USPP36079P2 - Dessert banana plant named “SH-4199” - Google Patents

Abstract

‘SH-4199’ is a hybrid dessert banana variety that has a dwarf stature, is resistant to black Sigatoka, and produces high-quality fruit.

Description

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: This tetraploid plant has only Musa acuminata in its pedigree. This tetraploid hybrid is the product of an inter-specific cross between one diploid (AA) and two triploid (AAA) cultivars. Its Latin name is M. acuminata group (AAAA), representing four genomes of the M. acuminata.

Variety denomination: ‘SH-4199’.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not applicable.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a new and distinctive hybrid banana plant variety named ‘SH-4199’. This new hybrid variety was the result of a field cross performed in 2016 in La Lima Cortés, Honduras, between ‘SH-4168’ x ‘SH-3142’ (Both unpatented). The female parent ‘SH-4168’ is a medium triploid plant (AAA) “Cavendish type” tolerant to Black Sigatoka leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis), developed from accessions and breeding lines a germplasm bank. The pedigree of ‘SH-4168’ is ‘ITC-570’ (‘Williams’) x ‘Novak’, both belonging to the Cavendish group.

The male parent, ‘SH-3142’, is diploid (AA), resistant to burrowing nematodes (Radopholus similis), Sigatoka leaf disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis), and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1 and 4). The pedigree of ‘SH-3142’ is ‘AVP-357’ and ‘II-30’→‘III-133’ x ‘SH-77’→‘SH-1734’ x ‘II-155’→‘SH-3142’. ‘AVP-357’ is a Musa acuminata subsp. malaccensis diploid (AA) from the two original parental lines, and the ‘II-30’ is a Musa acuminata subsp. errans diploid (AA).

‘SH-4199’ was selected in 2018 from several first-generation seedlings from the cross between ‘SH-4168’ and ‘SH-3142’. It was chosen as a tetraploid hybrid maintaining the “Cavendish type” stature and taste of its female parental line and producing bunches of 20 kilograms with fruits of the same quality as the mother ‘SH-4168’. Furthermore, it presents the black Sigatoka leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) resistance of his ‘SH-3142’ male parental line. ‘SH-4199’ was asexually reproduced by corms by the breeder in La Lima Cortes, Honduras. All plants and fruit run true to the initially selected plant and are identical in all aspects.

The hybrid ‘SH-4199’ has many similarities with its mother, ‘SH-4168’. These similarities include the plant's size, the shape of the cluster, the distribution of the leaves, the shape of the fingers, and the flavor. However, ‘SH-4199’ is more resistant to black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) than ‘SH-4168’. It is possible that ‘SH-4199’ inherited this resistance from its parent ‘SH-3142’, which is a tall plant with a large bunch and an unpleasant flavor and is very different from ‘SH-4199’. ‘SH-4199’ differs from commercial varieties such as ‘Grand Naine’ or ‘Williams’ in fruit taste and bunch size. Compared to ‘Grand Naine’ or ‘Williams’, ‘SH-4199’ may not have the same commercial value, but it has the potential to contribute to the development of better varieties.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

‘SH-4199’ is a hybrid dessert banana variety with a dwarf stature, is resistant to black Sigatoka, and produces high-quality fruit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The figures describe the characteristics of the ‘SH-4199’ hybrid banana variety. The color shown in the photographs is as nearly accurate as reasonably possible in this type's color representation.

FIG. 1 shows the typical appearance of a plant at ten (10) months old;

FIG. 2A-B show blotches of the petiole base (A) and a petiole canal (B);

FIG. 3A-C shows the shape of a leaf blade base (A) and leaf upper (B) and lower (C) surfaces;

FIG. 4A-B shows water suckers (A) and leaves without blotches (B);

FIG. 5 shows a typical fruit bunch;

FIG. 6 shows a male bud;

FIG. 7A-C shows bracts of male buds;

FIG. 8A-C shows compound tepals (A and B) and free tepals (C) lobes;

FIG. 9A-B shows the style shape (A) and an ovary (B);

FIG. 10 shows a male flower;

FIG. 11 shows rowed ovules; and

FIG. 12 shows a typical second hand.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following is a detailed botanical description of the new variety ‘SH-4199’. The report is from plants located in La Lima, Cortés, Honduras that were evaluated in 2023. The descriptions concord with the internationally standardized “Descriptors for Banana (Musa spp.)” elaborated by IPGRI-INIBAP/CIRAD, 1996, and the U.K's Royal Horticultural Society's Colour Chart, 2001. The ‘SH-4199’ plant and its fruit may vary slightly from the detailed descriptors shown below due to cultural practices, soil types, and climatic conditions under which the variety may be cultivated.

Leaf habit	Intermediate
Dwarfism	Dwarf type
Pseudostem length	2.02 m
Pseudostem diameter	67 cm
Pseudostem height	2.1 to 2.9 meters
Pseudostem aspect	Robust
Pseudostem color	Yellow-Green (146D, RHS)
Pseudostem appearance	Shiny (Not waxy)
The predominant underlying color	Greyed-red (179D, RHS)
of the pseudostem
Pigmentation of the underlying	Greyed-Red (180A, RHS)
pseudostem
Sap color	Milky (4D, RHS)
Wax-on leaf sheaths	Very few waxes
Number of suckers	3-4
Development of suckers	>¼ and <¾ of the height of
	the parent plant
Position of suckers	Close to parent (vertical growth)
Blotches at the petiole base	Extensive pigmentation
Blotches color	Greyed-Brown (N199A, RHS)
Petiole canal leaf III	Straight with erect margins
Petiole margins	Winged and clasping the
	pseudostem
Wing type	Dry
Petiole margin color	Without color
Edge of petiole margin	Colourless (Without a color line
	along)
Petiole margin width	>1 cm
Leaf blade length	221 to 260 cm
Leaf blade width	81 to 90 cm
Petiole length	51 to 70 cm
Color of the leaf's upper Surface	Green (136A, RHS)
Appearance of leaf upper surface	Dull
Color of the leaf's lower surface	Green (N138B, RHS)
The appearance of the leaf lower	Dull
surface
Wax on leaves	Very wax
The insertion point of the leaf	Asymmetric
blade on the petiole
The shape of the leaf blade base	One side is rounded, one-pointed.
Leaf corrugation	Very corrugated
Color of midrib dorsal surface	Green (141C, RHS)
Color of midrib ventral surface	Yellow-green (144B, RHS)
Color of cigar leaf dorsal surface	Green (139B, RHS)
Blotches on leaves of water	Without blotches
suckers
Peduncle length	61-70 cm
Empty nodes on the peduncle	Two or more
Peduncle width	7-12 cm
Peduncle color	Green (136B, RHS)
Peduncle hairiness	Very hairy, short hairs (similar to
	velvet touch)
Bunch length	66 cm
Bunch diameter	77 cm
Number of hands per bunch	12
Bunch position	Hanging vertically
Bunch shape	Truncated cone shape
Bunch appearance	Very Compact
Flowers that form the fruit	Female
Fruits	Biseriate
Rachis type	Present and male buds may be
	degenerated or persistent
Rachis position	With a curve
Rachis appearance	Bare
Male bud type	Normal (present)
Male bud shape	Ovoid
Male bud size	21 to 30 cm
Bract base shape	Large shoulder
Bract apex shape	Intermediate
Bract imbrication	Young bracts considerably
	overlap
Color of the bract external face	Purple (N79A, RHS)
Color of the bract internal ace	Greyed-Red (181A, RHS)
Color of the bract apex	Tinted with yellow (discolored)
	(17A, RHS)
Color stripes on the bract	Without discolored lines (not
	ridges)on the external face
Bract scars on rachis	Very prominent
Persistence of the bracts of the	Moderate
rachis
Fading of color on bract base	Color homogenous
Male bract shape	Ovate
Male bract lifting	Lifting one at a time
Bract behavior before falling	Revolute (Rolling)
Wax on the bract	Moderately wax
Presence of grooves on the bract	Strongly grooved
Male flower behavior	Falling after the bract
Compound tepal basic color	White (155C, RHS)
Compound tepal pigmentation	Very few or no visible signs of
	pigmentation
Lobe color of compound tepal	Yellow-orange (17B, RHS)
Lobe development of compound	Developed
tepal
Free tepal color	Translucent White (155D, HRS)
Free tepal shape	Oval
Free tepal appearance	Several folding under apex
	(corrugated)
Free tepal apex development	Developed
Free tepal apex shape	Triangular
Anther exertion	Inserted
Filament color	Yellow-Green (150D, RHS)
Anther color	Yellow-Green (150D, RHS)
Pollen sacs color	Yellow-Orange (16B, RHS)
Pollen vitality	Abundant
Style basic color	Yellow (4D, RHS)
Pigmentation on style	Without pigmentation
Style exertion	Inserted
Style shape	Straight
Stigma color	Yellow-Orange (17D, RHS)
Ovary shape	Arched
Ovary basic color	Yellow (4D, RHS)
Ovary pigmentation	Very few or no visible signs of
	pigmentation
The dominant color of male flower	White 155C, RHS)
Irregular flowers	Absent
Arrangement of ovules	Two rowed
Fruit position	Parallel to the stalk
Number of fruits	17-21
Fruit length	16-20 cm
Fruit width	2-3 cm
Fruit shape (longitudinal curvature)	Straight (or slightly curved)
Color of the flesh of the fruit	Creamy (8D, RHS)
Longitudinal ridges of the fruit	weak
Transverse section of fruit	Slightly ridged
Fruit apex	Bottle-necked
Remains of flower relicts at the	Persistent style
fruit apex
Fruit pedicel length	21-23 mm
Fruit pedicel width	10-12 mm
Pedicel surface	Hairless
Fusion of pedicel	Very partially or no visible sign
	of fusion
Immature fruit peel color	Green (139C, RHS)
Mature fruit peel color	Yellow-orange (15B, RHS)
Fruit peel thickness	1.5-2 mm
Adherence to the fruit peel	Fruit peels easily
Cracks in fruit peel	Without Cracks
Pulp in fruit	With pulp
Pulp color before maturity	White (155A, RHS)
Pulp color at maturity	White (155A, RHS)
Fruits fall from hands.	Persistent
Flesh texture	Firm
Predominant taste	Sweet
Presence of seed with the source	Without seeds
of pollen
Seed surface	Without seeds
Seed shape	Without seeds
Growth habit of the plant	Upright

Claims (1)

The invention claimed is:

1. A new and distinct variety of banana plant named ‘SH-4199’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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