Raspberry plant named `Holyoke`
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of red raspberry plant named `Holyoke`. The new cultivar is distinguished from other red fruited raspberry cultivars by its large, glossy fruit of bright color, very attractive fruit and its high yielding capacity on both primocane and floricane crops. `Holyoke` is distinguished from its pollen parent by having firmer, shinier fruit and being earlier in the primocane crop. The new cultivar is distinguished from its seed parent by having a lighter color and firmer fruit.
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The new cultivar of raspberry plant was developed from the hybridization of the selection `H374-2` (an unpatented variety) as the seed parent with the selection `E4-4` (an unpatented variety) as the pollen parent. The parents were crossed in the Fall of 1991, whereafter fruit and seed were collected to produce seedlings for field planting in Watsonville, Calif. in 1991. The new cultivar was selected from these seedlings in June 1993 for its large, bright color, shiny and glossy, very attractive fruit and its high yielding capacity on both primocane and floricane crops. It has excellent fruit firmness and is early in the primocane crop. The new cultivar has been asexually propagated by in vitro shoot tip culture, root sucker division and root cuttings at the Cassin Ranch in Santa Cruz county, Calif. and has been shown to maintain the desired and distinguishing characteristics after propagation over several generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention provides a new and distinct cultivar of red raspberry plant named `Holyoke`. The `Holyoke` red raspberry plant produces a primocane crop which begins in mid to late July and continues until early November. The floricane crop begins in mid to late May and continues until early July. Both the primocane and floricane yields are high relative to other comparable varieties. The fruit of `Holyoke` is large, glossy and attractive and remains consistently so throughout its harvest period. The fruit does not darken in color after harvest.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe accompanying photographs show typical specimens of the primocane fruit, leaves and shoot of the new cultivar, in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make in color illustrations of these characteristics.
FIG. 1 is a photograph of a `Holyoke` primocane mature leaf and fruit.
FIG. 2 is a photograph of a `Holyoke` primocane shoot.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONThe following detailed description of the new raspberry cultivar, `Holyoke`, is based upon observations taken of plants and fruit grown in Watsonville, Calif. between 1994 and 1997, and is believed to apply to plants of the `Holyoke` cultivar grown in similar conditions of soil and climate elsewhere.
Throughout this specification, color names beginning with a small letter signify that the name of the color, as used in common speech, is aptly descriptive. Color data beginning with a capital letter and followed by an alphanumeric code designating the color according to the R.H.S. Colour Chart published by The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England. Color designations, color descriptions, and other phenotypical descriptions may deviate from the stated values and descriptions depending upon variation in environmental, seasonal, climatic and cultural conditions.
Tables 1 and 2 provide information on the plant and fruit characteristics of the new cultivar `Holyoke` compared with characteristics of the unpatented raspberry cultivars `Heritage`, `Summit` and `Amity`. The cultivars closest to the new cultivar `Holyoke` are `Heritage` and `Amity` for their primocane cropping cycle, and `Heritage` and `Summit` for their floricane cropping cycle.
The new variety is particularly characterized and distinguished from other cultivars by its large, glossy and firm fruit.
The fruit color of `Holyoke` is a bright, shiny, glossy red color of very attractive fruit with little color change after harvest.
The primocane yield of `Holyoke` is high relative to the varieties `Heritage` and `Amity`. `Holyoke` has a floricane yield similar to `Amity` and `Heritage`.
`Holyoke` is distinguishable from its pollen parent, selection `E4-4`, by having firmer, shinier fruit and being earlier in the primocane crop. The new cultivar is distinguished from its seed parent, selection `H374.2`, by having lighter color and firmer fruit.
ISOZYME ANALYSISIn addition to the morphological description above, the new cultivar `Holyoke` has been analyzed to obtain an indication of its genetic makeup to provide further means for identifying the new variety and distinguishing it from some other somewhat similar and/or related raspberry varieties. Specifically, leaf samples of `Holyoke`, and the unpatented varieties `Summit` and `Heritage` were analyzed by electrophoresis for isozyme patterns of the enzymes phosphoglucoisomerase (PGI), malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and phosphoglucomutase (PGM) according to the procedure described by J. C. Cousineau and D. J. Donnelly, "Use of isozyme analysis to characterize raspberry cultivars and detect cultivar mislabeling", Hort Science 27:1023-1025 (1992). Isozyme characterization of the cultivar `Holyoke` is presented in Table 3, with the letters representing the banding patterns for each enzyme as designated in the above-identified article.
DISEASE AND STRESS RESISTANCEThe cultivar has moderate resistance to late leaf rust. Resistance is unknown to powdery mildew and root rots. Cold tolerance of the new cultivar has not been established. Post harvest fruit rot resistance is average in comparison over many selections and varieties.
TABLE 1 ______________________________________ PLANT CHARACTERISTICS OF `HOLYOKE` Holy- Heri- oke tage Summit Amity ______________________________________ General Plant size medium large small- medium medium Growth habit erect erect semi- erect erect Productivity high medium high low- medium Self-fruitfulness self- self- self- self- fruit- fruit- fruit- fruit- ful ful ful ful Primocane fruiting percent of cane .about.15-30 .about.5-20 .about.40-50 .about.20-35 flowering as primocane percent of total .about.60-70 .about.40-60 .about.50-70 .about.40-50 yield Number of young medium medium few many shoots Canes Primocanes number fruiting 7-21 2-14 9-15 6-14 laterals/cane (mean (mean (mean (mean 14) 8) 12) 10) number of 2-6 3-5 2-7 1-6 canes/crown (mean (mean (mean (mean 4) 4) 3) 3) young shoot weak medium medium medium inten- inten- inten- inten- sity sity sity sity pigmentation red red red red length (cm) 161- 182- 137- 135- 228 230 212 208 (mean (mean (mean (mean 197) 208) 164) 168) diameter (end of 1st year) cane base (cm) 1.1-1.6 0.9-1.4 0.8-1.3 0.8-1.5 (mean (mean (mean (mean 1.3) 1.2) 1.1) 1.1) central 1/3 of 0.9-1.2 0.8-1.1 0.7-1.0 0.6-1.0 cane (cm) (mean (mean (mean (mean 1.1) 1.0) 0.8) 0.8) time of shoot early very late medium emergence late prickles pigmentation green- green- brown- purple brown- brown- ish ish ish- purple- green green purple density on young medium dense sparse sparse shoots attitude of tip hori- down- down- hori- zontal ward ward zontal size medium medium medium small texture heavy rigid heavy heavy presence and regu- regu- regu- regu- distribution on larly larly larly larly petioles distri- distri- distri- distri- buted buted buted buted pubescence on medium absent medium medium canes or very weak internodal distance (cm) (at central 1/3 4.0-7.7 3.0-6.0 3.2-7.5 3.0-6.5 of cane) (mean (mean (mean (mean 5.3) 4.7) 4.8) 5.0) lenticels not not not not visible visible visible visible Floricanes number 9-16 10-14 10-15 12-19 nodes/lateral branch number of 1-2 1-4 2-6 1-2 flowers/node Leaves Arrangement com- com- com- com- pound pound pound pound Relief between strong very medium medium veins weak Cross section vari- concave flat con- able, cave- convex- flat concave Leaflet number usually 3-5 usually usually 3 5 3 Terminal leaflet length (cm) 13.6 14.6 12.4 13.7 width (cm) 12.2 7.8 7.2 12.1 shape lobed ovate ovate lobed tip acumi- acumi- acumi- acumi- nate nate nate nate base cordate acute rounded cordate margin doubly doubly doubly doubly serrate serrate serrate serrate Lateral leaflets (basal pair) overlap touch- free over- over- ing lapping lapping orientation opposite opposite opposite opposite shape ovate oblique ovate- ovate- lobed lobed tip acumi- acumi- acumi- acumi- nate nate nate nate base oblique- oblique oblique- oblique rounded rounded margin doubly doubly doubly doubly serrate serrate serrate serrate length (cm) 10.8 14.7 11.6 11.7 width (cm) 8.1 8.6 7.7 8.2 Rachis length 3.0-4.1 0.8-2.2 0.5-1.8 2.4-3.9 between terminal (mean (mean (mean (mean leaflet and 3.4) 1.5) 1.2) 3.0) adjacent lateral leaflets (cm) Glossiness glossy medium medium dull Color face medium medium medium medium 137A 137A, 137A 147A 139A underside 138B 148C, 191B 191A 191B Petiole length (cm) 5.0-7.8 6.6-8.5 5.8-8.9 4.0-8.2 (mean (mean (mean (mean 6.7) 7.6) 7.4) 6.0) pigmentation of unpig- lightly lightly lightly upper surface mented pigmentation of unpig- unpig- lightly unpig- underside mented mented mented Petiolule length very very short very short short short Stipule erect erect erect- erect- orientation clasping clasping Flowers Flower color white white white white Flowering period primocane mid mid early early June- June- June- June- early early mid early October October Septem- October ber floricane early early early early to April- April- April- mid early June early June early June March- early June Flower size medium small medium large Petal length (cm) 0.8-1.0 0.7-0.8 0.7-0.9 0.7-1.0 width (cm) 0.3-0.4 0.3 0.3-0.4 0.3-0.5 Pedicel coloration absent present, present, present, or strong strong strong very inten- inten- inten- weak sity, sity, sity, inten- red red red sity red length medium medium medium long Productivity Primocane .about.9.2 .about.5.1 .about.7.3 .about.6.4 t/acre t/acre t/acre t/acre Floricane .about.4.1 .about.4.1 .about.2.9 .about.5.1 t/acre t/acre t/acre t/acre ______________________________________
TABLE 2 ______________________________________ FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF `HOLYOKE` Holyoke Heritage Summit Amity ______________________________________ Fruit Harvest season primocane mid to late late July- mid July- mid July- July-early mid late mid November November October November floricane mid to late mid May- mid May- late April May-early mid July mid July mid July July Color Light- Medium Red Medium Red Medium Red Medium Red immature 44C 53A 46A 46A maturing 45A 45A, 46D 45A 47A mature 46A 44C 42B 42B Glossiness strong medium medium medium Dimensions weight (g/fruit) primocane 4.0-5.1 2.7-2.9 2.5-3.3 2.7-3.7 (mean 4.4) (mean 2.8) (mean 2.8) (mean 3.2) floricane 3.2-4.2 2.3-2.7 2.5-2.8 3.0-3.4 (mean 3.8) (mean 2.6) (mean 2.6) (mean 3.2) length 22.2-28.6 -- 17.5-25.4 17.5-22.2 (primocane) (mean 25.3) (mean 20.2) (mean 20.1) (mm) width (primo- 19.8-27.0 -- 18.3-23.0 15.9-23.0 cane) (mm) (mean 23.9) (mean 20.4) (mean 20.2) Soluble sol- 8.2 -- 9.4 9.7 ids (%) Titratable acidity (% as citric 9.0 -- 14.5 11.2 acid) Seeds weight (mg) 1.9 -- 1.8 1.5 Number 94-131 45-102 73-119 62-108 druplets/fruit (mean 111) (mean 72) (mean 98) (mean 88) ______________________________________
TABLE 3 ______________________________________ ISOZYME BANDING PATTERNS OF `HOLYOKE` COMPARED WITH `HERITAGE` AND `SUMMIT` Isozyme and Pattern Cultivar PGI MDH PGM ______________________________________ Holyoke D K C Heritage A D C Summit A C A ______________________________________
Claims
1. A new and distinctive cultivar of raspberry plant, as illustrated and described herein.
PP7528 | May 21, 1991 | Ackerman |
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 1999
Assignee: Sweetbriar Development, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)
Inventors: Carlos D. Fear (Aptos, CA), Mella-Dee M. Mayberry (Geeorgetown, DE)
Primary Examiner: Howard J. Locker
Assistant Examiner: Wendy A Baker
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 9/52,490