USPP35901P3 - Raspberry plant named ‘PS-10.062-11’ - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct everbearing variety of raspberry plant named ‘PS-10.062-11’. The new variety is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California and is characterized by the following: mid-season primocane production with medium sized fruit of vivid reddish orange coloration. Fruit is of consistent conic shape, releases easily from receptacle, is of medium gloss and possesses very good flavor. Foliage is slightly concave, medium green; possessing medium rugosity, weak gloss and equal 3-5 foliates. Primocanes have an absent or very weak waxy coat, sparse density of small moderate red prickles and medium anthocyanin coloration.

Description

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Rubus idaeus.

Variety denomination: ‘PS-10.062-11’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct fall bearing raspberry variety designated as ‘PS-10.062-11’. This new variety is a result of a controlled cross made in 2010 in Watsonville, California between raspberry variety ‘04.3891’ (unpatented) as the female parent and raspberry variety ‘GLEAM’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,586) as the male parent in an ongoing breeding program. The variety is botanically known as Rubus idaeus and was tested as RR 10.062-11 and PS-6211.

The seedling resulting from the aforementioned cross was asexually propagated by dormant canes in Santa Cruz County, California and was subsequently selected by the inventor from a controlled breeding plot in Watsonville, California in 2012. After its selection, the new variety was further asexually propagated by dormant canes, roots and non-dormant root shoot cuttings in Watsonville (Santa Cruz Co), Manteca (San Joaquin Co), and Macdoel (Siskiyou Co), California. The new variety was then extensively tested over the next several years in fruiting fields in Watsonville, California. 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

‘PS-10.062-11’ is primarily adapted to the climate and growing conditions of the central coast of California. This region provides the necessary year-round temperatures required for it to produce and maintain a strong vigorous plant and to remain in fruit production from July through December on primocanes and in the ensuing year from May through July on the floricanes. Damage to fruit and young leaves has been observed in summer temperatures at or above 95° F. (35° C.). No winter damage has been observed on fruiting plants in off-cycle (winter) production regions of USDA climate zones 9b and above. No winter damage has been observed on dormant plants in on-cycle (summer) production regions of USDA climate zones 7b-9b. In climate zones below this, winter hardiness is unknown for ‘PS-10.062-11’. ‘PS-10.062-11’ is not drought tolerant and requires frequent irrigation to maintain proper plant health. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be unique characteristics of ‘PS-10.062-11’, which in combination distinguish this raspberry plant as a new and distinct variety:

• • 1. Moderate red prickles.
  • 2. Sparse prickle density.
  • 3. Vivid reddish orange fruit color.
  • 4. Absent to very weak primocane glaucosity.
  • 5. Very good flavor.

The raspberry variety that is believed to be most closely related to the new raspberry variety ‘PS-10.062-11’ is the raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,716). In comparison to the similar raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’, ‘PS-10.062-11’ differs by the following combination of characteristics described in Table 1:

Comparison between ‘PS-10.062-11’ and ‘Majestic’

TABLE 1
		‘MAJESTIC’
		(U.S. Plant Pat.
Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
Overall shape of	Ovate	Cordate
terminal leaf
Leaf shape	Slightly concave	Slightly convex
(cross section)
Color mature	RHS 43A	RHS 43A
fruit	Vivid reddish orange	Vivid reddish orange
Prickle Tip	RHS 180A	RHS N186B
Coloration	Moderate red	Dark greyish purple
Prickle density	2.93	5.35
per cm	Sparse	Medium
Floricane	RHS 175A	RHS 165B
coloration (true)	Moderate reddish brown	Brownish orange

‘PS-10.062-11’ differs from its parents, ‘04.3891’ and ‘GLEAM’ by the following combination of characteristics described in Table 2:

Comparison between ‘PS-10.062-11’, ‘04.3891’ and ‘Gleam’

TABLE 2
			‘GLEAM’
			(U.S. Plant Pat.
Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	‘04.3891’	No. 27,586)
Productivity	High	Medium	High
Crates/Acre	9,770	7,822	9,012
(18-Mo)
Glossiness (fruit)	Medium	High	Medium
Firmness (fruit)	High	Medium to low	Medium
Adherence of	Weak	Medium	Weak
receptacle
Primocane time	Medium	Medium	Early
of fruiting
Fruit size	Medium	Large	Medium
Primocane fruit	5.2	6.0	3.8
weight (g)
Flavor	Very good	Good	Very good
Soluble Solids	10.1	9.0	10.3
(% brix)

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance of typical specimens of the new raspberry variety, ‘PS-10.062-11’ at various stages of development as true as reasonably possible with color reproductions of this type. Color in the photographs may differ slightly from the color value cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describes the color of ‘PS-10.062-11’. The depicted plant and plant parts of the new raspberry variety ‘PS-10.062-11’ were taken in Watsonville, California and are approximately 2 to 16 months old:

FIG. 1 shows typical primocane fruit shape, color and gloss characteristics of ‘PS-10.062-11’ taken in the month of October 2022;

FIG. 2 shows typical shape, gloss, coloration, foliate and rugosity characteristics of ‘PS-10.062-11’ taken in the month of October 2022;

FIG. 3 shows typical fruiting lateral characteristics of ‘PS-10.062-11’ taken in the month of June 2023;

FIG. 4 shows typical floricane plant characteristics of ‘PS-10.062-11’ taken in the month of June 2023.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

‘PS-10.062-11’ 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 description of the new raspberry variety ‘PS-10.062-11’, unless otherwise noted, are based upon observations taken during the 2022-2023 growing season in Watsonville, California. Primocane measurements and ratings were taken from plants of ‘PS-10.062-11’ dug from a nursery located in Siskiyou County, California during the middle of October 2021 and planted approximately 3 to 4 weeks later in Watsonville, California. The approximate age of the observed primocane plants is 7 to 8 months. Floricane measurements and ratings were taken from the same planting of ‘PS-10.062-11’ at an approximate age of 16 to 18 months. Yield observations and fruit quality characteristics are averaged from three years of data collected from the 2020 through 2023 production seasons. Flower measurements and characteristics are from secondary flowers unless otherwise noted. Fruit characteristics and measurements are from secondary fruit unless otherwise noted. Foliage characteristics and measurements are from 3-foliate foliage unless otherwise noted.

Color terminology where noted follows the RHS Colour Chart Sixth Edition, Royal Horticultural Society, London, United Kingdom (2015).

The following tables 3-7 describe fruit, plant, foliage, flower and pest/disease characteristics of the new raspberry ‘PS-10.062-11’ in comparison to the similar raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,716).

Comparison between ‘PS-10.062-11’ and ‘Majestic’

TABLE 3
FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
		(U.S. Plant Pat.
Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
Color mature fruit	RHS 43A	RHS 43A
	Vivid reddish	Vivid reddish
	orange	orange
Color achenes	RHS 159A	RHS 159A
	Light yellowish	Light yellowish
	pink	pink
Fruit length (mm)	23.92	25.49
Fruit width (mm)	20.97	22.73
Length/Width ratio	1.14	1.12
	Longer than	Longer than
	broad	broad
Seed weight (mg)	1.69	1.68
Drupelets per berry	95	131
Weight of single	0.057	0.044
drupe (g/drupe)
Drupe length (mm)	4.78	7.15
Drupe diameter (mm)	4.44	4.19
Relative size of drupes	Medium	Medium
Fruit size	Medium	Medium
Fruit per node	9	11
Predominant shape	Conical	Conical
Receptacle length (mm)	18.53	23.55
Receptacle diameter (mm)	8.74	10.41
Receptacle color	RHS 158D	RHS 155B
	Yellowish	Yellowish
	white	white
Evenness of color (fruit)	Even	Even
Glossiness	Medium	High
Adherence of receptacle	Weak	Weak
Firmness of flesh	Firm	Firm
Firmness of skin	Firm	Firm
Soluble Solids (% brix)	10.1	10.8
Flavor	Very Good	Very good
Fruit use (Intended market)	Fresh market	Fresh market

TABLE 4
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
		(U.S. Plant Pat.
Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
General:
Habit	Upright	Upright
Plant height (m)	1.5	1.8
Plant width (cm)	33	35
Time to initiate roots (days)	10-12	10-12
Canes per hill	7.1	10.4
Productivity (Crates/Acre	9,770	10,490
(18-mo))
Self-fruitfulness	Yes	Yes
Type of bearing	Everbearing	Everbearing
Primocane:
Color (true)	RHS 145B	RHS 145A
	Light yellow	Strong yellow
	green	green
Length (cm)	145.5	178.1
Basal diameter (mm)	15.42	13.62
Diameter central 1/3 (mm)	10.63	11.38
Lateral length at central	32.3	28.5
1/3 (cm)
No. fruiting laterals per cane	10.1	15.3
Total nodes per cane	32	35
Internode length at central	44.35	39.01
1/3 (mm)
Anthocyanin coloration	RHS 59B	RHS 59B
	Deep purplish	Deep purplish
	red	red
Anthocyanin intensity	Medium	Absent to very
		weak
Pubescence	Absent	Absent
Vegetative bud length (mm)	6.81	10.34
Vegetative bud diameter (mm)	4.92	5.46
Vegetative bud shape	Ovate	Ovate
Vegetative bud color	RHS 187A	RHS 187B
	Dark red	Dark red
Strength of waxy coat	Absent to very	Absent to very
(glaucosity)	weak	weak
Time of flowering	Medium	Medium
Time of fruiting	Medium	Medium
Length of fruiting season	Long	Long
% of total yield	39%	44%
Flowering period	Late June to	Late June to
	Late November	Late November
Harvest period	Late July to	Late July to
	Late December	Late December
Primocane fruit weight (g)	5.2	4.2
Primocane yield (g/plant)	1,848	2,571
Young Shoots:
Number (per meter)	15-20	15-20
	Medium	Medium
Anthocyanin presence	Present	Present
Anthocyanin coloration	RHS 179A	RHS 179A
	Moderate red	Moderate red
Anthocyanin intensity	Medium	Medium
Prickles:
Prickle coloration (tip)	RHS 180A	RHS N186B
	Moderate red	Dark greyish
		purple
Prickle coloration (base)	RHS 180A	RHS N186C
	Moderate red	Dark greyish
		red
Prickle length at central	1.94	0.70
1/3 (mm)
Prickle base at central 1/3	0.72	1.23
(mm)
Prickle-presence	Present	Present
Prickle density per cm at	2.93	5.35
central 1/3	Sparse	Medium
Prickle texture	Rigid	Rigid
Attitude of the tip	Horizontal	Horizontal
Floricane:
Color (true)	RHS 175A	RHS 165B
	Moderate reddish	Brownish
	brown	orange
Length (cm)	133.1	130.8
Width at central 1/3 (mm)	11.22	10.88
Total nodes per cane	22	20
Internode length at central	45.10	40.70
1/3 (mm)
Fruiting lateral attitude	Erect	Erect
Time of vegetative	Medium	Medium
Bud burst (Endodormancy)	Late February	Late February
Time of flowering	Medium	Medium
Time of fruiting	Medium	Medium
Length of fruiting season	Medium to long	Medium to long
% of total yield	61%	56%
Flowering period	Late April to	Late April to
	Late June	Late June
Harvest period	Late May to	Late May to
	Late July	Late July
Floricane fruit weight (g)	5.0	4.0
Floricane yield (g/plant)	2,891	3,273

TABLE 5
FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
		(U.S. Plant Pat.
	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
Characteristic	(3 Foliate)	(3 Foliate)
General:
Color of upper surface	RHS NN137B	RHS 137A
	Greyish olive	Moderate olive
	green	green
Color of lower surface	RHS 190B	RHS 192A
	Pale green	Pale yellow green
Venation	Pinnate	Pinnate
Shape in cross section	Slightly concave	Slightly convex
Arrangement	Compound	Compound
Relief between veins	Medium	Medium
(rugosity)
Glossiness	Weak	Weak
Number of leaflets/leaf	Equal 3-5	Equal 3-5
Total leaf length (cm)	21.8	21.2
Total leaf width (cm)	18.8	22.1
Terminal Leaflet:
Length (mm)	126.0	116.2
Width (mm)	73.1	79.1
Length/width ratio	1.7	1.5
	Much longer than	Longer than
	broad	broad
Size	Medium	Medium
Shape	Cordate	Cordate
Shape of base	Oblique	Cordate
Shape of tip	Acuminate	Acuminate
Margins	Biserrate	Biserrate
Lateral Leaflet:
Length (mm)	114.2	104.9
Width (mm)	75.1	77.2
Length/width ratio	1.5	1.3
	Longer than	Longer than
	broad	broad
Rachis length (mm)	38.95	43.11
Rachis diameter (mm)	2.23	1.90
Rachis anthocyanin	RHS 181C	RHS 184A
coloration
of upper surface	Moderate red	Greyish red
Rachis anthocyanin	Absent to very	Weak
intensity	weak
Orientation	Opposite	Opposite
Arrangement	Compound	Compound
Shape	Ovate	Ovate
Overlapping	Overlapping	Overlapping
Shape of the base	Rounded	Rounded
Shape of the tip	Acuminate	Acuminate
Margins	Biserrate	Biserrate
Petiole:
Length (mm)	53.47	61.10
Width (mm)	3.13	4.68
Prickle presence	Yes	Yes
Prickle orientation	Erect	Erect
Anthocyanin coloration	RHS 184C	RHS 180B
of upper surface	Moderate purplish	Moderate red
	red
Anthocyanin intensity of	Weak	Absent to very
upper surface		weak
Stipule length (mm)	8.99	10.70
Stipule width (mm)	0.88	0.89
Stipule orientation	Erect	Erect

TABLE 6
FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

			‘MAJESTIC’
			(U.S. Plant Pat.
	Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
	Petal color (upper	RHS NN155B	RHS 155C
	surface)	White	Greenish white
	Petal color (lower	RHS NN155B	RHS 155C
	surface)	White	Greenish white
	Flower diameter (mm)	22.76	21.22
	Petal Length (mm)	10.08	7.46
	Petal width (mm)	4.10	3.10
	Petal length/width ratio	2.46	2.40
		Much longer	Much longer
		than broad	than broad
	Petal shape in cross	Flat	Flat
	section
	Petal shape (overall)	Narrowly spatulate	Ovate
	Petal shape (apex)	Rounded	Rounded
	Petal shape (base)	Attenuate	Attenuate
	Petal margin	Entire	Entire
	Petal texture	Glabrous	Glabrous
	No. petals/flower	5.0	5.2
	No. sepals/flower	5.0	5.4
	Sepal length (mm)	8.70	9.70
	Sepal width at base	3.59	5.20
	(mm)
	Sepal shape	Widely deltate	Widely deltate
	Sepal shape (apex)	Acuminate	Acuminate
	Sepal coloration (upper	RHS 144A	RHS 144A
	surface)	Strong yellow	Strong yellow
		green	green
	Sepal coloration (lower	RHS 144B	RHS 144B
	surface)	Strong yellow	Strong yellow
		green	green
	Sepal margin	Entire	Entire
	Sepal texture	Slightly pubescent	Slightly pubescent
	No. stamen/flower	91	95
	Filament length (mm)	5.49	5.19
	Filament color	RHS 155C	RHS 155C
		Greenish white	Greenish white
	Pollen quantity	High	High
	Pollen color	RHS 196D	RHS 196D
		Yellowish white	Yellowish white
	Anther length (mm)	0.85	1.12
	Anther diameter (mm)	0.41	0.51
	Anther coloration (pre-	RHS 155C	RHS 155C
	dehiscence)	Greenish white	Greenish white
	Anther coloration (post-	RHS 165B	RHS 165B
	dehiscence)	Brownish orange	Brownish orange
	Stigma shape	Lobed	Lobed
	Stigma length (mm)	0.10	0.10
	Stigma diameter (mm)	0.40	0.41
	Stigma coloration	RHS 145D	RHS 145D
		Strong yellow	Strong yellow
		green	green
	Style length (mm)	3.12	3.10
	Style diameter (mm)	0.41	0.40
	Style coloration	RHS 145D	RHS 145D
		Light yellow	Light yellow
		green	green
	Ovule length (mm)	0.99	1.39
	Ovule diameter (mm)	0.81	1.42
	Ovule coloration	RHS 145B	RHS 145B
		Light yellow	Light yellow
		green	green
	Pedicle length (mm)	16.25	20.15
	Pedicle diameter (mm)	0.99	1.42
	Pedicle anthocyanin	RHS 181B	RHS 181C
	coloration	Moderate red	Moderate red
	Pedicle anthocyanin	Medium	Absent to very
	intensity		weak
	Relative number of	25.6	22.1
	pedicel prickles-
	(per pedicel)	Many	Many
	Peduncle anthocyanin	Present	Present
	presence
	Peduncle anthocyanin	RHS 181B	RHS 184A
	coloration	Moderate red	Greyish red
	Peduncle anthocyanin	Medium	Absent to very
	intensity		weak

TABLE 7
PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS

			‘MAJESTIC’
			(U.S. Plant Pat.
	Characteristic	‘PS-10.062-11’	No. 31,716)
	Spotted wing drosophila	Susceptible	Susceptible
	(Drosophila suzukii)
	Two spotted spider mite	Susceptible	Susceptible
	(Tetranychus urticae)
	Grey fruit mold	Susceptible	Susceptible
	(Botrytis cinerae)
	Powdery mildew	Moderately	Moderately
	(Podosphaera aphanis	susceptible	susceptible
	var. aphonic)
	Yellow rust	Moderately	Moderately
	(Phragmidium rubi-idaei)	resistant	resistant

Claims (1)

I claim:

1. A new and distinct raspberry variety of raspberry plant named ‘PS-10.062-11’, as described and illustrated herein.

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