 colony forming units of the Ea 273 strain of the fire blight bacterium Erwinia amylovora by inserting a 26-gauge hypodermic syringe needle into the shoot tip.
  • the seedling designated at #041 was one of the survivors of this battery of inoculations from the same cross. All the surviving plants were transplanted to the Loomis field (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.) in the fall of 1976 and allowed to grow side shoots for propagation/evaluation.
  • ‘G.41’ was evaluated for rooting ability, lack of spine production, and low root brittleness in a layering bed (stool bed).
  • the ‘G.41’ rootstock performed well with all the scion cultivars that were tested.
  • 40 rootstock liners were inoculated with four different strains of fire blight (ten liners per strain) in the Plant Genetic Resources Unit greenhouse (NYSAES, Georgia University, Geneva, N.Y.) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
  • NYSAES Plant Genetic Resources Unit greenhouse
  • the apple rootstock ‘G.41’ was classified as resistant to the most virulent strains of fire blight.
  • Asexual reproduction of the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock has been achieved using the traditional method of clonally propagating apple rootstocks.
  • the original seedling of the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock was planted in the Loomis field (NYSAES, Georgia University, Geneva, N.Y.) and allowed to develop into a “mother plant.”
  • the ‘G.41’ mother plant was then used to obtain rooted liners using conventional layering procedures.
  • the resulting liners were then planted in a row to generate a layering stool bed (also referred to as the “mother stool bed”).
  • the living tissues (i.e. leaves, stems, roots, buds, and spines) of the mother stool bed were observed to be identical to secondary and tertiary stool bed plants.
  • the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock variety has been asexually reproduced by root cuttings, by budding and grafting onto seedling and clonal rootstocks, and by tissue culture. Observations of trees from these propagations indicate that all trees have proven true to type and identical in all appearances to the original tree.
  • Malus domestica ‘Malling 27’ is a super-dwarfing rootstock, i.e., trees grown on this rootstock are 15 to 20 percent the size of a standard self-rooted seedling tree. ‘Malling 27’ is known to induce good precocity to the scion (i.e., the ability to induce early reproductive development in the scion) and has high yield efficiency. ‘Malling 27’ may induce small fruit size in some scion cultivars. ‘Malling 27’ plants produce no spines, are poorly anchored, are very sensitive to winter cold, and drought, and are susceptible to the woolly apple aphid ( Eriosoma lanigerum ) and to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ).
  • the pollen parent Malus robusta ‘Robusta 5’ is a non-dwarfing rootstock, i.e. trees on this rootstock are the same size as a standard self-rooted tree. ‘Robusta 5’ does not induce precocity to the scion and is not highly yield efficient. Juvenile plants of ‘Robusta 5’ produce many spines. ‘Robusta 5’ breaks buds very early in the spring and is winter hardy. It is resistant to powdery mildew ( Podosphaera leucotricha ) and fire blight, and is immune to the woolly apple aphid. Further, ‘Robusta 5’ has shown tolerance to the specific replant disease complex.
  • the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock of the present invention has a combination of qualities that distinguishes it from its parental plants (i.e., ‘Malling 27’ and ‘Robusta 5’).
  • ‘G.41’ has dwarfing properties derived from ‘Malling 27’, it is different from its dwarfing parent (i.e., ‘Malling 27’) because it produces a tree that is 30 to 35 percent of the size of a standard self-rooted seedling tree.
  • ‘G.41’ belongs to a different dwarfing vigor class than its ‘Malling 27’ parent.
  • ‘G.41’ has dwarfing characteristics that are similar to the industry standard of Malus domestica ‘Malling 9’. While ‘G.41’ is like ‘Malling 27’ in that they both induce precocity to the scion and are highly yield efficient, unlike ‘Malling 27’, ‘G.41’ does not induce small fruit size.
  • ‘G.41’ is distinguishable in that it is a dwarfing rootstock and is highly yield efficient, while ‘Robusta 5’ is not. However, like ‘Robusta 5’, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight and powdery mildew. In addition, ‘G.41’ has been shown to have some tolerance to the replant disease complex.
  • ‘G.41’ is most similar to ‘Malling 9’ in terms of dwarfing class and yield efficiency. However, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight whereas ‘Malling 9’ and other rootstocks in its market class are not.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstock named ‘G.41.’
  • the ‘G.41’ apple tree rootstock is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight ( Erwinia amylovora ) and crown rot ( Phytophthora cactorum ).
  • the ‘G.41’ rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.
  • ‘G.41’ rootstock is a hybrid from a cross between ‘Malling 27’ and ‘Robusta 5’, it is distinct from its parent cultivars in terms of dwarfing.
  • the apple tree rootstock ‘G.41’ is less dwarfing than the super-dwarfing ‘Malling 27’ and more dwarfing than the non-dwarfing parent ‘Robusta 5’. Unlike ‘Malling 27’, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight. Although ‘G.41’ is in the same dwarfing market class as ‘Malling 9’, it is distinguishable from ‘Malling 9’ because ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight and precocious whereas ‘Malling 9’ is extremely susceptible.
  • FIG. 1 shows a dormant shoot (including buds and bark).
  • FIG. 2 shows the adaxial (upper) lamina surface of a mature leaf.
  • FIG. 3 shows flowers.
  • FIG. 4 shows the mature fruit.
  • FIG. 5 shows a nursery liner with a dormant apex.
  • apple tree rootstock ‘G.41’ contains references to color names taken from The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.), 2001 edition. Botanical descriptions follow the Manual of Cultivated Plants (Bailey, 1949).
  • the ‘G.41’ rootstock of the present invention exhibits resistance to fire blight.
  • the percent lesion measured after inoculation of potted liners in the greenhouse using four different strains of E. amylovora was negligible for two of the strains and moderate for the other two, indicating a specific resistance to the bacterium.
  • the ‘G.41’ rootstock, having survived the inoculation with crown and root rot, is also considered resistant to crown and root rots caused by Phytophthora cactorum.

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A new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstock Malus domestica×Malus robusta hybrid ‘G.41’ is described herein. The new variety is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum). The ‘G.41’ rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.

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Genus and species: Malus domestica×Malus robusta hybrid.
Variety denomination: ‘G.41’.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention described here is a new variety of apple tree rootstock, Malus domestica×Malus robusta hybrid, hereinafter referred to as ‘G.41’. ‘G.41’ originated from a planned cross in 1975 in Geneva, N.Y. The new variety is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight and crown rot. It is precocious and highly productive, and can be used as a rootstock as well as for interstems of apple trees.
In the spring of 1975, pollen from a Malus robusta ‘Robusta 5’ apple tree was applied to emasculated flowers of a Malus domestica ‘Malling 27’ apple tree at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (“NYSAES”), Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y. In the fall of 1975, approximately 500 seeds resulting from this pollination were extracted from mature fruit derived from this cross. In the winter of 1975-76, the seeds were stratified and planted in large flats under conditions effective to germinate seeds and obtain seedlings. When germinated seedlings were about 2.5 cm tall they were inoculated with a mixture of isolates of the fungus Phytophthora cactorum (the causal agent of crown and root rots). The flats were flooded to mid-hypocotyl level and kept at 23° C. for one week. Surviving seedlings were transplanted into individual pots.
In the summer of 1976, each of the transplanted seedlings was inoculated with approximately 106 colony forming units of the Ea 273 strain of the fire blight bacterium Erwinia amylovora by inserting a 26-gauge hypodermic syringe needle into the shoot tip. The seedling designated at #041 was one of the survivors of this battery of inoculations from the same cross. All the surviving plants were transplanted to the Loomis field (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.) in the fall of 1976 and allowed to grow side shoots for propagation/evaluation. In 1978, ‘G.41’ was evaluated for rooting ability, lack of spine production, and low root brittleness in a layering bed (stool bed). In 1982, 4 finished trees with ‘G.041’ rootstock were planted in a first test orchard on the Loomis farm (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.) with Malus domestica cv. ‘Northern Spy’ grafted onto this rootstock as the scion cultivar. In 1983, two trees of the ‘G.41’ rootstock were also planted with Malus domestica cv. ‘Golden Delicious’ as the scion cultivar. This rootstock performed well (top 20% of many rootstocks tested) in these first test trials and more material was propagated by stool bed to be entered into new trials at the Research South Farm (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.). The ‘G.41’ rootstock performed well with all the scion cultivars that were tested. In summer 2002, 40 rootstock liners were inoculated with four different strains of fire blight (ten liners per strain) in the Plant Genetic Resources Unit greenhouse (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. As a result, the apple rootstock ‘G.41’ was classified as resistant to the most virulent strains of fire blight.
Asexual reproduction of the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock has been achieved using the traditional method of clonally propagating apple rootstocks. In particular, the original seedling of the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock was planted in the Loomis field (NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.) and allowed to develop into a “mother plant.” The ‘G.41’ mother plant was then used to obtain rooted liners using conventional layering procedures. The resulting liners were then planted in a row to generate a layering stool bed (also referred to as the “mother stool bed”). The living tissues (i.e. leaves, stems, roots, buds, and spines) of the mother stool bed were observed to be identical to secondary and tertiary stool bed plants. In addition to conventional layering, the ‘G.41’ apple rootstock variety has been asexually reproduced by root cuttings, by budding and grafting onto seedling and clonal rootstocks, and by tissue culture. Observations of trees from these propagations indicate that all trees have proven true to type and identical in all appearances to the original tree.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND KNOWN CULTIVARS
The seed parent Malus domestica ‘Malling 27’ is a super-dwarfing rootstock, i.e., trees grown on this rootstock are 15 to 20 percent the size of a standard self-rooted seedling tree. ‘Malling 27’ is known to induce good precocity to the scion (i.e., the ability to induce early reproductive development in the scion) and has high yield efficiency. ‘Malling 27’ may induce small fruit size in some scion cultivars. ‘Malling 27’ plants produce no spines, are poorly anchored, are very sensitive to winter cold, and drought, and are susceptible to the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) and to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora).
The pollen parent Malus robusta ‘Robusta 5’ is a non-dwarfing rootstock, i.e. trees on this rootstock are the same size as a standard self-rooted tree. ‘Robusta 5’ does not induce precocity to the scion and is not highly yield efficient. Juvenile plants of ‘Robusta 5’ produce many spines. ‘Robusta 5’ breaks buds very early in the spring and is winter hardy. It is resistant to powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) and fire blight, and is immune to the woolly apple aphid. Further, ‘Robusta 5’ has shown tolerance to the specific replant disease complex.
The ‘G.41’ apple rootstock of the present invention has a combination of qualities that distinguishes it from its parental plants (i.e., ‘Malling 27’ and ‘Robusta 5’). For example, although ‘G.41’ has dwarfing properties derived from ‘Malling 27’, it is different from its dwarfing parent (i.e., ‘Malling 27’) because it produces a tree that is 30 to 35 percent of the size of a standard self-rooted seedling tree. Thus ‘G.41’ belongs to a different dwarfing vigor class than its ‘Malling 27’ parent. In particular, ‘G.41’ has dwarfing characteristics that are similar to the industry standard of Malus domestica ‘Malling 9’. While ‘G.41’ is like ‘Malling 27’ in that they both induce precocity to the scion and are highly yield efficient, unlike ‘Malling 27’, ‘G.41’ does not induce small fruit size.
With regard to its ‘Robusta 5’ parent, ‘G.41’ is distinguishable in that it is a dwarfing rootstock and is highly yield efficient, while ‘Robusta 5’ is not. However, like ‘Robusta 5’, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight and powdery mildew. In addition, ‘G.41’ has been shown to have some tolerance to the replant disease complex.
As discussed above, ‘G.41’ is most similar to ‘Malling 9’ in terms of dwarfing class and yield efficiency. However, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight whereas ‘Malling 9’ and other rootstocks in its market class are not.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstock named ‘G.41.’ The ‘G.41’ apple tree rootstock is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum). The ‘G.41’ rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees. While ‘G.41’ rootstock is a hybrid from a cross between ‘Malling 27’ and ‘Robusta 5’, it is distinct from its parent cultivars in terms of dwarfing. The apple tree rootstock ‘G.41’ is less dwarfing than the super-dwarfing ‘Malling 27’ and more dwarfing than the non-dwarfing parent ‘Robusta 5’. Unlike ‘Malling 27’, ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight. Although ‘G.41’ is in the same dwarfing market class as ‘Malling 9’, it is distinguishable from ‘Malling 9’ because ‘G.41’ is resistant to fire blight and precocious whereas ‘Malling 9’ is extremely susceptible.
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FIG. 1 shows a dormant shoot (including buds and bark).
FIG. 2 shows the adaxial (upper) lamina surface of a mature leaf.
FIG. 3 shows flowers.
FIG. 4 shows the mature fruit.
FIG. 5 shows a nursery liner with a dormant apex.
 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The following description of apple tree rootstock ‘G.41’ contains references to color names taken from The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.), 2001 edition. Botanical descriptions follow the Manual of Cultivated Plants (Bailey, 1949).
  • Tree:
      • Habit.—The unbudded tree of ‘G.41’ is a small shrub typically standing about 2 meters tall by about 2 meters wide when 6 years old. There is no single dominant trunk. Instead there are several shoots arising from the roots. The growth rate of the tree of the ‘G.41’ rootstock is moderately slow, with early cessation of growth typically occurring about two or three weeks prior to ‘Malling 9’ (an apple rootstock having the same dwarfing class). Spring bud break is mid season to moderately late. Very few suckers (i.e., new shoots emerging from below ground) are produced. Liners planted in the nursery stop apical growth mid season. The apical bud in these plants is pubescent Greyed-Green (191D).
      • Productivity.—In an intermediate trial performed at the NYSAES (Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y.), the ‘G.41’ rootstock received the cultivar ‘Empire’ (Malus domestica) as the scion and was compared to the Malus domestica check rootstocks M.9 EMLA, M.26 and M.7. ‘G.41’ was shown to have statistically higher (p≦0.05) yield efficiency (kg yield/cm2 trunk cross sectional area) than all the check rootstocks.
      • Precocity.—Scion cultivars budded on ‘G.41’ exhibit the same precocity as those budded on M.9.
      • Fertility (Fecundity).—The ‘G.41’ plant produces flowers and fruits regularly.
  • Dormant shoots (buds and bark):
      • Dormant mature shoots.—Color: Greyed-Orange (RHS 175B) where exposed to full sunlight grading to Greyed-Orange (RHS 170B) with diminished light exposure. Texture: Very light pubescence which gradually disappears in older tissues. Size: 30-60 cm long; may have some spines. Spines (one-year-old shoots): Length: 1-4 cm. Color: Greyed-Red (RHS181A).
      • Axillary buds.—Size: Length: 5-8 mm. Width: 3 mm. Shape: Obtuse, sessile, somewhat appressed and flattened. Texture: Some pubescence.
      • Apical buds.—Size: Length: 8-10 mm. Texture: Pubescent.
      • Bark on three-year-old shoots.—Color: Greyed-Brown (RHS 199C). Texture: Longitudinal cracks in the bark are filled with a Greyed-Orange (RHS 163B) suberine tissue. Lenticels: Color: Greyed-Orange (RHS 163B). Size: 0.3-0.4 mm in diameter. Quantity: 1-2 lenticels per cm2.
  • Leaves:
      • Mature leaves.—Leaf arrangement: Alternate. Shape: Simple, recurved, oblong-ovate. Size: Length: 100 mm. Width: 50-60 mm at the widest point. Laminae: Somewhat wavy. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Nearly symmetrical rounded. Margin: Acutely serrated, with about 5 serrations per cm. Upper surface: Color: Green (RHS 126B). Texture: Glabrous and translucent. Lower surface: Color: Green (RHS 146C). Texture: Somewhat pubescent. Venation: Netted. Leaf poise: 15°-25° from the shoot, depending on shoot orientation. Stipules: Length: 8 mm. Width: 2 mm. Petioles: Diameter: 2 mm. Color: Gradation of Green (RHS 140A) to Greyed-Red (RHS 179A) depending on low or high exposure to light.
  • Flowers:
      • Habit.—Flowers borne on spurs, shoot terminals, and from lateral buds on growth from previous season.
      • Flower diameter.—40 mm.
      • Fragrance.—None.
      • Buds.—Location: Located on spurs and terminals; are mixed, typically producing a truss of 5 to 6 flowers and one bourse shoot. Shape: Obtuse, sessile and somewhat appressed. Size: Length: 4 mm. Width: 3 mm. Habit: Buds near the base of the shoot of the previous season usually produce 3 to 5 flowers and a single short shoot; mid-shoot buds may have 2-4 flowers; and more distal buds are usually vegetative.
      • Petals.—Size: Length: 25 mm. Width: 18 mm. Shape: Spatulate. Apex: Obtuse. Margin: Smooth. Texture: Smooth. Color: Closed petals: Red (RHS 54A). Open petals: White (RHS 155D) with Red (RHS 54A) striations in some of the petals.
      • Reproductive organs.—Pistils: Number: Length: 6 mm. Color: Yellow-white (RHS 145B). Stamens: Number: Length: 4 mm. Color: White (RHS 155D). Anther color: Yellow-Brown (RHS 167D).
  • Fruit:
      • Mature fruit.—Size: Height: 30-35 mm. Diameter: 30-35 mm. Shape: Obloid. Color: Partial Yellow-Orange skin (RHS 21A) with Red (RHS 45C) blush overtones depending on the exposure to the sun. Sepals: Persisting on a protruding calyx. Flesh: Taste: Astringent (not meant for consumption). The mean size of calyx under the fruit: 9.2 mm. Aperture eye: closed. Color: Yellow-Orange (RHS 17C) with some Orange (RHS 32A) around the seed cavity. Seed: Color: Greyed-Red (RHS 179A), translucent. Shape: Tear drop shape. Size: Length: 50-60 mm. Diameter: 25-35 mm at the widest point. Number: Generally five seed per fruit.
Disease resistance: As described above, the ‘G.41’ rootstock of the present invention exhibits resistance to fire blight. The percent lesion measured after inoculation of potted liners in the greenhouse using four different strains of E. amylovora was negligible for two of the strains and moderate for the other two, indicating a specific resistance to the bacterium. The ‘G.41’ rootstock, having survived the inoculation with crown and root rot, is also considered resistant to crown and root rots caused by Phytophthora cactorum.

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