Mandevilla genus plant and production method of same
AssigneesSuntory Flowers Limited, Suntory Holdings Limited
InventorsMasahiro Yamada, Tomoya Misato, Takehiro Watanabe, Toshiaki Azuma, Manabu Horikawa
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Abstract
A novel Mandevilla genus plant is provided that has a novel color tone unable to be previously produced. A candidate Mandevilla genus plant is selected as a parent Mandevilla genus plant in the case carotenoid pigment is extracted from the petals thereof, and neoxanthin or a derivative thereof is present in the carotenoid pigment extract.
Claims11
A progeny of a Mandevilla genus plant designated as 09M111-1, which is deposited with the International Patent Organism Depository (NITE-IPOD) of the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) under accession number FERM BP-22298, wherein the progeny contains at least one or more types of carotenoid pigment in the petals, wherein the carotenoid pigment is neoxanthin dimyristate, neoxanthin 3-O-myristate-3′-O-palmitate, neoxanthin 3-O-palmitate-3′-O-myristate, neoxanthin dipalmitate or a combination thereof.
A method for producing a Mandevilla genus plant, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- identifying whether one or more types of carotenoid pigment are present in the petals of a Mandevilla genus plant, wherein the carotenoid pigment is neoxanthin dimyristate, neoxanthin 3-O-myristate-3′-O-palmitate, neoxanthin 3-O-palmitate-3′-O-myristate, neoxanthin dipalmitate or a combination thereof;
- selecting the Mandevilla genus plant if the one or more types of carotenoid pigment is present in the petal;
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- crossing the selected Mandevilla genus plant with another Mandevilla genus plant;
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- growing a vegetative propagant, portion of a plant body, tissue or cells of the selected Mandevilla genus plant.
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