USPP24950P3 - Strawberry plant named ‘TRIUMPH’ - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘TRIUMPH’. This new strawberry plant named ‘TRIUMPH’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its medium to large plant size, occasional fourth leaflet per tri-foliate, moderate to heavy petiole pubescence, medium to long fruiting trusses, and very attractive, medium-sized berry with good gloss, even red color and conical shape.

Description

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Fragaria ananassa.

Variety denomination: ‘TRIUMPH’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct strawberry variety named ‘TRIUMPH’. This new variety is a result of a controlled cross made in 2003 in an ongoing breeding program between strawberry variety designated ‘PS-3003’ (non-patented selection) and strawberry variety designated ‘PS-4634’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,487). Due to the combining of the reciprocal seed lots, it is unknown as to which parent variety is the seed parent and which parent variety is the pollen parent. The variety is botanically known as Fragaria ananassa.

The seedling resulting from the aforementioned cross was selected from a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, Calif. in the fall of 2005. After its selection, the new variety was asexually propagated by stolons in both San Joaquin County, Calif. and Siskiyou County, Calif. The new variety was extensively tested over the next several years in fruiting fields in Ventura County, Calif. This propagation has demonstrated that the combination of traits disclosed herein as characterizing the new variety are fixed and remain true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

‘TRIUMPH’ is primarily adapted to the climate and growing conditions of the central coast of California. The nearby Pacific Ocean provides the needed humidity and moderate temperatures to produce a strong vigorous plant and maintain fruit quality during the fall production months.

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

• • 1. Medium to large plant size;
  • 2. Occasionally has a fourth leaflet per tri-foliate;
  • 3. Moderate to heavy petiole pubescence;
  • 4. Medium to long fruiting trusses; and
  • 5. Very attractive, medium-sized berry with good gloss, even red color and conical shape.

The strawberry variety that is believed to be most closely related to the new variety ‘TRIUMPH’ is ‘VALOR’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,394). In side-by-side comparisons to the similar strawberry variety ‘VALOR’, ‘TRIUMPH’ differs by the following combination of characteristics as described in Table 1.

TABLE 1
COMPARISON TO THE STANDARD VARIETY

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Fruit: color	Red	Ranges from
		red to dark red
Fruit: length × width	Slightly longer than broad	As long as broad
		to slightly longer
ratio		than broad
Fruit: difference in	Slight	Moderate
shape between pri-
mary and secondary
Plant: size	Ranges from medium	Medium
	to large
Stolon: attitude of hairs	Strongly outward	Upward
Foliage: size	Ranges from medium	Medium
	to large
Foliage: color	Medium green	Ranges from medium
		to dark green
Foliage: number of	Ranges from three to four	Three
leaflets
Petiole: pubescence	Ranges from moderate	Sparse
	to heavy
Fruiting truss: length	Ranges from medium	Medium
	to long
Pedicel: attitude of hairs	Strongly outward	Upward

For identification, a series of molecular markers have been determined for this new variety.

‘TRIUMPH’ differs from its parents, ‘PS-3003’ and ‘PS-4634’, by the following combination of characteristics as described in Table 2.

TABLE 2
COMPARISON TO THE PARENT VARIETIES

			‘PS-4634’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	‘PS-3003’	(US PP 17,487)
Fruit color	Red	Light red	Ranges from
			orange red to red
Plant size	Ranges from	Medium	Large
	medium to large
Type of bearing	Everbearing	Everbearing	Summer bearing
Runner production	Medium	Ranges from	Many
(nursery)		medium to light

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance of typical specimens of the new strawberry variety ‘TRIUMPH’, 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 descriptions which accurately describe the color of ‘TRIUMPH’. The depicted plant and plant parts of the new strawberry variety ‘TRIUMPH’ are between three and four months old. The photographs were taken in Ventura County, Calif.:

FIG. 1 shows typical fruiting field characteristics of ‘TRIUMPH’, taken in the month of November 2012;

FIG. 2 shows a close-up view of the typical leaf structure of ‘TRIUMPH’, taken in the month of October 2012;

FIG. 3 shows a close-up view comparing leaf structure of ‘TRIUMPH’, taken in the month of October 2012;

FIG. 4 shows typical mature and immature field fruit of ‘TRIUMPH’, taken in the month of October 2012; and

FIG. 5 shows typical internal and external mature fruit characteristics of ‘TRIUMPH’, taken in the month of November 2012.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new variety ‘TRIUMPH’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The characteristics of the new variety ‘TRIUMPH’ may vary in detail, depending upon variations in environmental factors, including weather (temperature, humidity and light intensity), day length, soil type and location. In addition, the characteristics of any parental variety or comparison variety included in Tables 1-9 of the present invention 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 description of the new variety ‘TRIUMPH’, unless otherwise noted, are based on observations taken during the 2012 growing season in Ventura County, Calif. These measurements and ratings were taken from plants of ‘TRIUMPH’ dug from a low-elevation nursery located in San Joaquin County, Calif. during January 2012 and planted six months later in Ventura County, Calif. The approximate age of the observed plants is between three and four months. Yield observations and fruit quality characteristics are averaged from four years of data collected from the 2008 through 2011 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 terminology where noted follows The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, London (2007).

The following tables 3 through 9 describe fruit, plant, stolon, foliage, fruiting truss, flower and pest disease characteristics of the new strawberry ‘TRIUMPH’ in comparison to the similar strawberry variety ‘VALOR’.

TABLE 3
FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Color of mature fruit	RHS 44A	RHS 46A
	Red	Ranges from red
		to dark red
Color of internal flesh	RHS 44B	RHS 45A
	Medium red	Ranges from medium
		red to dark red
Color of core	RHS 44C	RHS 45B
	Light red	Medium red
Fruit length (cm)	4.3	3.7
Fruit width (cm)	3.6	3.5
Fruit length/width ratio	1.24	1.05
	Slightly longer	Slightly longer
	than broad	than broad
Calyx diameter (cm)	4.9	4.7
Average fruit weight (gm)	21.5	22.0
Achene color, shaded side	RHS 160A	RHS 160A
	Greyed yellow group	Greyed yellow group
Achene color,	RHS 182A	RHS 183A
sun-exposed side	Greyed red group	Greyed red group
Achenes per berry	311	382
Achene weight (mg)	0.62	0.43
Marketable fruit yield	583	528
(gm/plant)
Fruit size	Medium	Ranges from medium
		to large
Predominant fruit shape	Conical	Conical
Difference in shapes	Slight	Ranges from slight
between primary		to moderate
and secondary fruit
Band without achenes	Absent or very	Absent or very
	narrow	narrow
Unevenness of fruit surface	Weak	Weak
Evenness of fruit color	Even	Even
Fruit glossiness	Ranges from	Ranges from medium
	medium to strong	to strong
Insertion of achenes	Level with surface	Ranges from below
		surface to level
		with surface
Insertion of calyx	In the basin	In the basin
Attitude of calyx	Spreading	Spreading
Size of calyx in relation	Slightly larger	Slightly larger
to fruit diameter
Adherence of calyx	Strong	Strong
Firmness of fruit flesh	Ranges from	Firm
	medium to firm
Keeping quality	Very good	Very good
Distribution of red color	Marginal and central	Marginal and central
of the flesh
Hollow center expression	Weak	Absent or very weak
Fruit flavor	Ranges from very	Good
	good to good
Soluble solids (% brix)	7.3	7.6
Time of first flowering	Early	Ranges from early
		to medium
Time of first harvesting	Early	Ranges from early
		to medium
Harvest period	Late September to	Late September to
	mid December	mid December
Type of bearing	Fully remontant	Fully remontant
	(everbearing)	(everbearing)

TABLE 4
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

			‘VALOR'
	Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
	Plant height (cm)	25.8	23.0
	Plant spread (cm)	35.4	29.9
	Crowns per plant	3.5	5.3
	Plant size	Large	Medium
	Plant habit	Upright	Upright
	Plant density	Medium	Medium
	Plant vigor	Strong	Medium

TABLE 5
STOLON CHARACTERISTICS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Stolon color	RHS 146C	RHS 144A
	Yellow green group	Yellow green group
Stolon anthocyanin coloration	RHS 180C	RHS 180A
	Greyed red group	Greyed red group
Stolon anthocyanin intensity	Weak	Ranges from weak to
		medium
Stolon pubescence	Dense	Dense
Attitude of hairs	Strongly outward	Upward
Average stolon quantity	Medium	Few
(nursery)
Average stolon diameter at	3.4	3.3
bract (mm)

TABLE 6
FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Foliage:
Color of upper surface	RHS 137A	RHS N 137B
	Medium green	Ranges from medium
		green to dark green
Color of underside	RHS 147C	RHS 147C
	Yellow green group	Yellow green group
Number of leaflets	Ranges from 3 to 4	3
Shape in cross section	Slightly concave	Slightly concave to flat
Interveinal blistering	Medium	Medium
Leaf glossiness	Medium	Medium
Leaf variegation	Present	Present
Terminal Leaflet:
Length (cm)	9.7	7.7
Width (cm)	8.3	8.0
Leaf size	Ranges from large to	Medium
	medium
Length/width ratio	1.18	0.97
	Longer than broad	As long as broad
Shape of base	Acute	Obtuse
Shape of teeth	Obtuse	Obtuse
Serrations per leaf	22.5	20.3
Petiole:
Petiole color	RHS 146C	RHS 144A
	Yellow green group	Yellow green group
Petiole length (cm)	18.7	16.3
Petiole diameter (mm)	3.8	3.8
Petiolule color	RHS 146C	RHS 144A
	Yellow green group	Yellow green group
Petiolule length (mm)	16.4	12.4
Attitude of hairs	Slightly outward	Slightly outward
Petiole pubescence	Ranges from heavy to	Sparse
	moderate
Stipule:
Color	146C	146A
	Yellow green group	Yellow green group
Anthocyanin coloration	None	RHS 61A
		Red purple group
Anthocyanin intensity	Absent or very weak	Weak
Length (mm)	18.8	18.8
Width (mm)	9.5	10.8

TABLE 7
FRUITING TRUSS CHARACTERISTICS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Anthocyanin coloration	RHS 181D	RHS 181C
	Greyed red group	Greyed red group
Anthocyanin intensity	Absent or very weak	Absent or very weak
Length at maturity (cm)	32.4	28.4
Position relative to foliage	Ranges from beneath	Level with
	to level with
Number of flowers	Medium	Medium
Pedicel attitude of hairs	Strongly outward	Upward
Pubescence	Strong	Ranges from medium
		to strong
Attitude at first pick	Prostrate	Prostrate

TABLE 8
FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Petal color	RHS NN 155C	RHS NN 155C
	White group	White group
Sepal color	RHS 137B	RHS 137A
	Green group	Green group
Receptacle color	RHS 147C	RHS 147C
	Green group	Green group
Anther color	RHS 15A	RHS 14B
	Yellow orange	Yellow orange
	group	group
Corolla diameter (mm)	32.0	29.8
	Medium	Medium
Calyx diameter (mm)	36.0	31.7
Petal length (mm)	11.7	12.0
Petal width (mm)	11.6	11.7
Petal length/width ratio	1.01	1.03
	As long as broad	As long as broad
Petals/flower	6.4	6.0
Sepal length (mm)	13.7	13.8
Sepal width (mm)	5.3	6.4
Sepal length/width ratio	2.60	2.18
Sepals/flower	13.6	12.3
Size of calyx relative to corolla	Larger	Larger
Stamen	Present	Present
Size of inner calyx relative to	Ranges from small-	Smaller
outer calyx	er to same
Relative position of petals	Overlapping	Ranges from touch-
		ing to overlapping

TABLE 9
PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS

		‘VALOR’
Characteristic	‘TRIUMPH’	(US PP 20,394)
Powdery mildew	Susceptible	Susceptible
Angular leaf spot	Moderately susceptible	Moderately susceptible
Botrytis fruit rot	Moderately susceptible	Moderately susceptible
Two-spotted spider mite	Moderately susceptible	Moderately susceptible
Lygus bug	Susceptible	Susceptible
Flower thrips	Moderately resistant	Moderately susceptible

Claims (1)

We claim:

1. A new and distinct strawberry plant named ‘TRIUMPH’, as herein described and illustrated by the characteristics set forth above.

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