Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for breeding double-type Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids
- Patent Title (中): 双型Kalanchoe种间杂种育种方法
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Application No.: US12286064Application Date: 2008-09-26
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Publication No.: US07847150B2Publication Date: 2010-12-07
- Inventor: Knud Jepsen , Ellen Christensen
- Applicant: Knud Jepsen , Ellen Christensen
- Applicant Address: DK Hinnerup
- Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
- Current Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Hinnerup
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A01H1/00
- IPC: A01H1/00 ; A01H1/02

Abstract:
New, distinct and stable cultivars of double-flowering Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids are disclosed. Double-flowering Kalanchoe interspecific hybrids produce one or more flowers with at least 5 full or partial petals per flower. Double-type K. blossfeldiana×K. laciniata, K. blossfeldiana×K. rotundifolia, K. blossfeldiana×K. aromatica, K. blossfeldiana×K. pubescens, K. blossfeldiana×K. grandiflora, K. blossfeldiana×K. citrina, K. blossfeldiana×K. ambolensis, K. blossfeldiana×K. faustii, K. blossfeldiana×K. schumacherii, K. blossfeldiana×K. pritwitzii, K. blossfeldiana×K. flammea, K. blossfeldiana×K. figueredoi, K. blossfeldiana×K. rauhii, K. blossfeldiana×K. obtusa, K. blossfeldiana×K. pumila, K. blossfeldiana×K. marmorata, K. blossfeldiana×K. porphyrocalux, K. blossfeldiana×K. jongmansii, K. blossfeldiana×K. pinnata, K. blossfeldiana×K. diagremontiana, K. blossfeldiana×K. gracilipes, K. blossfeldiana×K. campanulata, K. blossfeldiana×K. latisepela, K. blossfeldiana×K. coccinea, K. blossfeldiana×K. fedtschenkoi, K. blossfeldiana×K. tubiflora, K. blossfeldiana×K. decumbens, K. blossfeldiana×K. manginii, K. blossfeldiana×K. orgyalis, K. blossfeldiana×K. crenata and K. blossfeldiana×K. tomentosa are disclosed. The double-type flowering characteristic has been combined with many desirable Kalanchoe traits including different flower colors, growth characteristics and plant habit. Methods for the reliable breeding of the double-type characteristic into diverse Kalanchoe genetic backgrounds, as well as methods for increasing the number of petals per flower, are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090044295A1 Method for breeding double-type kalanchoe interspecific hybrids Public/Granted day:2009-02-12
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