USPP37341P3

USPP37341P3 - Raspberry plant named ‘PS-12.082-54’

Info

Publication number: USPP37341P3
Application number: US19/175,880
Authority: US
Inventors: Scott W. Adams
Original assignee: Plant Sciences Inc
Current assignee: Plant Sciences Inc
Filing date: 2025-04-10
Publication date: 2026-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2045-04-10

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct everbearing variety of raspberry plant named ‘PS-12.082-54’. 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 strong yellow orange coloration. Fruit is of consistent conic shape, releases easily from receptacle, is very glossy and possesses an average % brix of 10.2. Foliage is flat, medium green; possessing weak rugosity, weak gloss and mostly 3 foliates. Primocanes have an absent or very weak waxy coat, medium prickle density of small green prickles and are absent of anthocyanin coloration.

Description

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

Variety denomination: ‘PS-12.082-54’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct fall-bearing raspberry variety designated as ‘PS-12.082-54’. This new variety is a result of a controlled cross made in 2012 in Watsonville, California between raspberry variety ‘BOUNTIFUL’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,582) as the female parent and raspberry variety ‘PARAGON’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,583) as the male parent in an ongoing breeding program. The variety is botanically known as Rubus idaeus and was tested as ‘RR 12.082-54’ and ‘PS-8254’.

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 2014. After its selection, the new variety was further asexually propagated by dormant canes, roots and non-dormant root shoot cuttings in Watsonville (Santa Cruz County), Manteca (San Joaquin County), and Macdoel (Siskiyou County), 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-12.082-54’ 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 a healthy plant stand and to remain in fruit production from July through November 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-12.082-54’. ‘PS-12.082-54’ 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-12.082-54’, which in combination distinguish this raspberry plant as a new and distinct variety:

- 1. Strong yellow green prickles.
- 2. High fruit yield.
- 3. Strong orange yellow fruit.
- 4. Absent to very weak primocane glaucosity.
- 5. Avg % Brix of 10.2.

The raspberry variety that is believed to be most closely related to the new raspberry variety ‘PS-12.082-54’ is the raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,716). In comparison to the similar raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’, ‘PS-12.082-54’ differs by the following combination of characteristics described in Table 1:

Comparison Between ‘PS-12.082-54’ and ‘Majestic’

TABLE 1

		‘MAJESTIC’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)

Prickle	RHS N144D	RHS N186B
coloration (tip)	Strong yellow	Dark greyish
	green	purple
Leaf shape	Flat	Slightly
(cross section)		convex
Rugosity	Weak	Medium
Color mature fruit	RHS 17A	RHS 53A
	Strong orange	Vivid reddish
	yellow	orange
Relative size of	Large	Medium
drupes
Predominant	Conical	Conical
shape of fruit
Peduncle	Absent	Absent to
anthocyanin
intensity		very weak
Relative number of	19.6	22.1
pedicel prickles	Medium	Many

‘PS-12.082-54’ differs from its parents, ‘BOUNTIFUL’ and ‘PARAGON’ by the following combination of characteristics described in Table 2:

Comparison Between ‘PS-12.082-54’, ‘Bountiful’, and ‘Paragon’

TABLE 2

		‘BOUNTIFUL’	‘PARAGON’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP27,582)	(US PP27,583)

Productivity	High	High	Medium
Crates/acre	10,892	10,476	7,222
(18-mo.)
Color	RHS 17A	RHS 34A	RHS 34A
mature	Strong	Vivid	Vivid
fruit	yellow	reddish	reddish
	orange	orange	orange
Glossiness (fruit)	Very high	Medium	High
Firmness (fruit)	High	High	Very high
Adherence of	Weak	Very weak	Medium
receptacle
Primocane	Medium	Late	Early
time of
fruiting
Relative	Large	Medium	Small
size of
drupelet
Primocane	4.1	4.6	4.2
fruit
weight (g)
Soluble	10.2	9.8	11.6
solids
(% 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-12.082-54’ 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-12.082-54’. The depicted plant and plant parts of the new raspberry variety ‘PS-12.082-54’ 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-12.082-54’ taken in the month of August 2024;

FIG. 2 shows typical shape, gloss, coloration, foliate and rugosity characteristics of ‘PS-12.082-54’ taken in the month of August 2024;

FIG. 3 shows typical young shoot characteristics of ‘PS-12.082-54’ taken in the month of March 2025;

FIG. 4 shows typical floricane characteristics of ‘PS-12.082-54’ taken in the month of March 2025.

FIG. 5 shows typical floricane characteristics of ‘PS-12.082-54’ taken in the month of May 2022.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

‘PS-12.082-54’ 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-12.082-54’, unless otherwise noted, are based upon observations taken during the 2023-2024 growing season in Watsonville, California. Primocane measurements and ratings were taken from plants of ‘PS-12.082-54’ dug from a nursery located in Siskiyou County, California during the middle of October 2022 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-12.082-54’ at an approximate age of 16 to 18 months. Yield observations and fruit quality characteristics are averaged from 3 years of data collected from the 2021 through 2024 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 R.H.S. 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-12.082-54’ in comparison to the similar raspberry variety ‘MAJESTIC’ (patented, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,716).

Comparison Between ‘PS-12.082-54’ and ‘Majestic’

TABLE 3

FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)

Color mature fruit	RHS 17A	RHS 43A
	Strong orange	Vivid reddish
	yellow	orange
Color achenes	RHS 159A	RHS 159A
	Light	Light
	yellowish	yellowish
	pink	pink
Fruit length (mm)	26.22	25.49
Fruit width (mm)	22.74	22.73
Length/width ratio	1.15	1.12
	Longer than	Longer than
	broad	broad
Seed weight (mg)	1.55	1.68
Drupelets per berry	107	131
Weight of single	0.066	0.044
drupe (g/drupe)
Drupe length	4.44	7.15
(mm)
Drupe diameter	4.87	4.19
(mm)
Relative size	Large	Medium
of drupes
Fruit size	Medium	Medium
Fruit per node	12	11
Predominant	Conical	Conical
shape
Receptacle	24.04	23.55
length (mm)
Receptacle	10.22	10.41
diameter
(mm)
Receptacle color	RHS 155B	RHS 155B
	Pale	Yellowish
	yellow	white
Evenness of	Even	Even
color (fruit)
Glossiness	Very high	High
Adherence of	Weak	Weak
receptacle
Firmness of flesh	Medium	High
Firmness of skin	High	High
Soluble solids	10.2	10.8
(% brix)
Fruit use	Fresh	Fresh
(intended
market)	market	market

TABLE 4

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)

General:
Habit	Upright	Upright
Plant height (m)	1.4	1.8
Plant width (cm)	31	35
Time to initiate	10-12	10-12
roots (days)
Canes per hill	10.5	10.4
Productivity	High	High
Crates/acre (18-mo.)	10,892	10,490
Self-fruitfulness	Yes	Yes
Type of bearing	Everbearing	Everbearing
Primocane:
Color (true)	RHS N144C	RHS 145A
	Strong	Strong
	yellow	yellow
	green	green
Length (cm)	144.2	178.1
Basal	20.77	13.62
diameter (mm)
Diameter	10.98	11.38
central ⅓ (mm)
Lateral length at	30.5	28.5
central ⅓ (cm)
No. fruiting	15.7	15.3
laterals per cane
Total nodes per cane	36	35
Internode length	44.08	39.01
at central ⅓ (mm)
Anthocyanin	n/a	RHS 59B
coloration		Deep
		purplish red
Anthocyanin	Absent	Absent to
intensity		very weak
Pubescence	Absent	Absent
Vegetative bud	6.25	10.34
length (mm)
Vegetative bud	4.88	5.46
diameter (mm)
Vegetative bud	Widely ovate	Ovate
shape
Vegetative bud	RHS 166A	RHS 187B
color	Greyish	Dark red
	brown
Strength of	Absent to	Absent to
waxy coat	very weak	very weak
(glaucosity)
Time of fruiting	July 22^nd	July 15^th
(First Day)
Time of fruiting	Nov. 21^st	Nov. 22^nd
(Last Day)
Length of fruiting	123 Days	132 Days
season
% of total yield	69%	44%
Primocane fruit	4.1	4.2
weight (g)
Primocane yield	3,655	2,571
(g/plant)
Young Shoots:
Number (per	20-25	15-20
meter)	Medium	Medium
Anthocyanin	Absent	Present
presence
Anthocyanin	n/a	RHS 179A
coloration		Moderate
		red
Anthocyanin	Absent	Medium
intensity
Prickles:
Prickle presence	Present	Present
Prickle	RHS N144D	RHS N186B
coloration (tip)	Strong	Dark
	yellow	greyish
	green	purple
Prickle	RHS N144C	RHS N186C
coloration (base)	Strong	Dark
	yellow	greyish
	green	red
Prickle length at	0.52	0.70
central 1/3 (mm)
Prickle base at	0.41	1.23
central ⅓ (mm)
Prickle density per	5.12	5.35
cm at central ⅓	Medium	Medium
Prickle texture	Rigid	Rigid
Attitude of the tip	Horizontal	Horizontal
Floricane:
Color (true)	RHS N167A	RHS 165B
	Brownish	Brownish
	orange	orange
Length (cm)	107.4	130.8
Width at	9.75	10.88
central ⅓ (mm)
Total nodes per cane	16	20
Internode length	44.77	40.70
at central ⅓ (mm)
Fruiting lateral	Erect	Erect
attitude
Time of fruiting	May 16^th	May 16^th
(First Day)
Time of fruiting	July 21^st	July 23^rd
(Last Day)
Length of fruiting	66 Days	68 Days
season
% of total yield	31%	56%
Floricane fruit	4.0	4.0
weight (g)
Floricane yield	1,479	3,273
(g/plant)

TABLE 5

FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)
Characteristic	(3 Foliate)	(3 Foliate)

General:
Color of	RHS NN137B	RHS 137A
upper surface	Greyish	Moderate
	olive green	olive green
Color of	RHS 190B	RHS 192A
lower surface	Pale green	Pale yellow
		green
Venation	Pinnate	Pinnate
Shape in cross	Flat	Slightly
section		convex
Arrangement	Compound	Compound
Relief between	Weak	Medium
veins (rugosity)
Glossiness	Weak	Weak
Number of	Mostly 3	Equal 3 - 5
leaflets/leaf
Total leaf	23.4	21.2
length (cm)
Total leaf	22.8	22.1
width (cm)
Terminal Leaflet:
Length (mm)	143.9	116.2
Width (mm)	87.4	79.1
Length/width ratio	1.6	1.5
	Longer	Longer
	than broad	than broad
Size	Medium	Medium
Shape	Cordate	Cordate
Shape of base	Rounded	Cordate
Shape of tip	Acuminate	Acuminate
Margins	Biserrate	Biserrate
Lateral Leaflet:
Length (mm)	113.8	104.9
Width (mm)	56.8	77.2
Length/width ratio	2.0	1.3
	Much longer	Longer
	than broad	than broad
Rachis	36.4	43.1
length (mm)
Rachis	1.54	1.90
diameter (mm)
Rachis	n/a	RHS 184A
anthocyanin
coloration
of upper surface		Greyish red
Rachis	Absent	Weak
anthocyanin
intensity
Orientation	Opposite	Opposite
Arrangement	Compound	Compound
Shape	Ovate	Ovate
Overlapping	Free	Overlapping
Shape of the base	Oblique	Rounded
Shape of the tip	Acuminate	Acuminate
Margins	Biserrate	Biserrate
Petiole:
Length (mm)	73.68	61.10
Width (mm)	2.81	4.68
Prickle presence	Yes	Yes
Prickle orientation	Erect	Erect
Anthocyanin	n/a	RHS 180B
coloration of		Moderate red
upper surface
Anthocyanin	Absent	Absent to
intensity of		very weak
upper surface
Stipule length (mm)	8.34	10.70
Stipule width (mm)	0.62	0.89
Stipule orientation	Erect	Erect

TABLE 6

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

		‘MAJESTIC’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)

Petal color	RHS NN155A	RHS 155C
(upper surface)	Yellowish	Greenish white
	white
Petal color	RHS NN155A	RHS 155C
(lower surface)	Yellowish	Greenish white
	white
Flower	22.24	21.22
diameter (mm)
Petal Length (mm)	7.71	7.46
Petal width (mm)	3.15	3.10
Petal length/	2.44	2.40
width ratio	Much longer	Much longer
	than broad	than broad
Petal shape in	Flat	Flat
cross section
Petal shape	Narrowly	Narrowly
(overall)	spatulate	spatulate
Petal shape (apex)	Rounded	Rounded
Petal shape (base)	Attenuate	Attenuate
Petal margin	Entire	Entire
Petal texture	Glabrous	Glabrous
No. petals/flower	5.2	5.2
No. sepals/flower	5.2	5.4
Sepal length (mm)	9.26	9.70
Sepal width at	5.13	5.20
base (mm)
Sepal shape	Widely deltate	Widely deltate
Sepal shape (apex)	Acuminate	Acuminate
Sepal coloration	RHS 144A	RHS 144A
(upper surface)	Strong yellow	Strong yellow
	green	green
Sepal coloration	RHS 144B	RHS 144B
(lower surface)	Strong yellow	Strong yellow
	green	green
Sepal margin	Entire	Entire
Sepal texture	Slightly	Slightly
	pubescent	pubescent
No. stamen/flower	82	95
Filament length	5.08	5.19
(mm)
Filament color	RHS 155C	RHS 155C
	Greenish white	Greenish white
Pollen quantity	Medium	High
Pollen color	RHS 196D	RHS 196D
	Yellowish	Yellowish
	white	white
Anther length (mm)	1.20	1.12
Anther diameter	0.48	0.51
(mm)
Anther coloration	RHS 155C	RHS 155C
(pre-dehiscence)	Greenish white	Greenish white
Anther coloration	RHS 165B	RHS 165B
(post-dehiscence)	Brownish	Brownish
	orange	orange
Stigma shape	Lobed	Lobed
Stigma length (mm)	0.11	0.10
Stigma diameter	0.40	0.41
(mm)
Stigma coloration	RHS 145D	RHS 145D
	Light yellow	Light yellow
	green	green
Style length (mm)	3.09	3.10
Style diameter (mm)	0.40	0.40
Style coloration	RHS 145D	RHS 145D
	Light yellow	Light yellow
	green	green
Ovule length (mm)	1.11	1.39
Ovule diameter	1.01	1.42
(mm)
Ovule coloration	RHS 145B	RHS 145B
	Light yellow	Light yellow
	green	green
Pedicle length	20.21	20.15
(mm)
Pedicle	1.39	1.42
diameter (mm)
Pedicle	n/a	RHS 181C
anthocyanin		Moderate red
coloration
Pedicle	Absent	Absent to
anthocyanin		very weak
intensity
Relative	19.6	22.1
number of	Medium	Many
pedicel prickles
Peduncle	Absent	Present
anthocyanin
presence
Peduncle	n/a	RHS 184A
anthocyanin		Greyish red
coloration
Peduncle	Absent	Absent to
anthocyanin		very weak
intensity

TABLE 7

PEST AND DISEASE REACTIONS

		‘MAJESTIC’
Characteristic	‘PS-12.082-54’	(US PP31,716)

Spotted wing	Susceptible	Susceptible
drosophila
(Drosophila suzukii)
Two spotted	Susceptible	Susceptible
spider mite
(Tetranychus urticae)
Grey fruit mold	Susceptible	Susceptible
(Botrytis cinerea)
Powdery mildew	Moderately	Moderately
(Podosphaera	susceptible	susceptible
aphanis var. aphonic)
Yellow rust	Moderately	Moderately
(Phragmidium	resistant	resistant
rubi-idaei)

Claims

I claim:

1. A new and distinct raspberry variety named ‘PS-12.082-54’, as described and illustrated herein.